Read the Summer Away

With only a few weeks left of summer break, why not enjoy the rest of your vacation catching up with a good book? You can visit your local library or book store and pick out a book you have been meaning to get to, or select a new book to read to the kids. Here are a few recommendations from the Adult Literacy League:

For children ages birth-5 years old:

The Surprise Garden – by Zoe Hall and Shari Halpern (illustrator)

You Read to Me, I’ll Read to You: Very Short Mother Goose Tales to Read Together – by Mary Ann Hoberman, and Michael Emberley (illustrator)

For children ages 3-5 years old:

The Colors of Us – by Karen Katz

Turtle in Paradise – by Jennifer L. Holm

For kids ages 10-15 (and adults!)

Percy Jackson and the Olympians – by Rick Riordan, young adult series (Greek mythology)

The Kane Chronicles – by Rick Riordan, young adult series (Egyptian mythology)

The Hunger Games – by Suzanne Collins

For adults:

Pride and Prejudice – by Jane Austen

The Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas 

The Casual Vacancy – J.K. Rowling

We hope you enjoy these wonderful books with your friends and family. Happy Friday!