Summer Reading Lists for Kids Aged 6-9

This summer, Patch is teaming up with ReadKiddoRead, the children's literacy foundation established by author James Patterson, to help bring parents a list of age-appropriate summer reading materials.

Here's the ReadKiddoRead summer reading picks for children aged six to nine. Parents, you can find reviews of these books and more in the Advanced Reads section of ReadKiddoRead.com.

For more summer reading lists, visit our Summer Reading topic page.

Pirate vs. Pirate: The Terrific Tale of a Big, Blustery Maritime Match
by Mary Quattlebaum
The biggest boy pirate and the maddest girl pirate face-off in a series of competitions and then find themselves falling in love!

Bad Kitty Gets a Bath (Bad Kitty series)
by Nick Bruel
When you give a bath to Bad Kitty, you need, among other things, soap, a towel and a suit of  armor.

Amelia Bedelia
by Peggy Parish and illustrated by Fritz Siebel
Learn and laugh over housekeeper Amelia Bedelia’s attempts to understand her employer’s instructions. Don’t be surprised if she gets her sketchbook out to draw a picture of the drapes when her employer asks her to “draw the drapes”!

Grin and Bear It
by Leo Landry
Bear wants to be a comedian so bad and his jokes are funny too – but will his stage fright hold him back?

The Houdini Box
by Brian Selznick
Victor meets his idol – Harry Houdini – who gives Victor a mysterious box as the answer to all his questions.

Scooter in the Outside
by Anne Bowen, illustrated by Abby Carter
Scooter loves the outside. So one day when he sees the door ajar, he goes out all by himself. But the outside can be a scary place.

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith             
Popular fairy tells retold in a hilarious spoof of the fairy tale genre.     
           
The Stories Julian Tells
by Ann Cameron
Read about the adventures of Julian Bates, his little brother Huey and his best friend Gloria.

The Talented Clementine (Clementine series)
by Sara Pennypacker, Illustrated by Marla Frazee
Third grader Clementine was doing just fine till her teacher announced a talent show. Clementine is in a state of panic because she thinks she doesn’t have a talent. Find out how her unexpected talent surprises everyone including herself.

Adventures in Cartooning: How to Turn Your Doodles into Comics
by James Sturm, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost
You know you have fun when you read comics – now have fun making them too!

Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman
by Marc Tyler Nobleman
The extraordinary story of two ordinary boys who created Superman.

Did you have fun reading these books with your kids? Were your kids engaged with the stories? Are there other books that should make it to the list? Share your reading experiences with us and post a comment below!