1000 Books Before Kindergarten
June 2025
Summer Fun!
Check out our schedule of programs at volusialibrary.org and sign up for our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program!
Summer stroll in the city
by Cathy Goldberg Fishman

This lively introduction to the diversity that makes a city so special, especially summer celebrations, features simple rhymes, a counting pattern and beautiful papercraft art.
Find Spot at the beach : a lift-the-flap book
by Eric Hill

In this fun-filled interactive board book, little readers can join Spot and his family as they spend the day at the beach, but when it's time to decorate the sandcastle and Spot disappears, they must lift the flaps to help find him!
Beach day
by Karen Roosa

Rhyming text describes a perfect day at the beach, complete with sandy knees, deviled eggs, and a castle with a moat.
Vacation: Three-and-a-half Stories
by Ame Dyckman

In three-and-a-half funny stories about friendship and compromise, Bat, Cat and Rat decide they need a vacation, but conflicts and some well-meaning pranks, as well as very different ideas, make trip-planning almost impossible until Rat takes over.
I see summer
by Charles Ghigna

Easy-to-read, rhyming text show what makes summer special, from sunshine and sailboats to ice cream and picnics.
Summer
by Harriet Brundle

Bold images and easy read text engage young readers in this fun series on the four seasons. Children can find out about the different types of weather, while also learning about seasonal foods and activities.
Summer song
by Kevin Henkes

Bees buzz, birds sing, and children roll in the grass and feel the heat of the summer sun. 
Sunny days
by Deborah Kerbel

For preschoolers, sunny days are full of possibility. In Sunny Days, author Deborah Kerbel once again weaves a spell of early childhood magic with couplets as bright as a summer afternoon.
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