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Summer Reading Suggestions for Beginning Readers

Garcia & Colette go exploring
by Hannah Rodgers Barnaby

Rocket Says Clean Up!
by Nathan Bryon

Arrr, Mustache Baby!
by Bridget Heos

Little Bear's Little Boat
by Eve Bunting

Mighty Tug
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

The Little Sailboat
by Lois Lenski

I Love My Pirate Papa
by Laura Leuck

Sail Away, Little Boat
by Janet Buell

The Little Mermaid
by Jerry Pinkney

Jules vs. the Ocean
by Jessie Sima

Surf's Up
by Kwame Alexander

Fancy Nancy : Sand Castles and Sand Palaces
by Carolyn Bracken

Commotion in the Ocean
by Giles Andreae

Mister Seahorse
by Eric Carle

The Mermaid
by Jan Brett

Shawn Loves Sharks
by Curtis Manley

How to Put an Octopus to Bed
by Sherri Duskey Rinker

Smile, Pout-Pout Fish
by Deborah Diesen

Clark the Shark Dares to Share
by Bruce Hale

Edison : The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure
by Torben Kuhlmann

Pete the Cat : Scuba-Cat
by James Dean

The Three Little Fish and the Big Bad Shark
by Ken Geist

Hello, My Name is... : How Adorabilis Got His Name
by Marisa Polansky

Water Sings Blue : Ocean Poems
by Kate Coombs

Field Trip to the Ocean Deep
by John Hare

The Only Fish in the Sea
by Philip Christian Stead

Moana and the Ocean
by Heather Knowles

Ocean! : Waves for All
by Stacy McAnulty

Pirate Jack Gets Dressed
by Nancy Raines Day

Story Boat
by Kyo Maclear

Pirates Love Underpants
by Claire Freedman

Mabel : A Mermaid Fable
by Rowboat Watkins

Toy Boat
by Randall De Sève

Oona
by Kelly DiPucchio

A House for Hermit Crab
by Eric Carle

Ocean Meets Sky
by Fan Brothers

Swimmy
by Leo Lionni

Crab Cake : Turning the Tide Together
by Andrea Tsurumi

Misunderstood Shark
by Ame Dyckman