Summer Reading List by DRA Level

DRA Level A-4 books

 

Summer Reading

Look for these suggested titles at the public library

 

Title

Author

Boats

Shana Corey

Little Sister

Robin Mitchel

Little Bear

Dianne Namm

Train Song

Harriet Ziefert

Do You Want to be my Friend?

Eric Carle

Have you seen my Cat?

Eric Carle

Count and See (Series)

Tana Hoban

One Hunter

Pat Hutchins

Rain

Robert Kalan

Brown Bear, Brown Bear (series)

Bill Martin

Have you seen my Duckling?

Nancy Tafuri

Brian Wildsmith’s ABCs

Brian Wildsmith

Bathtime for Biscuit (Series)

Alyssa Satin Capucilli

I went walking

Sue Williams

Now We can Go

Ann Jonas

Big Dog, Little Dog (series)

Dav Pilkey

Andy and Sandy and the First Snow

Tomie DePaola

Elephant and Piggie Like Reading (Series)

Mo Willems

ABC books

Various Authors

Nursery Rhyme books

Various Authors

 

 

DRA Level 6-10 books

 

Summer Reading

Look for these suggested titles at the public library

Title

Author

Have You Seen My Cat?

Eric Carle

Count and See

Tana Hoban

Go, Dog, Go

P.D. Eastman

Mouse Count

Ellen Stoll

I am a Seed

Jean Marzollo

Rosie’s Walk

Pat Hutchins

Soccer Game

Grace Maccarone

Ten Black Dots

Donald Crews

A Bug, a Bear and a Boy (series)

David McPhail

Cookie’s Week

Cindy Ward

Five Monkeys Jumping on the Bed

Eileen Christelow

The Foot Book

Dr. Seuss

Just like Daddy

Frank Asch

Biscuit and the Little Pup (series)

Alyssa Capucilli

Inside, Outside, and Upside Down

Stan and Jan Berenstain

Marris the Moose (series)

Bernard Wiseman

Machines at Work

Byron Barton

Cars

Ann Rockwell

Harry takes a Bath

Harriet Ziefert

Amy Loves the Snow (series)

Lillian Hoban

Where’s Spot (series)

Eric Hill

 

 

DRA Level 12-15 books

 

Summer Reading

Look for these suggested titles at the public library.

Title

Author

Elephant and Piggy

Mo Willems (series)

Itchy Itchy Chicken Pox

Grace Maccarone

The Carrot Seed

Robert Krauss*

Bread, Bread, Bread

Ann Morris

“What is That?” Said the Cat

Grace Maccarone

Biscuit Wants to Play

Alyssa Capucilli (series)

My Dog’s the Best!

Stephanie Calmenson

Wake Me In Spring

James Preller

Danny and the Dinosaur

Syd Hoff*

Put Me In the Zoo

Robert Lopshire

Horray For The Golly Sisters

Sue Truesdell (series)

One Fish, Two Fish …

Dr. Seuss*

Flying

Donald Crews*

A Picture For Harold’s Room

Crockett Johnson

George Shrinks

William Joyce

Three Kittens

Mirra Ginsburg*

Titch

Pat Hutchins*

I’m A Caterpillar

Jean Marzollo*

Little Critter Sleeps Over

Mercer Mayer* (series)

Morris the Moose

Bernard Wiseman* (series)

Sheep in a Jeep

Nancy Shaw

Sammy the Seal

Syd Hoff*

Gus and Grandpa

Claudia Mills (series)

Digger and Daisy (series)

Judy Young

*Look for other books by this author.

 

DRA level 16-18 Recommended Titles

Summer Reading

Look for these suggested titles at the public library.

Title

Author

Are You My Mother?

P.D. Eastman*

Iris & Walter True Friends

Elissa Haden Guest*

Fancy Nancy (I Can Read)

Jane O’Connor

The Peace Book

Todd Marr*

Little Bear

Else Minarik (series)

Mrs. Brice’s Mice

Syd Hoff*

Hattie and the Fox

Mem Fox*

The Little Red Hen

Paul Galdone*

Who’s Afraid of the Dark?

