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

Mr. Pack Rat really wants that
Ewert, Marcus 
Paper Book
Mr. Pack Rat is a particularly acquisitive small mammal with a hoarding problem (sound like someone you know?). Through trial and error, he begins to question whether having more things is really the secret to happiness. Although real life pack rats (genus Neotoma) build...

Picturebook

Pockets for two a collection of girlhood
Ward, Lindsay 
Paper Book
A triumphant celebration of girlhood, friendship, and the best part of any outfit--POCKETS--in this sweet picture book perfect for fans of Mary Wears What She Wants and Princesses Wear Pants!  A sweet friendship begins between two young girls on the first day...

Picturebook

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

The matchbox diary
Fleischman, Paul. 
Paper Book
Newbery Medalist Paul Fleischman and Bagram Ibatoulline tell a breathtaking immigration tale with appeal across generations. "Pick whatever you like most. Then I'll tell you its story."  When a little girl visits her great-grandfather at his curio-filled home,...

picturebook

Show and tell
Munsch, Robert N., 1945- author. 
Paper Book
Ben wreaks havoc at school when he decides to bring his baby sister for show and tell.

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

Lost and found
Perl, Erica S. 
Paper Book
Unlikely best friends Arnold and Louise--a big bear and a chatty chipmunk--are back in this easy-to-read chapter book series! When Louise borrows Arnold's newly found treasure, he's sure he'll never see it again. After all, she loses just about everything he lends her. Louise...

Primary fiction

A storm of wishes
West, Jacqueline, 1979- author. 
Paper Book
Discover a secret society where wishes are stolen, and dreams have a price. In the spellbinding sequel to New York Times-bestselling author Jacqueline West's The Collectors, eleven-year-old Van Markson embarks on a quest full of magic and adventure to rescue his best friend from...

Intermediate fiction

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 Magicin 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

Mary Anning's curiosity
Kulling, Monica 
Paper Book
The amazing story of how the world's greatest fossilist found her first huge find at the age of twelve. Mary was born in 1799 in Lyme Regis, England. Her father, a carpenter and part-time fossil hunter, taught his children to look for fossils. When her father injured himself and was...

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

I spy spectacular a book of picture riddles
Wick, Walter, 1953- photographs. 
Paper Book
Search-and-find riddles paired with amazing photographs will captivate kids of all ages in the bestselling I Spy series.Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the I Spy series with I Spy Spectacular!20 years ago, Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick created the first title in their...

Non-fiction

Making memories
Tangerine, Amy 
Paper Book
Find calm every day through journaling and scrapbooking! Practice mindfulness and live in the moment. This children's journaling book is a fantastic way to teach kids about taking each moment for what it is and managing anxiety, stress and fear. It's a beautiful how-to guide that...

Non-fiction

Rock collecting for kids an introduction to geology
Lynch, Dan R. author. 
Paper Book
Rock collecting is simple and fun with this children's book that includes an introduction to geology, an identification guide to rocks and minerals, and a "how to" section. Nature's treasures are just beneath our feet, waiting to be discovered. With this book, you'll experience the...

Non-fiction

Behind the scenes at the museum your all-access guide to the world's amazing museums.
Smithsonian Institution, sponsoring body. 
Paper Book
Take an exclusive tour of the world's most exciting museums and discover their hidden treasures. This behind-the-scenes guide showcases a huge range of incredible artifacts from history and reveals the hard work, care, and effort that goes into collecting, preserving, and storing...

Non-fiction

The boy who failed show and tell
Sonnenblick, Jordan 
Paper Book
An unbelievably hilarious middle-grade true story from bestselling author Jordan Sonnenblick. In a typical school year, every kid has one or two things go wrong. But for Jordan, there's A LOT going wrong ALL THE TIME. Take this year. Here are some of the thing going wrong: -- His...

Non-fiction


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