Great Summer Reads for Kids

Patch asked local librarians and book lovers to recommend some of their favorite books for children. We've collected the answers received in this article for you. Look them up at your local library, or scour the shelves of the bookstore for these gems.

Jen Gerber, Library Director, Oscar Grady Public Library, Saukville David Nimmer, Director, WJ Niederkorn Library, Port Washington Take the time to enjoy these quick chapter books for beginning readers. They are all from the Captain Awesome series by Stan Kirby and George O'Connor. And please, read them out loud. I am looking forward to the fifth book in the series due out in late August - "Captain Awesome, Soccer Star." Jenna Czaplewski, Greenfield Patch Book Blogger Brookfield Public Library staff PICTURE BOOKS Kathy Klager, Director Pauline Haass Public Library, Sussex Susan Nolte, Bayside

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Sarah Worthman

12:46 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Thanks, CowDung, I'll see if we can include that in our other reading lists.   more ›

Local Librarians, Book Lovers Offer Summer Reads

Patch asked book enthusiasts throughout our coverage area to share their favorite summer reads. Here's a collection of great books, covering just about every genre you can think of.

Looking for a good book? Patch asked librarians and literary types from throughout the Milwaukee area to share their favorites for summer reading. Try one of these out, if you're looking for a new read, and leave a note on your recommendations in the comments.  Phil Gerbyshak, Glendale Jen Gerber, Library Director, Oscar Grady Public Library, Saukville Susan McPherson, Retired ex-English major/economist/journalist/voracious reader, Fox Point Books on her bedside table: David Nimmer, Director WJ Niederkorn Library, Port Washington     When I think of summer reading suggestions I think strategy more than a specific books. Summer is for enjoyment and fun but not to completely forget those ideas that peak our interest. So my recommendation is …

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Read Kiddo Read and 'A Wrinkle in Time'

My grandmother would be so pleased to see her timeless book included in the Patch summer reading lists.

Summertime, and the reading is easy . . . or challenging, depending on our mood, right? I have just submitted my latest YA manuscript to my agent, so I am gearing up for a reading frenzy, a veritable feast of other people’s words. And I love them all, from picture books to the classics. (Right now I am reading The Mysterious Benedict Society aloud to my daughter (age 7) at the urging of my boys (ages 10 and 12) and I am LOVING it.) For myself I am currently reading A Discovery of Witches. When I was a child, summertime meant getting lost in other worlds created by amazing authors, JUST FOR ME. (Right?)  This summer, Patch has teamed up with James Patterson to create a reading list to encourage literacy: Read Kiddo Read.  I was very pleased…

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2012 Summer Reading Guide

From book reviews to lists for your children, Patch pulled together a 2012 summer reading guide so finding a good book to curl up with becomes that much easier.