Summer Reading 2025 Easy Readers

Updated May 7, 2025
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Shapes
Rotner, Shelley
Paper Book
Stunning photographs by a National Geographic photographer invite children to look around and find a world of circles, triangles, squares, and more. Beautifully photographed, a diverse group of children explore the unexpected shapes of everyday sights and objects. "Eggs, grapes,...
Yasmin the director
Faruqi, Saadia
Paper Book
Cut! Yasmin's class is putting on a play, and her job as director is turning out to be harder than she thought. The actors aren't happy, and Yasmin is quickly losing control. Then Yasmin realizes the director is in charge, so she directs some big changes to the save the play! Best-selling author...
Soren's Seventh Song
Eggers, Dave.
Paper Book
From Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author Dave Eggers, Soren's Seventh Song is a deadpan take on creativity and persistence, as told through the eyes of a humpback whale looking for a new song--with color illustrations by Mark Hoffman.
Zip, zoom!
Lyons, Kelly Starling
Paper Book
Ty can't wait to ride his brand-new scooter at the park. Other kids zip and zoom by like race cars, but all Ty can do is wobble! Ty wants to give up, but a new friend helps Ty give it another try. A 2021 Geisel Honor Book! Celebrate imagination and the power of persistence in...
5-Minute Avengers stories
Paper Book
Earth's Mightiest Heroes are quite busy saving the day from battling crooks and robbers to evil alien invaders and super villains! Each of these twelve stories is the perfect length for reading aloud in about five minutes, making great quick reads. This...
Mehndi boy
Bandali, Zain
Paper Book
"Delightful . . . the world needs more 'mehndi boys!'" --Vivek Shraya, author of The Boy & the Bindi and God Loves Hair "I was totally charmed by it." --Ali Sethi, musician and author An artistic, fashion-loving boy unlocks a new talent--and learns to stand up for it--in this...
Give me back my book!
Foster, Travis
Paper Book
This book is full of wonderful WORDS and beautiful PICTURES! And it's EXCITING! And it's FUNNY! It might be the BEST BOOK EVER--if we could decide whose book it is. Redd and Bloo explore the way a book is made and accidentally build a friendship, too, in this tale told only in dialogue. Travis...
Start Here - Paint : 50 Ways to Be an Artist Without Trying
Clinch, Moira
Paper Book
Have you always wished you could paint but have no idea where to start? This guide is the place, offering 50 progressive art activities that develop skill and confidence. Start Here: Paint gives you exciting prompts for kick-starting an artistic practice centered on...

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