Onward and Upward!

How to "Grow" a Reader

Frederick County Public Library Summer Reading Program

"You become a reader because you saw and heard someone you admired enjoying the experience, someone led you to the world of books even before you could read, let you taste the magic of stories, took you to the library, and allowed you to stay up later at night to read in bed." - Jim Trelease (20th century). The New Read-Aloud Handbook, ch. 1 (1985).

Children's List of Good Reads from FCPL including a list of new books.
For children in grades K-5

“The more you read, the better you get, the more better you get, the more you like it; and the more you like it, the more you do it.” 
― Jim Trelease, The Read-Aloud Handbook


Recommended series books: 
Amelia Bedelia, Flat Stanley, Henry and Mudge, Magic Tree House, Magic School Bus, My Father's Dragon Trilogy (we are reading book 1 this week!), Rainbow Fairies, A to Z Mysteries and whatever books your child self-selects!


Good Reads 2nd Grade Reading List

Education.com Summer Reading List

The Best Books on Reading I've Ever Read (For Parents!)

 The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease 

and Read All About It! (book excerpts and reviews for teens and preteens).