2025 SummerReads ~ Grades 1/2 by PikeSchoolLibrary

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American Indian Youth Literature Award: honoring work by and about American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Asian/Pacific American Literature Award: honoring work about Asian/Pacific American heritage.
Mildred L. Batchelder Award: outstanding book published internationally.
Pura Belpré Award: excellent portrayal of the Latinx experience.
Randolph Caldecott Award: distinguished illustration.
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award: distinguished book for beginning readers.
Coretta Scott King Book Award: appreciation of African American culture.
John Newbery Award: distinguished writing.
Odyssey Award: best audiobook production.
Michael L. Printz Award: literary excellence in young adult literature.
Schneider Family Award: artistic expression of the disability experience.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal: distinguished informational book.
Stonewall Award: exceptional merit relating to the GLBT experience.
Sydney Taylor Book Award: authentic portrayal of the Jewish experience.

When it gets hot in the city, everyone is welcome at our pool!

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-01 13:19:16 UTC

Featuring bright and energetic illustrations, this book captures all of the ways we can enjoy a pool on a summer day.

Simon is heading to summer camp for the first time!

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This early chapter book series follows an imaginative seahorse named Simon on his many ocean adventures.

Worm needs a special ingredient to make a sandwich: delicious garbage! Learn how Worm transforms food scraps into compost.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-01 13:27:44 UTC

A hilarious picture book to introduce the process of composting.

It's so hard to wait for cookies to bake - what if we built a time machine to speed up the process?

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Siblings Kat and Ari love baking cookies with their grandpa but have a hard time waiting for them to be ready to eat. They decide to build a time machine to speed up the process, but things don't go to plan in this adventure picture book.

Join sisters Stella and Marigold on adventures both real and imaginative in this illustrated chapter book.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-01 13:40:00 UTC

Sisters Stella and Marigold are seven and four and they love to play together and tell stories. Each chapter shares a new adventure for the sisters. Features beautiful illustrations from Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall. Perfect for fans of Ivy and Bean!

Oh no, there is gum in my hair! Enjoy the hilarious ideas and remedies to remove the gum.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-01 13:50:34 UTC

Every idea gets sillier and stickier in this rhyming picture book from beloved author Adam Rex.

What if you wrote a perfectly rhyming book but your sister changed the words? It leads to an epic adventure of an almost rhyming story.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-01 14:02:51 UTC

A fun book to read aloud to enjoy the rhymes and imaginative adventures.

It's the first day of school but the class is missing a teacher! There is only a sandwich on the desk. Could the sandwich be the teacher?

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-01 14:13:06 UTC

A first day of school mystery!

Bash the ghost is heading to Scare School for the first time, but he's worried he won't be spooky enough!

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An illustrated early chapter book with a fun cast of spooky creatures.

Mabel the mouse dreams of being a sea captain and finally sees her opportunity to make her dream come true when she watches a father and son build a model ship.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-01 15:11:58 UTC

Follow along as both the boy and Mabel dream of sailing at sea. Can either of them make it out to the ocean? Illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell.

"Summer is here! No dark clouds in the sky, it's a perfect day for play. What joy will summer bring me today?"

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Follow along as we spend the day filled with summer activities from swimming to ice cream trucks. Celebrate the joys of summer!

"Why, dear reader, must you NEVER EVER trust fish?"

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A wildly entertaining picture book that will have everyone laughing all while thinking about fish!

Each night, Timble the owl visits Orris the rat in the barn and listens to his stories.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-01 15:49:10 UTC

Unlikely friends Orris and Timble are back in the second installment of beloved author Kate DiCamillo's new illustrated early reader series.

Jun has just moved to the United States, but finds comfort in her lunch and connects with new friends over a shared love of food.

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Inspired by author Cherry Mo's experience moving from Hong Kong to United States at age 10.

When three visitors land in Mr. Li's field, he offers them help and invites them back to his house. There definitely isn't anything strange about these guests...

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A beautiful picture book with a message of kindness and acceptance.

It's up to Super Rabbit Boy to save the day!

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An illustrated adventure chapter book series that is perfect for game lovers.

Experience the magic of making a movie!

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A young girl dreams of making movies and is inspired by the sounds, colors, and life around her in Mumbai.

A biography of the first American ballet star.

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Learn about the amazing life of Maria Tallchief who is part of the Osage Nation and her journey to become America's first prima ballerina. A 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Honor book.

