Summer days

For most children summer is that wonderful time when school is closed and when they can go swimming, playing with their friends, and on vacation. It is that time of year when you can ice cream and watermelon, and when days are longer and warm. Below you will find a collection of summer books for children of all ages.
Ohio Thunder

Ohio Thunder

Denise Dowling Mortensen
Illustrator:  Kate Kiesler 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Clarion, 2006   ISBN: 978-0618595426
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Eloise’s Summer Vacation

Eloise’s Summer Vacation

Lisa McClatchy
Illustrator:  Tammie Lyon 
Fiction  Series
For ages 4 to 6
Simon and Schuster, 2007   ISBN: 978-0689874543
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Summer Wonders

Summer Wonders

Bob Raczka
Illustrator:  Judy Stead 
Picture Book
For infants to age 5
Albert Whitman , 2009   ISBN: 978-0807576533
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Lucy's Summer

Lucy's Summer

Donald Hall
Illustrator:  Michael McCurdy 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
David R. Godine, 1994   ISBN: 978-1567923483
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Firefly Mountain

Firefly Mountain

Patricia Thomas
Illustrator:  Peter Sylvada 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Peachtree Publishers, 2007   ISBN: 978-1561453603
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Henry and Mudge in the Green Time

Henry and Mudge in the Green Time

Cynthia Rylant
Illustrator:  Sucie Stevenson 
Fiction  Series
For ages 5 to 7
Simon and Schuster, 1992   ISBN: 978-0689810015
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Fun dog, Sun dog

Fun dog, Sun dog

Deborah Heiligman
Illustrator:  Tim Bowers 
Board Book
For infants to age 4
Marshall Cavendish, 2005   ISBN: 978-0761455318
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Mouse’s First Summer

Mouse’s First Summer

Lauren Thompson
Illustrator:  Buket Erdogan 
Picture Book  Series
For ages 3 to 5
Simon and Shuster, 2004   ISBN: 978-0689858352
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It’s Summer!

It’s Summer!

Linda Glaser
Illustrator:  Susan Swan 
Picture Book
For ages 5 to 8
Millbrook, 2003   ISBN: 978-0761317579
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The Summer Solstice

The Summer Solstice

Ellen Jackson
Illustrator:  Jan Davey Ellis 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 7 to 10
Millbrook, 2001   ISBN: 978-0761319856
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Lazy Days of Summer

Lazy Days of Summer

Judy Young
Illustrator:  Kathy O'Malley 
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 10
Sleeping Bear Press, 2007   ISBN: 978-1585362417
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Summersaults

Summersaults

Douglas Florian
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
HarperCollins, 2002   ISBN: 978-0060292676
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Summerhouse Time

Summerhouse Time

Eileen Spinelli
Illustrator:  Joanne Lew-Vriethoff 
Poetry
For ages 8 to 12
Random House, 2007   ISBN: 978-0375840616
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Summer is Summer

Summer is Summer

Phillis Gershator, David Gershator
Illustrator:  Sophie Blackall 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 6
Henry Holt, 2006   ISBN: 978-0805074444
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Ready for Summer

Ready for Summer

Marthe Jocelyn
Board Book
For ages 1 to 4
Tundra Books, 2008   ISBN: 978-0887768606
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