7 Irresistible Summer Reads for Curious Girls
JUly 5th, 2023
School’s out, so let’s celebrate by packing these feel-good adventures for lazy days at the beach, reading poolside, or chilling at the park.
Whether your daughter prefers a graphic novel or a storybook collection, we have the ultimate summer reading list.
Whether your daughter prefers a graphic novel or a storybook collection, we have the ultimate summer reading list.
These boredom busters will keep her enthralled all summer, from nightly hide-and-seek games to space trips via lemonade stands and book wanderers.
This beautifully illustrated book by the New York Times Bestseller illustrator of ‘I am Enough’ celebrates confidence and feeling happy in your skin.
A father tells the story of Amani and her pals playing hide and seek by moonlight. The moon’s soft glow helps Amani catch glimpses of the girls gently giggling in their hiding places.
The lyrical text makes it an excellent book for storytime, evoking those long summer nights playing with friends seared in our memories.
A father tells the story of Amani and her pals playing hide and seek by moonlight. The moon’s soft glow helps Amani catch glimpses of the girls gently giggling in their hiding places.
The lyrical text makes it an excellent book for storytime, evoking those long summer nights playing with friends seared in our memories.
Age range: 3-7
Summer starts here! This colorful book about an entrepreneurial girl searching for a perfect place for her lemonade stand is a joy for all senses. You can almost taste the ice-cold lemonade in this tantalizingly illustrated book, written by New York Best Seller author Gideon Sterer.
When there’s no room on the streets near her home, she dashes off determinedly to the countryside, where a sun-soaked adventure awaits.
This book encourages new readers, but be warned: it may make them thirsty.
Age range: 4-8
When there’s no room on the streets near her home, she dashes off determinedly to the countryside, where a sun-soaked adventure awaits.
This book encourages new readers, but be warned: it may make them thirsty.
Age range: 4-8
This joyful picture book is written as a nostalgic nod to summers in the 70s when kids had less adult supervision and arguably more fun. And their clothes were cool.
Kids on this Brooklyn block make the most of that glorious time when school’s out for summer. Playing tag, chasing ice-cream trucks, and jumping double dutch, this book is full of promise and adventure, beautifully illustrated by Leo Espinosa, illustrator of Islandborn.
Written by Jacqueline Woodson - the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and recipient of the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and other notable awards- this book screams fun and adventure, all vividly captured in retro colors. These 70s kids rule the world!
Age range: 5-8
Kids on this Brooklyn block make the most of that glorious time when school’s out for summer. Playing tag, chasing ice-cream trucks, and jumping double dutch, this book is full of promise and adventure, beautifully illustrated by Leo Espinosa, illustrator of Islandborn.
Written by Jacqueline Woodson - the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and recipient of the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and other notable awards- this book screams fun and adventure, all vividly captured in retro colors. These 70s kids rule the world!
Age range: 5-8
Does your daughter love to curl up with a good book? Then this delightful adventure featuring a bookish heroine is guaranteed to enchant her.
Tilly, 11, lives above her grandparents’ much-loved bookshop, Pages & Co. While trying to solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance, Tilly makes a shocking discovery. Classic book characters like Alice in Wonderland and Anne of the Green Cables leap off the page and appear in her grandparents’ bookshop.
Imaginatively told, this national bestseller breathes life into characters and delivers many hours of cozy reading for kids who love classic books. The best bit? It’s part of a trilogy.
Age range: 8-12
Tilly, 11, lives above her grandparents’ much-loved bookshop, Pages & Co. While trying to solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance, Tilly makes a shocking discovery. Classic book characters like Alice in Wonderland and Anne of the Green Cables leap off the page and appear in her grandparents’ bookshop.
Imaginatively told, this national bestseller breathes life into characters and delivers many hours of cozy reading for kids who love classic books. The best bit? It’s part of a trilogy.
Age range: 8-12
An easy beach read for tweens who enjoy science fiction. The graphic novel depicts Grace counting the days until her moon exploration trip with one of her moms. But the trip didn’t go as planned. Can she rescue her long-awaited summer?
While the story is ultimately set in space, this novel deftly deals with its underlying theme of navigating two households after a parental breakup.
A compassionate and relatable story, this book will easily tempt your tween away from her screen.
Age range: 8-12
While the story is ultimately set in space, this novel deftly deals with its underlying theme of navigating two households after a parental breakup.
A compassionate and relatable story, this book will easily tempt your tween away from her screen.
Age range: 8-12
If your daughter has gone through the friendship wringer of late, this sketch-book style novel will appeal to her.
