I've compiled Ben's summer reading choice list and thought I would share it here.  He is a rising 3rd grader, and a good reader, so these are all chapter books.  He'll also read quite a few of our favorite picture books (mostly for the summer reading program at the library).  I don't expect him to read all of these books this summer.  Whatever he doesn't read will carry over into our 3rd-grade school year.  There are several books listed here which are apart of a series.  My hope is that reading the first book in the series will spark an interest in the entire series. Of course there is a chance that by reading the first book, he'll find he doesn't care for the series.  Either way is fine. I think this list could work for an advanced 2nd or 3rd grade reader, or an average 4th or 5th grade reader.  Ben has already chose the first 4 books he wants to read.  They are the first 4 on the list.

Owls in the Family

Einstein Anderson, Science Detective

Henry Huggins

Robin Hood

Encyclopedia Brown

Stuart Little

Homer Price

Centerburg Tales

Mr. Popper’s Penguins

The Cricket in Times Square

Rabbit Hill

Grandma’s Attic

The Midnight Fox

Indian in the Cupboard

The Borrowers

The Railway Children

Pinocchio

Sign of the Beaver

James and the Giant Peach

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle

My Father’s Dragon

Little House in the Big Woods

Little House on the Prairie

Farmer Boy

The Story of Dr. Doolittle