Summer Reading List: Infant to Elementary School & *GIVEAWAY!*

{This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Jen K!}

Summer officially begins next week! Are you ready?! I am looking forward to trips to the beach, pool parties, staycations and all the fun summer activities I can dream up with my family and friends! Summer is also a great time to enjoy some “down time” reading! Relaxing outside with a good book is a great way to spend quality time with your children. Here are some reading suggestions from Usborne Books for infants, toddlers, preschools and elementary school children! Check out other fabulous books to read with your child this summer and with some P2P tips to make reading with your children more effective.

Infant Reading List

That’s Not My Puppy - $8.99

This delightful touchy-feely book helps young children develop language and sensory skills through repetitive text, and colorful illustrations with textures to touch and feel on every page.  Other titles in this series include That’s Not My Fairy, That’s Not My Tractor, That’s Not My Pony, and That’s Not My Dinosaur.

Touchy Feely Nursery Rhymes – $15.99

A charming book of classic nursery rhymes with pictures enhanced with patches for children to touch and feel.  It’s just perfect to help baby with language and sensory development.

Toddler Reading List

Big Book of Machines – $14.99

This book has huge fold-out pages your toddler will love to explore.  He will learn about the biggest and most powerful machines ever made, from giant excavators and monster trucks, to super jumbo and enormous ships.

Complete Book of Farmyard Tales – $24.99

This book will quickly become one of your toddler’s favorites.  It contains 20 stories, all featuring Stephen Cartwright’s charming illustrations of life on Apple Tree Farm.  Your child will love to search for the little duck on each page, while you will appreciate the included CD for car rides and trips.  Read just the top of the page for a quick read, or read the top and bottom for more detail.

Baby’s Bedtime Book – $17.99

This beautifully illustrated book contains 17 short animal stories that are perfect for sending toddlers off to sleep.

There’s a Mouse About the House- $10.99

My kids love this interactive book!  As you read the story, the little cardboard mouse follows the dotted line and slips through the slot on each page.  My kids love to turn the page and, surprise…there’s the mouse!

Preschool Reading List

Fairy Tales – $13.99

You and your child will enjoy reading these traditional fairy tales including Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty to the Three Little Pigs.  Stephen Cartwright’s colorful illustrations enhance the tales, giving clues to the words and their meanings.

All About Scabs – $13.95

With plenty of kid appeal, this book and a box of band-aids is all you need to keep a preschooler occupied while you finish reading the latest Pier to Peer blog post.  By the author of Everybody Poops, this book humorously explains the development and purpose of scabs.

Elementary Reading List

Inside Your Body – $13.99

This fabulous book reveals the inner workings of the human body, with over 50 flaps to lift and explore.  Your child will learn about what goes on inside his or her body, from digestion to lung function to brain power.  Bright illustrations and diagrams display all the major organs of the human body and are accompanied by clear and informative text.

Encyclopedia of Planet Earth – $16.99

This stunning book provides a comprehensive look at the geography of earth through photographs, maps, diagrams, and illustrations that will capture the imagination of young readers.  It includes an extensive glossary, fact finder, and world records, with internet links to recommended websites for additional maps, quizzes, games, and homework information.

Ready to enjoy some summer reading with your little ones? It’s time for a P2P giveaway! The winner will receive a book from each reading level above — a value of nearly $65!