I love love love May and June. I know technically summer doesn't start until the end of June, but as soon as the sun is shining, laundry is hanging on the line, and the tomato plants are in the ground, I count it as summertime and start enjoying the warm days. Only too soon, we'll be trying on winter coats again and getting ready for too many days indoors, snow, ice, blah blah blah.
What better way to get in the summertime mood than by a booklist of great summer reads? Not all of these take place in summer, but they all include lots of warm weather romps and time outside in nature.
Every book on this list is one that we have read and enjoyed as a family with kids ranging from 2 and up. I don't think there is an upper age on enjoying these titles as they are still ones my husband and I love to hear.
I have arranged them from easier to harder, but they can truly be enjoyed by all ages.
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10 Summer Read Alouds for All Ages
Catwings by Ursula K. Le Guin (and others in the series)
Sibling cats with wings leave their city home to seek a better life in the country.
My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannet (and others in the trilogy)
A boy leaves home with some interesting supplies to rescue a baby dragon.
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
A tear-jerker (at least for me!) about friendship in the barnyard.
James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
An unfortunate boy gets a magical adventure when a peach grows to enormous size.
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
Part of the Chronicles of Narnia, it is the one that feels the most summery as the children go on a seagoing adventure.
Half Magic by Edward Eager
Summer gets a lot more exciting when some siblings discover a magic coin.
Old Yeller by Fred Gibson
This favorite dog story is full of scenes of working and romping in summer on the Texas frontier.
The Enchanted Castle by Edith Nesbit
A school holiday is made exciting by a magical ring which doesn't always work as intended.
Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
Four siblings camp out on an island with their sailboat.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood by Howard Pyle
Robin Hood's adventure in the Greenwood always have a summertime feel.
[Free version available on my Free Howard Pyle Books List]
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