Summer Reading List for Children

By Evelyn J. Mocbeichel

I don’t have to go far back in time to recall the traditional “Summer Reading Lists for Students” as our children had them throughout grade and high school. It pleased me to see this aspect of their schooling as it was the same I had decades earlier. This was an incentive to read for a child that had to be coaxed because it was required along with a short summary of the book when school resumed. Our children enjoyed reading and only a mild reminder was needed to ensure the hour of reading was done daily. Summer fun activities would be put on hold until after the reading session.

Book Choices

According to the child’s grade level, the school gave a printed list of “recommendations” to pick from with a variety of topics.

This included current book titles, biographies, adventure, science known classics, which were my favorites. I would encourage them to select a few classics from the ten books required to be read over summer. When we went to the library to select books we did not have at home, I smiled when I saw that the thickness of the book was a consideration over the subject matter. Letting the child pick what books to read was the main objective here. Reading should be encouraged throughout the whole year and not just during summer vacation. To help parents with ideas of classics for children, here is a list of some popular titles from both American and European authors. Depending on the grade level of the child, parents can help pick out appropriate selections: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, https://www.whatdowedoallday.com/ classic-childrens-books-by-the-decade-1950sthe-childrens-bookshelf/ As a follow up after the children have read a book they have enjoyed, watch a full length movie that is the local library or search the internet or your On Demand feature on TV. When a rainy day prevents outdoor activities, it’s a perfect time

Swiss Family Robinson by Johann D. Wyss, Treasure Island by Louis Stevenson, Heidi by Johanna Spyri, Charlotte’s Webb by E.B. White and Old Yeller. This is only a starter list to give you a few ideas and I am sure parents have their favorites to suggest. Here is an interesting website that gives names of children’s book by the decades. Children can read some of their parents or grandparents favorites and get an idea how topics, writing styles and subject matter has evolved over the years.

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