GCDS Libraries: Lower Elementary Library: LE Home

Summer Reading

What Does Little Crocodile Say at the Beach? by Eva Montanari
Call Number: LE E MON
ISBN: 9781774881552
Publication Date: 2023-03-07
Lovable little Crocodile learns about the beach.
Where's My Cat? by Seymour Chwast
Call Number: LE E CHW
ISBN: 9781662650697
Publication Date: 2022-06-14
Learn the difference between question and an exclamation marks.
My Dad Is a Tree by Jon Agee
Call Number: LE E AGE
ISBN: 9780593531372
Publication Date: 2023-05-02
Dad is a people pleaser. Does his child ask too much?
Starla Jean Cracks the Case by Elana K. Arnold; A. N. Kang (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE FIC ARN
ISBN: 9781250305800
Publication Date: 2023-04-18
Whimsical series for developing readers...
Henry, Like Always by Jenn Bailey; Mika Song (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE FIC BAI
ISBN: 9781797213897
Publication Date: 2023-03-21
Henry does not like change. His teacher wants a parade on Share day. This is not okay. What will Henry do?
The Day Fin Flooded the World by Adam Stower (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781728492131
Publication Date: 2023-04-04
Fin forgets to turn off his sink! Oh, no! How can he fix the mess?
Hooray for Trucks! by Susan Hughes; Suharu Ogawa (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE T&C HUGS
ISBN: 9781771474672
Publication Date: 2022-10-04
Trucks do it all, including bath time!
One Smart Sheep by Gary D. Schmidt; Jane Manning (Illustrator); Elizabeth Stickney
ISBN: 9780544888357
Publication Date: 2021-10-26
Wilson is a smart sheep. He ends up in the city. Oh, no! How will he get home
Isabel and the Invisible World by Alan Lightman; Ramona Kaulitzki (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE E LIG
ISBN: 9781536223330
Publication Date: 2023-04-18
You will need a prism to understand this book.
The Chicken Who Couldn't by Jan Thomas (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781416996996
Publication Date: 2020-10-06
Chicken just can't. Jan Thomas is always fun.
When You Can Swim by Jack Wong (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE E WON
ISBN: 9781338830965
Publication Date: 2023-05-02
I Want to Be Big! by Tiffany Golden; Sawyer Cloud (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE E GOL
ISBN: 9781645676300
Publication Date: 2023-04-11
Who doesn't want to be Big? then no one can tell you what to do...
Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? by Helen Yoon (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE E YOO
ISBN: 9781536226256
Publication Date: 2023-05-09
My dinosaur is missing. I gave my invisible dinosaur a bath and now I can't find him anywhere.
Real to Me by Minh Lê; Raissa Figueroa (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE E LE
ISBN: 9780593377499
Publication Date: 2023-05-02
Who doesn't miss his/her/their imaginary friend?
Wants vs. Needs vs. Robots by Michael Rex (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE E REX
ISBN: 9780593530092
Publication Date: 2023-03-14
Wants versus needs guide our thinking as we make budgets and plan.
Maribel's Year by Michelle Sterling; Sarah Gonzales (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE E STE
ISBN: 9780063114357
Publication Date: 2023-05-09
A child's love of her grandfather transcends time and distance.
What Does Little Crocodile Say at the Park? by Eva Montanari
Call Number: LE E MON
ISBN: 9780735268159
Publication Date: 2022-06-21
Little crocodile learns to take turns.

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Well Done, Mommy Penguin by Chris Haughton (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE E HAU
ISBN: 9781536228656
Publication Date: 2022-10-11
Oh No, George! by Chris Haughton (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780763655464
Publication Date: 2012-03-13
Why is it so hard for George to be a good dog?
Little Owl Lost by Chris Haughton (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE HAU
ISBN: 9780763650223
Publication Date: 2010-08-10
Watch out little owl!
Don't Worry, Little Crab by Chris Haughton (Illustrator)
Call Number: LE E HAU
ISBN: 9781536211191
Publication Date: 2020-04-07
Little crab is nervous on his way to the big ocean. Will he like what he finds?

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