Hi, friends! This may just be our favorite reading list yet. After creating our summer reading list for adults, it only made sense to share a list for kids too! It's so exciting to watch little minds fall in love with reading, and I think I have some readers on my hands with Brady, Caroline, and Tyler. I always want to teach, show, and initiate enjoying less of what over stimulates our kids and more of the good stuff – not only in the months ahead, but for the rest of their lives. Here's to more time in books, big imaginations, and unlocking a whole new world through creative words. Happy summer, friends! 

Over the years, we've had several favorite books, so we added our family favorites, along with new ones that we are growing into. Summer is the perfect time to read, but this list will be perfect all year round. 

Summer Reading List for Kids

Baby - One Year:

• 10 Hugs and Kisses 
• Let's Be Kind
• My First Book of Baby Signs 
• Little Yellow Bee 
• Baby, See the Colors!
• Let's Go Outside  
• The Wonderful Things You Will Be
• Eric Carle set

 Ages 2+:

• Press Here
• Mix It Up
• Let's Play!
• Secrets of the Seashore
• The Bee Book  
• Corduroy
• How to Babysit a Grandma
• A Nest is Noisy 
• Say Zoop!
• A Pizza with Everything on It  
• The Giving Tree  
• I Can Do Hard Things 
• Ambitious Girl 
• The Hike   
• Me & Mama
• The Rainbow Fish
• The Day the Crayons Quit

Ages 4/5+: 

• Dear Girl and Dear Boy
• What the Road Said  
• No Jumping on the Bed!
• Lola Dutch
• What's Inside a Flower?
• Milo Imagines the World
• Amelia Bedelia set
• Fancy Nancy set
• Nancy Clancy set
• What You Do Matters set
• Owl Diaries set
• The Flat Stanley set
• Stink: The Super-Incredible set

Ages 8+:  

• The Islanders 
• Grace, Not Perfection for Young Readers  
• Matilda
• When You Trap a Tiger  
• James and the Giant Peach
• We Dream of Space  
• The BFG
• Harriet The Spy
• Big Plans
• The Land of Roar
• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
• Magic Tree House series
• Wayside School series
• The Chronicles of Narnia series
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
• The Ramona series
• Planting for Honeybees