At the end of a long summer, Penny is tentatively looking forward to starting fifth grade and her after-school art. But her best friend Violet has dropped her for another girl and is mocking Penny’s beloved Art Club. What did Penny do wrong?
Dealing with drama is never easy, but this book perfectly captures the feelings of anxiety that mean girl issues can evoke in tweens. An engaging read with a feather-light touch, your daughter will gobble up this novel.
Written by Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the captivating Pretty Little Liars series, this story won’t disappoint.
Age range: 8-12
At the end of a long summer, Penny is tentatively looking forward to starting fifth grade and her after-school art. But her best friend Violet has dropped her for another girl and is mocking Penny’s beloved Art Club. What did Penny do wrong?
Dealing with drama is never easy, but this book perfectly captures the feelings of anxiety that mean girl issues can evoke in tweens. An engaging read with a feather-light touch, your daughter will gobble up this novel.
Written by Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the captivating Pretty Little Liars series, this story won’t disappoint.
Age range: 8-12
You might want to give this novel a try (part of a spellbinding series) if you can’t keep your daughter in enough books. This mid-noughties collection will appeal to curious readers who love Lemony Snicket and all books by Roald Dahl.
The narrative revolves around four razor-sharp kids who are either orphans or unwanted by their parents. Through complex tests, the kids become a team working for the enigmatic but odd Nicholas Benedict and his team of assistants to stop Nicholas’ evil twin from brainwashing the world and taking over.
Part of a spellbinding series, these books flow beautifully, and your daughter will love them if she enjoys reading unpredictable stories filled with realistic characters. Once read, you can watch the recent tv adaptation together on Disney+.
Age range: 9-12
The narrative revolves around four razor-sharp kids who are either orphans or unwanted by their parents. Through complex tests, the kids become a team working for the enigmatic but odd Nicholas Benedict and his team of assistants to stop Nicholas’ evil twin from brainwashing the world and taking over.
Part of a spellbinding series, these books flow beautifully, and your daughter will love them if she enjoys reading unpredictable stories filled with realistic characters. Once read, you can watch the recent tv adaptation together on Disney+.
Age range: 9-12
Whether your daughter is into science fiction or classic literature, these fabulous reads will happily while away the long summer hours. Happy reading!
7 Irresistible Summer Reads for Curious Girls
JUly 5th, 2023
School’s out, so let’s celebrate by packing these feel-good adventures for lazy days at the beach, reading poolside, or chilling at the park.
Whether your daughter prefers a graphic novel or a storybook collection, we have the ultimate summer reading list.
These boredom busters will keep her enthralled all summer, from nightly hide-and-seek games to space trips via lemonade stands and book wanderers.
Whether your daughter prefers a graphic novel or a storybook collection, we have the ultimate summer reading list.
These boredom busters will keep her enthralled all summer, from nightly hide-and-seek games to space trips via lemonade stands and book wanderers.
This beautifully illustrated book by the New York Times Bestseller illustrator of ‘I am Enough’ celebrates confidence and feeling happy in your skin.
A father tells the story of Amani and her pals playing hide and seek by moonlight. The moon’s soft glow helps Amani catch glimpses of the girls gently giggling in their hiding places.
The lyrical text makes it an excellent book for storytime, evoking those long summer nights playing with friends seared in our memories.
Age range: 3-7
Summer starts here! This colorful book about an entrepreneurial girl searching for a perfect place for her lemonade stand is a joy for all senses. You can almost taste the ice-cold lemonade in this tantalizingly illustrated book, written by New York Best Seller author Gideon Sterer.
When there’s no room on the streets near her home, she dashes off determinedly to the countryside, where a sun-soaked adventure awaits.
This book encourages new readers, but be warned: it may make them thirsty.
Age range: 4-8
When there’s no room on the streets near her home, she dashes off determinedly to the countryside, where a sun-soaked adventure awaits.
This book encourages new readers, but be warned: it may make them thirsty.
Age range: 4-8
This joyful picture book is written as a nostalgic nod to summers in the 70s when kids had less adult supervision and arguably more fun. And their clothes were cool.
Kids on this Brooklyn block make the most of that glorious time when school’s out for summer. Playing tag, chasing ice-cream trucks, and jumping double dutch, this book is full of promise and adventure, beautifully illustrated by Leo Espinosa, illustrator of Islandborn.
Written by Jacqueline Woodson - the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and recipient of the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and other notable awards- this book screams fun and adventure, all vividly captured in retro colors. These 70s kids rule the world!
