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Summer Reads: Sunshine & Fun

A booklist featuring the storytime team's favorite summer read-alouds!

Glenview Public Library

26 items

  • Picture Book, 2023Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023. — jE BONTIGAO, L.
  • Photos help children understand the seasonal changes of summer and the many activities they can enjoy.
    Picture Book, 2019New York : Holiday House, [2019] — jE ROTNER, S.
  • Colors, song, and activities of summer are presented in this fun read!
    Picture Book, 2020New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — jE HENKES, K.
  • Picture Book, 2021New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — jE DIAZ, L.
  • A young girl enjoys exciting and fun activities on a perfect summer day.
    Picture Book, 2024New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2024. — jE WATSON, R.
  • A community celebrates summer with a parade, street food, bands, a corn princess, and fireworks. Spanish words are interspersed in the rhyming text.
    Picture Book, 2018New York : Lee & Low Books Inc., [2018] — jE ELYA, S.
  • Mouse and Minka try many things to celebrate summer, including having a picnic in the park.
    Picture Book, 2004New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2004] — jE THOMPSON, L.
  • It is pool day in the city and everyone is welcome.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2023] — jE CUMMINS, L.
  • Follow a child and their activities in the heat of a summer day, complete with thunderstorm.
    Picture Book, 1995New York : Greenwillow Books, [1995] — jE CREWS, N.
  • Children enjoy sunny day summer activities like gardening, making mud pies, swimming, observing insects, and picking wildflowers.
    Picture Book, 2021Toronto, ON : Pajama Press Inc., 2021. — jE KERBEL, D.
  • Follow the creation of a family meal from the farm to the picnic table on a warm sunny day.
    Picture Book, 2018New York : Random House, [2018] — jE PFEFFER, R.
  • A family goes to a farm stand to buy and count a variety of fresh produce.
    Picture Book, 2014Chicago, Illinois : Albert Whitman & Company, 2014. — jE CHERNESKY, F.
  • Jabari works up the courage to take a big leap off of the diving board.
    Picture Book, 2017Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017. — jE CORNWALL, G.
  • A day at the community pool is full of unwater magic and a brave main character who steps up to save the day.
    Picture Book, 2021New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — jE DAVIES, J.
  • From flip-flops and hide and seek to fireworks and ice cream trucks, there is something for everyone to enjoy in the summer.
    Picture Book, 2017Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017. — jE BRENNER, T.
  • Celebrate America's birthday with community in the summertime.
    Picture Book, 2023New York : Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2023. — jE RUDD, M.
  • Picture Book, 2024Los Angeles, CA : Disney Hyperion, 2024. — jE HIGGINS, R.
  • Picture Book, 2013New York : Bloomsbury, 2013. — jE YOON, S.
  • Picture Book, 2020New York : Beach Lane Books, [2020] — jE FLEMING, M.