It’s finally summer! Why not read some books about kids who are enjoying their time off from school as much as you are?


Picture Books:
Carl’s Summer Vacation by Alexandra Day
Carl the rottweiler and his family are at their cottage by the lake. Mom tells her young daughter and Carl to take a nap, but the two have other plans.
Happy Dog Sizzles by Lisa Grubb
Happy Dog and his buddy Jack Cat are suffering in the summer heat. To take their mind off things, they decide to enter a contest to make a walla-pa-doo.

Hot City by Barbara Joosse
The library is cool, and not just in temperature, when Mimi and her little brother, Joe, seek refuge there from the “dragon hot” city streets.
Time of Wonder by Robert McCloskey
A cottage on an island in Maine is the best place to spend an idyllic summer.
Root Beer and Banana by Sarah Sullivan
Molly can’t decide between two flavors of Popsicles until Grandpa and a new friend help her make the choice.
Comics:
Salt Water Taffy series by Matthew Loux
Brothers Benny and Jack are about to discover that their quaint summer vacation spot is not as boring as it first appears because mysteries abound here.
Secret of the Summer School Zombies by Scott Nickel
It isn’t bad enough that Trevor has to go to summer school; now his teachers have turned into zombies and he may be trapped in school FOREVER!
J Fiction:
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tales of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
This quintessential summer story about four sisters, their new friend and his snooty mother is rollicking fun.
Summer According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
When Humphrey hears that school is ending, he panics. What’s a classroom hamster to do if he’s not in school?
Half Magic by Edward Eager
What promises to be a boring summer becomes exciting when four friends find a coin that is only half magic.
Pinky Pye by Eleanor Estes
The Pye family is spending the summer at a cottage when they find a tiny black kitten caught in a crab net. Can they keep her?
Jemma Hartman, Camper Extraordinaire by Brenda A. Ferber
Jemma can’t wait for summer camp, where she will be reunited with Tammy, who moved away at the beginning of fifth grade. Then Tammy arrives with her cousin in tow, and Jemma’s hopes for a fun-filled summer are dashed.
All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn
Even the cover of this ghost story is scary. But don’t read it after dark!
The Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown by Jarrett Krosoczka
Lunch Lady and the Breakfast Bunch kids are looking forward to a relaxing summer vacation with no funny business, bu, once they get to camp, they learn about the evil swamp monster there…