Whether you're lounging by the beach, relaxing in a hammock or embarking on a road trip, these reads are the perfect companions for your summer adventures. Let this list be your gateway to endless literary delights as you embark on one of our exciting summer reading challenges!
Sunny Days by Deborah Kerbel
A look at different types of activities that can be enjoyed when it's sunny. Ages 0-3.
Summer Stroll In The City by Cathy Goldberg Fishman
Take a stroll through the city in summer and experience the sights, sounds, colours, smells and more! Ages 0-3.
Sandy Toes: A Summer Adventure by Shauntay Grant
Follow along as a young boy spends the day at the beach with his family in this spare and poetic picture book that celebrates summer's wonders big and small. Ages 3-5.
A Day For Sandcastles by JonArno Lawson
A wordless story that celebrates creative problem-solving, teamwork, and the sun-splashed wonder of a day at the beach. Ages 4-8.
Summer Is For Cousins by Rajani LaRocca
A celebration of extended family and summertime fun. Ages 4-8.
Hot Dog by Doug Salati
A hot summer day from a dog's point of view! Vibrant illustrations combined with simple, sparse text tells a vivid day-in-the-life story. This winner of the 2023 Caldecott Medal is winsome and enjoyable for all, especially dog lovers. Ages 5-8.
Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
Cambridge professor Emily Wilde is good at many things: She is the foremost expert on the study of faeries. She is a genius scholar and a meticulous researcher writing the world's first encyclopaedia of faerie lore. But Emily Wilde is not good at people.
The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke
Two sisters go missing on a remote Scottish island. Twenty years later, one is found—but she's still the same age as when she disappeared. The secrets of witches have reached across the centuries in this chilling Gothic thriller.
Mrs. England by Stacey Halls
Mrs. England is a portrait of an Edwardian marriage, an enthralling tale of men and women, power and control, courage, truth and the very darkest deception.
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
A beguiling novel of star-crossed lovers, heartbreak, revenge, and murder—and a brilliant re-imagination of one of the most talked-about unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century.
People We Meet On Vacation by Emily Henry
Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love. This book is a fun and funny romance that will leave you with a warm and radiant feeling usually kept for the best vacation.
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
Percy lives in a big city and keeps people at a distance until she receives a phone call which brings her back to the good time and heartbreak of the summer she spent with the next-door neighbours in Barry's Bay. It’s time to bring back the relationship with Sam that meant so much to her.
Cover Story by Susan Rigetti
For a fast-paced, entertaining summer read, try Cover Story, inspired by the story of Anna Delvey, who famously conned the elites of New York City.
This Time Tomorrow by Emma Straub
Aficionados of both time travel tales and relationship fiction will be delighted by this heartwarming and thought-provoking story of a 40-year-old woman who wakes up in her 16-year-old body.
Flight Risk by Cherie Priest
Second in the Booking Agents series, about “inconsistent” psychic and struggling travel agent Leda Foley, who teams with Seattle police detective Grady Merritt to help solve murders. Best to start with volume one, Grave Reservations, where the sleuths first meet – when Leda re-books Grady’s flight at the last minute on a hunch, and he watches his original plane blow up from the safety of the airport.
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