Summer Reading Lists 2022

It’s officially August! With the change of the calendar comes the inevitable return to school. Help the children in your life prepare for the transition by exploring the books in our Summer Reading List! Not only will they help motivate children to continue reading, but it will also give them an opportunity to reflect on concepts key to The Nora Project curriculums. 

Team TNP  has created two lists of topics to read about for readers at any level. The first is our Picture Book Summer Reading List and the second is the Novel Summer Reading List, which is a shorter list due to the longer lengths of each book. Both lists feature a variety of categories and themes including disability, community, empathy, and inclusion. We encourage readers to finish at least one book from each section. Not sure what books to read for each topic? No problem! We included the titles of some of our favorite books to help you get started. Once a reader has completed a section, they get to color in the rectangle. When completed, they will have their own colorful library to hang up! 

Find the printable Summer Reading Lists below

Not ready to download the lists just yet? Save this blog post and check out the full reading lists for each category below. 

Picture Book Summer Reading List

  • A book about kindness, we suggest Kindness Makes Us Strong by Sophie Beer

  • A book about disability, we suggest A Kids Book about Disabilities by Kristine Napper

  • A book about diversity, we suggest All About Diversity by Felicity Brooks and Mar Ferrero

  • A book about friendship, we suggest Strictly No Elephants by Lisa Mantchev

  • A book about acceptance, we suggest I Like Myself! By Karen Beaumont

  • A book about feelings, we suggest The Color Monster by Anna Llenas

  • A book about asking questions, we suggest Not So Different by Shane Burcaw

  • A book about disability in sports, we suggest Emmanuel’s Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls

  • A book about empathy, we suggest Chocolate Milk Por Favor by Maria Dismondy

  • A book about inclusion, we suggest Roxy the Raccoon by Alice Reeves

  • A book about bullying, we suggest Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry

  • A book about courage, we suggest The Courage to be Kind by Jenny Levin and Rena Rosen

  • A book about community, we suggest Proud to be Deaf by Aa, Lilli, and Nick Beese

  • A book about another culture, we suggest A Sky-Blue Bench by Bahram Rahman

  • A book about growth mindset, we suggest When Sophie Thinks She Can’t by Molly Bangs

  • A book about manners, we suggest How Do Dinosaurs Show Good Manners? By Jane Yolen

  • A book about service animals Our Service Dogs by Amber Diane Hill

  • A book about family, we suggest Just Because by Rebecca Elliott

  • A book by a disabled author, we suggest Can Bears Ski? By Raymond Antrobus

  • A book about perseverance, we suggest Lia’s Kind Mind by Dr. Nicole Julia

Novel Summer Reading List

  • A book about disability, we suggest Demystifying Disability by Emily Ladau

  • A book by a disabled author, we suggest A Face for Picasso by Ariel Henley

  • A graphic novel, we suggest Stuntboy in the Meantime by Jason Reynolds

  • A book about activists, we suggest I Am Not a Label by Cerrie Burnell

  • A book about community, we suggest The Words in my Hands by Asphyxia

  • A book by an author with lived experience, we suggest Disability Visibility (adopted for Young Readers) edited by Alice Wong

  • A book about neurodivergency, we suggest A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll

  • A book about perseverance, we suggest Haben by Haben Girma

Share your child’s progress with us by emailing Katie@TheNoraProject.ngo or tagging us on Social Media and using the hashtag #TNPSummerReading ! 

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