2025 Summer Reading Program: Grades K-2

Updated January 22, 2025
Drag items up and down to your preferred order then select the "Save Order" button.
Puffin and Penguin
Becker, Helaine
Paper Book
On his first day at his new school, Puffin is thrilled when Penguin is assigned to be his buddy - Penguin's the coolest kid in the school! But Puffin quickly learns that the coolest kid is also the busiest kid, especially with Penguin starring as King Midas in the school play. Puffin realises he's...
Chevalier Chouette
Denise, Christopher.
Paper Book
A crocodile should never skip breakfast
Larmour, Colleen
Paper Book
Croc is running late for his shift as the river ferry. No time for breakfast. He'll pick up some donuts at the Hippo Hut. Only, Hippo's sold out! Good thing Croc has an emergency snack. Except, his banana has gone bad! Croc is going to have to work on an empty stomach, with loads of animals on his...
111 trees : how one village celebrates the birth of every girl
Singh, Rina
Paper Book
This is the story of Sundar Paliwal, from a small Indian village ruled by ancient customs. As he grows to be a man, Sundar suffers much heartbreak and decides it is time for change to come to his village. Sundar is determined to live in a place where girls are valued as much as boys and where the...
Poodunnit : how to track animals by their poop, footprints and more!
Wellington, Meg.
Paper Book
Can you tell the difference between the delicate droppings of a deer and the smelly scat of a fox? Did you know which animal's poo is orange, and which only poos once a week? Find out with the ultimate animal detective guide. Read the clues and guess which animal made what, then turn...
Up, up, ever up! : Junko Tabei : a life in the mountains
Yasuda, Anita
Paper Book
Anita Yasuda's evocative picture book biography about Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Everest, is equal parts grit and grace. Dazzlingly illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Yuko Shimizu. "An inspiring biography of a trailblazing woman, lyrically told and lushly...

Library staff! You can create and contribute to lists. Contact your catalog administrator or log in here.