Welcome Incoming 1st Grade Readers and Families!
Check out the lists below for summer reading ideas, including books recommended by TSC teachers and students.
Explore the TSC Library To Go site to find even more summer resources for reading and learning. Don't forget: the TSC digital library with Sora is always open! Visit the Sora FAQ section of the TSC Library To Go site for more information about reading with Sora. Happy reading!
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HANDS ARE NOT FOR HITTING / LAS MANOS NO SON PARA PEGAR By Martine Agassi
SOMETIMES PEOPLE MARCH By Tessa Allen
WHAT IS LOVE? By Mac Barnett
LIKE By Annie Barrows
EVERY LITTLE KINDNESS By Marta Bartolj
NOT NORMAN By Kelly Bennett
RON'S BIG MISSION By Rose Blue and Corrine Nadon
THE GOLDEN RULE By Ilene Cooper
FIREBIRD By Misty Copeland
WE MARCH By Shane W. Evans
EYES THAT KISS IN THE CORNERS By Joanna Ho
JULIÁN IS A MERMAID By Jessica Love
WHERE ARE YOU FROM? By Yamile Saied Méndez
SPEAK UP By Miranda Paul
ALL ARE WELCOME By Alexandra Penfold
HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD IN 12 EASY STEPS By Peggy Porter Tierney
GRANDDAD'S PRIDE* By Harry Woodgate
THE DAY YOU BEGIN By Jacqueline Woodson
IVY & BEAN* By Annie Barrows
THE MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE* By Beverly Cleary
HEIDI HECKELBECK HAS A SECRET* By Wanda Coven
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH* By Roald Dahl
MRS. NOODLEKUGEL* By Daniel Pinkwater
MAGICAL MONTY* By Johanna Hurwitz
PEEWEE'S TALE* By Johanna Hurwitz
MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS By Richard Atwater
MY FATHER'S DRAGON* By Ruth Stiles Gannett
THE PRINCESS IN BLACK* By Shannon Hale
POLLY DIAMOND AND THE MAGIC BOOK* By Alice Kuipers
CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG By Ian Fleming
STINK THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING KID* By Megan McDonald
WELCOME TO THE BED AND BISCUIT* By Joan Carris
THE CRICKET IN TIME SQUARE By George Selden
SKATEBOARD PARTY* By Karen English
THE WORST WITCH* By Jill Murphy
THE BOXCAR CHILDREN* By Gertrude Chandler Warner
CHARLOTTE'S WEB By E.B. White
JENNY AND THE CAT CLUB* By Esther Everill
THE CASE OF THE ELEVATOR DUCK By Polly Berrian Berends
TORNADO By Betsy Byars
THE CHOCOLATE TOUCH By Patrick Skene Catling
FANTASTIC MR. FOX By Roald Dahl
DRAGONS IN A BAG* By Zetta Elliott
THE BIG BIG BIG BOOK OF TASHI* By Anna & Barbara Fienberg
PRINCESS POSEY AND THE FIRST GRADE PARADE* By Stephanie Greene
TOYS GO OUT* By Emily Jenkins
CATWINGS* By Ursula LeGuin
SPACE TAXI: ARCHIE TAKES FLIGHT* By Wendy Mass
JASMINE TOGUCHI: DRUMMER GIRL By Debbi Michiko Florence
STUART GOES TO SCHOOL* By Sara Pennypacker
THE PIZZA MONSTER* By Marjorie Wienman Sharmat
LIKE PICKLE JUICE ON A COOKIE* By Julie Sternberg
MIA MAYHEM IS A SUPERHERO* By Kara West
THE BAD GUYS* By Aaron Blabey 
BAD KITTY GETS A BATH* By Nick Bruel
RUTABAGA THE ADVENTURE CHEF* By Eric Colossal
ZITA THE SPACEGIRL* By Ben Hatke
SQUISH: SUPER AMOEBA* By Jennifer L. Holm
KAREN'S WITCH: BABY-SITTERS LITTLE SISTER By Ann M. Martin
THE COSMIC ADVENTURES OF ASTRID AND STELLA* By Sabrine Moyle
DOG MAN* By Dav Pilkey
