Mrs. Laura Bush's 2023 Summer Reading List for Kids

Parents and caregivers can use this list as a resource to keep their youngest readers through middle schoolers engaged in reading over the summer break. Selections feature books on adventure, humor, and discovery.

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BOOKS FOR YOUNGEST READERS

Hot Dog
by Doug Salati

Waiting
by Kevin Henkes
Illustrated by Dan Hanna
Available in Spanish: Esperando

Dozens of Doughnuts
by Carrie Finison
Illustrated by Brianne Farley

Knight Owl
by Christopher Denise

Sleepy Sheepy
by Lucy Ruth Cummins
Illustrated by Pete Oswald

BOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READERS

They All Saw a Cat
Illustrated by Brendan Wenzel

The Little House
by Virginia Lee Burton
Available in Spanish: La Casita

The Fantastic Bureau of Imagination
by Brad Montague
Illustrated by Brad and Kristi Montague

The Loud Librarian
by Jenna Beatrice
Illustrated by Erika Lynne Jones

Dinosaur Club: The T. rex Attack
by Rex Stone

BOOKS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL READERS

National Park Mystery Series: Mystery in Rocky Mountain National Park
by Aaron Johnson (Author and Illustrator)

The Hero Two Doors Down
by Sharon Robinson

Constitution Translated for Kids
by Cathy Travis

Available in Spanish: La Constitucion traducida para ninos

Charlotte’s Web
by E. B White Illustrated by Garth Williams Available in Spanish: La Telaraña de Carlota

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
by Karina Yan Glaser

Ribsy
by Beverly Cleary