Ano learns to dance the hula and is immersed in the storytelling traditions of the Hawaiian people.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-02 14:55:33 UTC

Ano learns the true meaning of aloha through Hawaiian history and culture. Winner of the 2025 Asian/Pacific American American Literature Award.

A rabbit learns an important lesson when his soup- making endeavor does not go as planned.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-02 14:58:16 UTC

Originally published in Italian and winner of the 2025 Batchelder Award.

Abuelo shares stories about his life in Havana with his granddaughter.

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A celebration of Cuba and the special relationship between grandfather and granddaughter. A 2025 Pura Belpré Honor book.

A remarkable story about the first woman to summit Mount Everest.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-02 15:15:59 UTC

The story of Junko Tabei who overcame many obstacles to reach her goal of climbing Everest and then took on a new challenge: protecting the wild spaces she loved for future generations. A 2025 Caldecott Honor book.

Bat, Rat, and Cat are having trouble deciding on the perfect vacation spot. Will they be able to come up with a solution that makes everyone happy?

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-02 15:16:45 UTC

A playful early reader that is centered around friendship. Winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award.

Milo and his best friend use shadow puppets to try to scare the monster under his bed before it can scare them!

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-02 15:18:52 UTC

A bedtime story that features ASL signs. A 2025 Schneider Family Honor book.

Billy Mills dreams of winning the gold medal for the 10,000-meter race in the 1964 Olympics.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-02 15:20:18 UTC

An autobiography of Billy Mills, an Oglala Lakota runner who achieved his dream of winning a gold medal in the 1964 Olympics. A 2025 Sibert Informational Honor book.

A father and daughter share an early morning horseback ride around their city.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-02 15:22:00 UTC

A dad shares stories with his daughter as they ride around town and she realizes that she is also a cowboy! A 2025 Caldecott Honor book and a 2025 Coretta Scott King Honor book.

Little brother Chooch always wants to help, but big sister feels like he just makes things worse!

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A Cherokee girl shares her family traditions with her little brother. Winner of the 2025 Caldecott Medal.

"Rambunctious puppy Bo, who lives with his human family on a farm, loses his dog tag and enlists his barnyard animal friends to help him find it."

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-06 13:44:46 UTC

A beginner chapter book with accessible language and illustrations. By Cam Higgins.

Dictionary wants to be able to tell a story like other picture books, so she decides to bring her words to life!

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A unique story that takes an adventure through the alphabetical order of the dictionary! Can dictionary put her pages back in order?

Andres, Desmond, and Zax the ghost are trying to tell the spookiest stories.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-06 19:04:22 UTC

The latest adventure of Andres and Desmond in Kersville, a spooky town filled with ghosts!

A boy dreams of joining skateboarders in the park and is surprised when his mom gifts him her old skateboard!

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-06 19:16:09 UTC

Includes a glossary of Cree words that are used in the book.

Mona the mouse finds work and a home at the the grandest hotel in Fernwood Forest!

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An illustrated chapter book that is perfect for fans of Sophie Mouse!

A forgotten school bus finds joy in new adventures.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-14 12:45:19 UTC

A gorgeous picture book that imagines the life and adventures of an abandoned school bus.

Hiro loves ramen and wants to make it just like his dad but will his recipe be delicious?

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-23 13:21:56 UTC

Hiro dreams of the perfect ramen bowl, but things don't quite as planned when he sets off to make his own recipe.

What will happen when the unshared ideas of the world overflow?

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-05-23 13:22:28 UTC

Sparky the special agent delivers all the mail in the Fantastic Bureau of Imagination until disaster strikes!

"You are a narwhal - shy, swift, small (for a whale)."

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-06-02 20:08:10 UTC

Journey through the ocean with this fascinating mammal. Voted the winner of Pike's 2025 Mock Sibert Award by 4th grade students.

A real-life game of hide and seek - for endangered plants.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-06-03 16:54:35 UTC

Alberto Salas hunts varieties of potatoes in the Andes so scientists can study these resilient plants. Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, Pike's 2024-25 visiting author.

CJ and his nana have an important errand to do.

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-06-03 17:10:25 UTC

This inspiring picture book brings Pike's motto, Non Sibi Solum, alive. Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal and a 2016 Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honor book.

Is Grandpa working his new donkey too hard?

PikeSchoolLibrary — 2025-06-03 17:11:52 UTC

A wonderful short chapter book, set on the Greek island of Corfu. Winner of the 2015 Batchelder Award.