THE PARTY AND OTHER STORIES* By Sergio Ruzzier
PIZZA AND TACO: WHO'S THE BEST? By Stephen Shaskan
PHOEBE AND HER UNICORN* By Dana Simpson
PEA, BEA, AND JAY: STUCK TOGETHER* By Brain Smith
HILO: THE BOY WHO CRASHED TO EARTH* By Judd Winick
SECRET CODERS* By Gene Luen Yang
GINA KAMINSKI SAVES THE WOLF By Craig Barr-Green
THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL By Drew Beckmeyer
ANIMALS ALBUMS FROM A TO Z By Cece Bell
AHOY! By Sophie Blackall
LIFE AFTER WHALE: THE AMAZING ECOSYSTEM OF A WHALE FALL By Lynn Brunelle
DOG VS. STRAWBERRY By Nelly Buchet
FIGHTING WITH LOVE: THE LEGACY OF JOHN LEWIS By Lesa Cline-Ransome
THE LAST STAND By Antwan Eady 
THERE WAS A SHADOW By Bruce Handy
MY BLOCK LOOKS LIKE By Janelle Harper
BIG BEAR AND LITTLE BEAR GO FISHING By Amy Hest
CITY OF LEAFCUTTER ANTS: A SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY OF MILLIONS By Amy Hevron
A NEW CAR FOR PICKLE By Sylvie Kantorovitz 
MR.PEI'S PERFECT SHAPES: THE STORY OF ARCHITECT I.M. PEI By Julie Leung
GO FORTH AND TELL: THE LIFE OF AUGUSTA BAKER, LIBRARIAN AND MASTER STORYTELLER By Breanna J. McDaniel
FRANKIE AND FRIENDS: BREAKING NEWS* By Christine Platt
ANGELA'S GLACIER By Jordan Scott
ARE YOU BIG? By Mo Willems
ALL THAT GROWS By Jack Wong
CHUCK'S TRUCK By Peggy Perry Anderson
HI FLY GUY!* By By Matt Arnold
EGG OR EYEBALL* By CeCe Bell
BAD KITTY GETS A BATH* By Nick Bruel
BIG EGG By Molly Coxe
PETE THE CAT AND THE LOST TOOTH* By James Dean
MERCY WATSON TO THE RESCUE* By Kate DiCamillo
YASMIN THE BUILDER* By Saadia Faruqi
CHICKEN IN CHARGE* By Adam Lehrhaupt
FROG AND TOAD ARE FRIENDS* By Arnold Lobel
PEDRO ON TOP OF THE WORLD* By Fran Manushkin
FAVORITE STORIES FROM COWGIRL KATE AND COCO* By Erica Silverman
CHARLIE & MOUSE* By Laurel Snyder
DON'T THROW IT TO MO! By David A. Adler
INSPECTOR FLYTRAP* By Tom Angelberger
JACK GETS ZAPPED!* By Mac Barnett
THE CASE OF THE CAT'S MEOW By Crosby Bonsall
MY BROTHER ANT* By Betsy Byars
A PIG, A FOX, AND A BOX By Jonathan Fenske
YASMIN THE BUILDER* By Saadia Faruqi
DROP IT, ROCKET!* By Tad Hills
WE ARE GROWING!* By Laurie Keller*
THE PIZZA THAT WE MADE By Joan Holub
TY’S TRAVELS: BEACH DAY!* By Kelly Starling Lyons
GEORGE AND MARTHA: THE BEST OF FRIENDS* By James Marshall
DIARY OF A PUG: PUG BLASTS OFF* By Kyla May
THE SECRET CODE By Dana Meachen Rau
FISH AND WAVE By Sergio Ruzzier
WE LOVE YOU ROSIE By Cynthia Rylant
THE LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY: THE STORM* By Cynthia Rylant
SUPERTRUCK* By Stephen Savage
DOG AND BEAR: TWO FRIENDS, THREE STORIES* By Laura Vacarro Seeger
LET'S GO FOR A DRIVE* By Mo Willems
COMMANDER TOAD IN SPACE* By Jane Yolen
A BIRTHDAY FOR BEAR* By Bonny Becker
MEMORY JARS By Vera Brosgol
ME AND MAMA By Cozbi A. Cabrera
THE NEW SMALL PERSON By Lauren Child
CAMP TIGER By Susan Choi
I WANT MY HAT BACK By Jon Classen
HO'ONAI: HULA WARRIOR By Heather Gale
MY FRIENDS / MIS AMIGOS By Taro Gomi
HOW ROCKET LEARNED TO READ* By Tad Hill
SQUEAK, RUMBLE, WHOMP! WHOMP! WHOMP! By Wynton Marsalis
TIME IS A FLOWER By Julie Morstad
UNICORN DAY By Diana Murray
BEAR IN LOVE By Daniel Pinkwater
THIS IS NOT A PICTURE BOOK! By Sergio Ruzzier
