School’s out and summer is here! Though you’ll want to find lots and lots of outside playtime during the days and weeks of summer, make sure to find time to read to your kids.

Get creative with picture book story time. Read on the front porch with a cool slice of watermelon for a snack. Picnic on a blanket in the back yard and read aloud. Drink a glass of lemonade while sharing story time on the den floor. Read under the sheets just before bedtime.

Read. Read. Read. Make treasured memories to last a lifetime with books about summer to warm your heart. Enjoy some of these fun, seasonal titles with the kiddos over the summer.

Summer Vacation, Here I Come! Written by D.J. Steinberg and published by Grosset & Dunlap, 2023.

The Night Before Summer Vacation. Written by Natasha Wing and published by Grosset & Dunlap, 2002.

When Summer Comes: Exploring Nature in Our Warmest Season. Written by Aimee M. Bissonette and published by Little Bigfoot, 2023.

Goodbye Spring, Hello Summer. Written by Kenard Pak and published by Godwin Books, 2025.

Summer is Here. Written by Renee Watson and published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2024.

Cannonball. Written by Sacha Cotter and published by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2020.

The Mosquito Burrito. Written by Didi Dragon and published by AHA! Press, 2023.

And Then Comes Summer. Written by Tom Brenner and published by Candlewick, 2021.

I See Summer. Written by Charles Ghigna and published by Picture Window Books, 2011.

Summer Days and Nights. Written by Wong Herbert Yee and published by Henry Holt & Company, 2012.

Summer in the Forest: A Lift-a-Flap Board Book. Written by Rusty Finch and published by Cottage Door Press, 2019.

It Began with Lemonade. Written by Gideon Sterer and published by Dial Books, 2021.

Summer months allow extra time for snuggling with a good book. Look for these summertime books as listed above and seek out a few more when you visit the library.

Happy Summer, y’all!

BIO: Julie Lavender looks forward to spending more time with her grandkids over the summer and will most definitely be reading books with her six-year-old grandson Benaiah, his toddler brother Maverick, and granddaughter Danae. Julie is the author of Children’s Bible Stories for Bedtime and parenting books for moms and dads.

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