Age range: 5-8
Kids on this Brooklyn block make the most of that glorious time when school’s out for summer. Playing tag, chasing ice-cream trucks, and jumping double dutch, this book is full of promise and adventure, beautifully illustrated by Leo Espinosa, illustrator of Islandborn.
Written by Jacqueline Woodson - the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature and recipient of the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and other notable awards- this book screams fun and adventure, all vividly captured in retro colors. These 70s kids rule the world!
Age range: 5-8
Does your daughter love to curl up with a good book? Then this delightful adventure featuring a bookish heroine is guaranteed to enchant her.
Tilly, 11, lives above her grandparents’ much-loved bookshop, Pages & Co. While trying to solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance, Tilly makes a shocking discovery. Classic book characters like Alice in Wonderland and Anne of the Green Cables leap off the page and appear in her grandparents’ bookshop.
Imaginatively told, this national bestseller breathes life into characters and delivers many hours of cozy reading for kids who love classic books. The best bit? It’s part of a trilogy.
Age range: 8-12
Tilly, 11, lives above her grandparents’ much-loved bookshop, Pages & Co. While trying to solve the mystery of her mother’s disappearance, Tilly makes a shocking discovery. Classic book characters like Alice in Wonderland and Anne of the Green Cables leap off the page and appear in her grandparents’ bookshop.
Imaginatively told, this national bestseller breathes life into characters and delivers many hours of cozy reading for kids who love classic books. The best bit? It’s part of a trilogy.
Age range: 8-12
An easy beach read for tweens who enjoy science fiction. The graphic novel depicts Grace counting the days until her moon exploration trip with one of her moms. But the trip didn’t go as planned. Can she rescue her long-awaited summer?
While the story is ultimately set in space, this novel deftly deals with its underlying theme of navigating two households after a parental breakup.
A compassionate and relatable story, this book will easily tempt your tween away from her screen.
Age range: 8-12
While the story is ultimately set in space, this novel deftly deals with its underlying theme of navigating two households after a parental breakup.
A compassionate and relatable story, this book will easily tempt your tween away from her screen.
Age range: 8-12
If your daughter has gone through the friendship wringer of late, this sketch-book style novel will appeal to her.
At the end of a long summer, Penny is tentatively looking forward to starting fifth grade and her after-school art. But her best friend Violet has dropped her for another girl and is mocking Penny’s beloved Art Club. What did Penny do wrong?
Dealing with drama is never easy, but this book perfectly captures the feelings of anxiety that mean girl issues can evoke in tweens. An engaging read with a feather-light touch, your daughter will gobble up this novel.
Written by Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the captivating Pretty Little Liars series, this story won’t disappoint.
Age range: 8-12
At the end of a long summer, Penny is tentatively looking forward to starting fifth grade and her after-school art. But her best friend Violet has dropped her for another girl and is mocking Penny’s beloved Art Club. What did Penny do wrong?
Dealing with drama is never easy, but this book perfectly captures the feelings of anxiety that mean girl issues can evoke in tweens. An engaging read with a feather-light touch, your daughter will gobble up this novel.
Written by Sara Shepard, New York Times bestselling author of the captivating Pretty Little Liars series, this story won’t disappoint.
Age range: 8-12
You might want to give this novel a try (part of a spellbinding series) if you can’t keep your daughter in enough books. This mid-noughties collection will appeal to curious readers who love Lemony Snicket and all books by Roald Dahl.
The narrative revolves around four razor-sharp kids who are either orphans or unwanted by their parents. Through complex tests, the kids become a team working for the enigmatic but odd Nicholas Benedict and his team of assistants to stop Nicholas’ evil twin from brainwashing the world and taking over.
Part of a spellbinding series, these books flow beautifully, and your daughter will love them if she enjoys reading unpredictable stories filled with realistic characters. Once read, you can watch the recent tv adaptation together on Disney+.
Age range: 9-12
The narrative revolves around four razor-sharp kids who are either orphans or unwanted by their parents. Through complex tests, the kids become a team working for the enigmatic but odd Nicholas Benedict and his team of assistants to stop Nicholas’ evil twin from brainwashing the world and taking over.
Part of a spellbinding series, these books flow beautifully, and your daughter will love them if she enjoys reading unpredictable stories filled with realistic characters. Once read, you can watch the recent tv adaptation together on Disney+.
Age range: 9-12
Whether your daughter is into science fiction or classic literature, these fabulous reads will happily while away the long summer hours. Happy reading!