ISH By Peter H. Reynolds
INTERRUPTING CHICKEN* By David Ezra Stein
ROUND IS A TORTILLA By Roseanne Greenfield Thong
GRANDAD'S CAMPER By Harry Woodgate
WONDER WALKERS By Micha Archer
SMILE, SOPHIA By Skylarr Amann
BUILDING OUR HOUSE By Johnathan Bean
MAX'S WORDS By Kate Banks
THE MITTEN By Jan Brett
BODEGA CAT By Louie Chin
MISS RUMPHIUS By Barbara Cooney
JABARI JUMPS By Gaia Cornwall
ADELITA: A MEXICAN CINDERELLA STORY By Tomie dePaolo
A HAT FOR MRS. GOLDMAN By Michelle Edwards
ME AND THE BOSS: A STORY ABOUT MENDING AND LOVE By Michelle Edwards
TOO EARLY By Nora Ericson
STOP AND SMELL THE COOKIES By Gibson Fraizer
CHRYSANTHEMUM By Kevin Henkes
KITTY By Rebecca Jordan-Glum
BIG MEAN MIKE By Michelle Knudson
A PORCUPINE NAMED FLUFFY By Helen Lester
LISSY'S FRIENDS By Grace Lin
FRY BREAD By Kevin Noble Maillard
THE LION & THE MOUSE By Jerry Pinkney
HOT DOG By Doug Salati
RABBIT'S GIFT By George Shannon
UNICORN THINKS HE'S PRETTY GREAT By Bob Shea
GRANDMOTHER SCHOOL By Rina Singh
WHEN YOU CAN SWIM By Jack Wong
THE TWINS' BLANKET By Hyewon Yum
MY FIRST BAKING BOOK By Susan Akass and Katie Hardwicke
A BUTTERFLY IS PATIENT By Dianna Hutts Aston
CATS vs. DOGS By Elizabeth Carney
HONEY BEE: THE SECRET LIFE OF APIS MELLIFERA By Candace Fleming
PLANT SECRETS By Emily Goodman
POEMS OUT LOUD! Edited by Ladybird Press
SUMMER GREEN TO AUTUMN GOLD: UNCOVERING LEAVES HIDDEN COLORS By Mia Posada
BABY ANIMALS By Seymour Simon
UP IN THE GARDEN AND DOWN IN THE DIRT By Kate Messner
THE INCREDIBLE LIFE OF BALTO By Megan McCarthy
ITZHAK: THE BOY WHO LOVED THE VIOLIN By Tracy Newman
MEGAN RAPINOE By Maria Isable Sanchez Vegara
SARAH AND THE BIG WAVE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST WOMAN TO SURF MAVERICKS By Bonnie Tsui
DINOSAURS ARE DIFFERENT* By Aliki
PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6 By Caroline Arnold
TRUE OR FALSE: PLANETS* By Melvin & Gilda Berger
THE LITTLE BRAINWAVES INVESTIGATE: ANIMALS By Caroline Bingham
TITO PUENTE: MAMBO KING/REY DEL MAMBO By Monica Brown
THE BOY WHO GREW A FOREST: THE TRUE STORY OF JADAV PAYENG By Sophia Gholz
NOT A BUZZ TO BE FOUND: INSECTS IN WINTER By Linda Glaser
THE GREAT BIG BOOK OF FAMILIES By Mary Hoffman
WHY DO DOGS BARK? By Joan Holub
IT'S BACK TO SCHOOL WE GO By Ellen Jackson
MY FIRST BOOK OF SPANISH WORDS By Katy R. Kudela
JET PLANE: HOW IT WORKS* By David Macaulay
ME . . . JANE By Patrick McDonald
EARTH: MY FIRST 4.54 BILLION YEARS By Stacy McAnulty
A CHICKEN FOLLOWED ME HOME By Robin Page
PANDA KINDERGARTEN By Joanne Ryder
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC READER: SHARKS!* By Ann Schrieber
ANIMALS: KNOWLEDGE YOU CAN TOUCH* By Fleur Star
SUMMERTIME SLEEPERS: ANIMALS THAT ESTIVATE By Melissa Stewart
EYEWONDER: DINOSAURS* By Sarah Walker
The Leo's Choice Award is TSC's own prize for the best picture book of the year. Every year students in Kindergarten–Grade 4 compare 5 of the best picture books published that year and vote on a winner. The 2022-2024 Winner was EVERGREEN Written and illustrated by Matthew Cordell.
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Enjoy some of these Leo's Choice Winners or Finalists from years past . . .
