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Last year was my first year to share a summer reading bingo that I made for my kids. I took the same bingo a tweaked it a tiny big and changed the colors. I also wished my kids did a better job tracking the books they read for each catergory, so I made a book tracker to be printed on the back. Now, when they finished a book, they can write it on the back and see all the books they read over the summer.
Last year, I also included some book recommendations to go with each bingo category. Some of these we've read and some I put on there that I want my kids to read this summer. There are alot of fun books on this list with something for younger and older kids. I didn't do any teen recommendations, but maybe I'll add some of those next time. Enjoy!
Historical Fiction: Heart of a Samurai or this picture book Balderdash!: John Newberry and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books
Myths (or fairytales) from another Culture: The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
This is technically american, but it's probably still another culture for most of us who aren't Black.
Or this picture book version The People Could Fly
Graphic Novel: The Mythmakers: the Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis & J.R.R or Swim Team By Johnnie Christmas and for younger readers, Everyday Reading has a Great list HERE
Book about an Artist or Composer: Ablaze with Color: A story of Painter Alma Thomas or Music in Georges Head OR find more here on my Amazon Artist list and Composer List
Fantasy Book: The Bark of the Bog Owl Bk 1 of Wilderking Trilogy all my kids loved this one but my boys loved it most.
OR Beyond Mulberry Glen (my daughter has really enjoyed this one) OR these picture book Flower Fairies Magical Doors or The Bakery Dragon
Non-Fiction: Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World or this picture book is beautiful Painting Wonder: How Pauline Baynes Illustrated the worlds of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R.Tolkien
Nature Book: Entangled Life (my son has been enjoying this abridged version - the pictures are stunning) or this picture book Water is Water
Historic non-fiction: Which Way to the Wild West or Two Miserable Presidents by Steve Sheikins. All his books are gold.
Mystery: The Bletchly Riddle or Spooked or Nate the Great (younger reader) OR this picture book Dakota Crumb and the Secret Bookshop or Sleuth and Solve books (my kids love these)
An old Classic: Over Sea Under Stone (dark is Rising books) A little known classic from the 70s
OR The Hundred Dresses or any of these nordic books
A Fairytale: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow or Little Pilgrims Progress (the pictures are deliteful and all my kids have enjoyed it)
A Story with Animals as Main Characters: The Wind in the Willow OR The Green Ember OR Brambly Hedge A favorite in our house
A book part of a Series: The Vanderbeekers (my daughter loves these) and my boys love Septimus Heap and Zoey and Sassafras for younger readers
An Adventure novel: The Northwind OR againThe Bark of the Bog Owl Bk 1 of Wilderking Trilogy
Shakespeare play or retelling or Poetry: A Midsummers Night Dream or the Shakespeare Stealer or The Road Not Taken
A Geography book: THe Grand Canyon
A Book about Native Americans: The Girl Who Helped Thunder OR Braiding Sweetgrass for Younger Readers
A Science book: The Universe in You OR It Takes Guts
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