Summer Reading Club 7: Collections and Memories

The BC Summer Reading Club week 7 theme is "Collections and Memories: show-and-tell, ephemera, and personal collections." Check out these suggestions for readers ages 0-12!

Updated July 3, 2024
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Oakley the squirrel [board book] the search for Z : a nutty alphabet book
Rose, Nancy (Nancy Patricia), 1954- author. 
Paper Book
Real squirrels, real photos! Help Oakley the Squirrel find the missing letter Z in this charming alphabet book. Oakley the Squirrel: The Search for Z is an alphabet book like no other. In it, we meet Little Oakley as he embarks on a quest to find...

Board book

Something spectacular a rock's journey
Coyle, Carmela LaVigna 
Paper Book
Have you ever held a rock in your hand and wondered: How did this come to be? Carmela LaVigna Coyle's new picture book takes readers on an epic journey through time. Through ice ages, meteor showers, and earthquakes, readers experience the formation of an ancient treasure. <...

Picturebook

The collectors
Feagan, Alice, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
Winslow and Rosie have been building an impressive collection of natural wonders, and now it's nearly complete. With just enough space left for one final piece, the girls set off into the forest to find something extraordinary. Their journey takes them far - along the creek, across the valley,...

picturebook

In a jar
Marcero, Deborah, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
Here's a marvelous picture book, charmingly written and beautifully illustrated, about the power of memory and the magic of friendship. Llewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jars--ordinary things like buttercups, feathers, and heart-shaped stones. Then...

picturebook

The weaver
Shi, Qian (Animation director) 
Paper Book
Stanley is a spider, a weaver and a collector. On his web he collects seeds, twigs, leaves and all kinds of precious things he cannot name. Stanley is very proud of his collection, but what can one tiny spider do when it is washed away? In this stunning, deceptively simple and thoughtful debut...

picturebook

Memory jars
Brosgol, Vera, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
Memory Jars is a perfect gift for graduation! A book about saving your favorite memories and keeping them close forever, from Vera Brosgol, creator of the Caldecott Honor book Leave Me Alone! Freda is devastated when she can't eat all the delicious blueberries...

picturebook

A spoonful of time
Ahn, Flora 
Paper Book
"Full of twists, this middle grade story is a heartwarming mix of food and family."-Kirkus Reviews When You Reach Me meets Love Sugar Magic in this unforgettable middle grade novel where time travel, family recipes, and family secrets collide. ...

Intermediate fiction

The secret letters
Haddix, Margaret Peterson 
Paper Book
In this page-turning middle grade series by New York Times bestseller Margaret Peterson Haddix, Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in attics and basements and discover how trash can become treasure. In The Secret Letters, Colin and Nevaeh...

Intermediate fiction

13 gifts
Mass, Wendy, 1967- author. 
Paper Book
Wendy Mass turns to another magical birthday: 13! When Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the school mascot, a goat, in order to make some friends with the popular crowd and gets caught, she gets herself in a heap of trouble. In addition, her parents decide that instead of...

Intermediate fiction

The memory thief
Anderson, Jodi Lynn 
Paper Book
"This expertly crafted story thrums with magic, love, and tense action." --Booklist (starred review) Perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, this fantastical and heartfelt first book in a new trilogy from critically acclaimed and New York Times...

Intermediate fiction

A sky of paper stars
Yi, Susie, author, illustrator. 
Paper Book
A Sky of Paper Stars is a heartrending middle-grade graphic novel by Susie Yi about a girl's ill-fated wish to fit in, perfect for readers of Stargazing and Pashmina. All Yuna wants is to belong. She wants to go to sleepovers, have a smart...

Graphic novel

What's in your pocket? collecting nature's treasures
Montgomery, Heather L. 
Paper Book
Charles Darwin, George Washington Carver, and Jane Goodall were once curious kids with pockets full of treasures! When you find something strange and wonderful, do you put it in your pocket? Meet nine scientists who, as kids, explored the great outdoors and collected "treasures":...

Non-fiction

Rock collecting for kids an introduction to geology
Lynch, Dan R. author. 
Paper Book

Non-fiction


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