2025 Summer Reading Program: Pre-Readers

Updated March 5, 2025
South Pasadena Public Library
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The moon seems to change
Branley, Franklyn M.
Paper Book
Read and find out about the phases of the moon in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. This clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, introduces basic information about the moon. Have you noticed...
The reasons for seasons
Gibbons, Gail.
Paper Book
Why is there winter in the Southern Hemisphere at the same time there is summer in the Northern Hemisphere? Here is an explanation of how the position of the Earth in relation to the sun causes seasons, and the wonders that come with each one of them. Summer. Autumn. Winter. Spring comes again. Year...
Bread and jam for Frances
Hoban, Russell.
Paper Book
The classic funny I Can Read story about a stubborn little badger with very particular tastes in food. Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She won't touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns...
One hole in the road
Nikola-Lisa, W.
Paper Book
"A single hole in the road causes considerable commotion in this clever counting book.... The energy of Yaccarino's retro images matches the rhythm of the text, as flagmen wave, stoplights flash, and storefronts flood, oh my!" --Booklist

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