Crosby Bonsall

Fox and His Friends

Edward Marshall (series)

Green Eggs and Ham

Dr. Seuss*

Henry and Mudge

Cynthia Rylant (series)

Kick, Pass, and Run

Leonard Kessler*

Zelda and Ivy

Laura McGee Kvasnosky (series)

Mr. Putter and Tabby

Cynthia Rylant (series)

Young Cam Jansen

David Adler (series)

Mouse Soup

Arnold Lobel (series)

Poppleton

Cynthia Rylant (series)

Ten Apples Up On Top

Theo LaSeig

Apples and Pumpkins

Ann Rockwell*

The Missing Tooth

Joanna Cole*

Moris and Boris

Bernard Wiseman (series)

Arthurs’ Back to School Day

Lillian Hoban (series)

Digby and Kate

Barbara Baker

Fly Guy

Tedd Arnold (series)

Dragon Tales

Dav Pilkey (series)

Ballet Cat (series)

Bob Shea

Ling and Ting (series)

Grace Lin

Splat the Cat (I Can Read 1) series

Rob Scotton

Green Light Readers, Level 3

Jerdine Nolen

DRA 20-24 Recommended Books

Summer Reading

Look for these suggested titles at the public library.

Title

Author

Pinky and Rex

James Howe (series)

Frog and Toad

Arnold Lobel (series)

Owl At Home

Arnold Lobel (series)

Amelia Bedelia

Peggy Parish (series)

A Pet For Me: Poems

Lee Bennett Hopkins

Whales: The Gentle Giants

Joyce Milton

George and Martha

James Marshall (series)

Dolphins!

Sharon Bokoske

Amazing Gorillas!

Sarah Thomson

Grandmas at Bat

Emily Arnold McCully (series)

Snowshoe Thompson

Nancy Levinson

Lights Out!

John Himmelman

The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy

Jane Thayer

Any “I Can Read Book” Level 3

Various Authors

Mercy Watson

Kate DiCamillo (series)

Nate the Great

Marjorie Sharmat (series)

High Rise Private Eyes

Cynthia Rylant

A is for Amber Brown

Paula Danziger

Tales of Oliver Pig

Jean Van Leeuwen (series)

Commander Toad in Space

Jane Yolen (series)

Cam Jansen

David Adler (series)

Houndsley and Catina

James Howe (series)

Amy Namey

Megan McDonald (series)

Minnie and Moo

Denys Cazet (series)

Space Dog

Natalie Standiford (series)

Ling and Ting (series)

Grace Lin

Hot Rod Hamster

Cynthia Lord

The True Story of Balto

Nathalie Standiford

 

DRA Level 28-30 Recommended Books

Summer Reading

Look for these suggested titles at the public library.

Title

Author

Marvin Redpost

Louis Sachar (series)

AtoZ Mysteries  or Capital Mysteries

Ron Roy (series)

Magic Tree House

Mary Pope Osbourne (series)

The Littles

John Peterson (series)

Horrible Harry

Suzy Kline (series)

Flat Stanley

Jeff Brown (series)

The Amazing World of Stuart

Sara Pennypacker

Finding the Titanic

Robert Ballard

Tut’s Mummy

Judy Donnelly

Hurricanes

Lorraine Jean Hopping

Puppy Place

Ellen Miles (series)

Ballpark Mysteries

David Kelly (series)

Ivy and Bean

Annie Barrows (series)

Freckle Juice

Judy Blume

Picture Book of Jackie Robinson

David Adler (series)

Who Was ___? Who is ____?

Various Authors (series)

The Pain and The Great One

Judy Blume (series)

The Lucky Baseball Bat

Matt Christopher (series)

Mice and Beans

Pam Munoz Ryan

Judy Moody and/or Stink Series

Megan McDonald (series)

Ready, Freddy Series

Abby Klein

Amy Namey

Megan McDonald (series)

Minnie and Moo

Denys Cazet (series)

Space Dog

Natalie Standiford (series)

Gooney Bird Greene

Lois Lowry (series)

Geronimo Stilton, Secret Agent

Geronimo Stilton (series)

Secrets of Droon

Tony Abbott

7x9 = Trouble

Claudia Mills (series)

Let’s-Read-And-Find-Out Series

Various Authors (nonfiction series)

Phoebe G. Green

Veera Hiranandani (series)

Kylie Jean (series)

Marco Peschke

Whatever After (series)

Sarah Mlynowski

Bink and Gollie

Kate DiCamillo (series)

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew

Carolyn Keene (series)

Heroes in Training

Joan Holub & Suzanne Williams