Twins read at Lit Fest

Twins Frederick, left, and Martin Krug, 3 (cq) of Chicago bought eight books to share Sunday morning June 7, 2009 at the 25th Annual Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest. (Nancy Stone/ Chicago Tribune) ..OUTSIDE TRIBUNE CO.- NO MAGS, NO SALES, NO INTERNET, NO TV, CHICAGO OUT.. 00307534B LIT FEST (Nancy Stone / Chicago Tribune / June 7, 2009)

To kick off the 2013 Chicago Tribune Kids Read & Write Program, we asked Chicago-area librarians to suggest well-written, age-appropriate books for summer reading. Below you will find their suggestions, divided into summer-themed categories.

We hope your summer is full of good reading!

Summer in the city or country

"Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls (ages 8+)

"Tar Beach" by Faith Ringgold (ages 5-8)


This piece first ran in Printers Row Journal, delivered to Printers Row members with the Sunday Chicago Tribune and by digital edition via email. Click here to learn about joining Printers Row.


"Thimble Summer" by Elizabeth Enright (ages 8+)"Blueberries for Sal" by Robert McCloskey (ages 3-5)

"Are You Ready to Play Outside?" by Mo Willems (ages 4-8)

"Looking Closely around the Pond" by Frank Serafini (ages 4-7)

"Marcelo in the Real World" by Francisco X. Stork (ages 12+)

"A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck (ages 8+)

"Country Crossing" by Jim Aylesworth, illustrated by Ted Rand (ages 3-7)

"When Zachary Beaver Came to Town" by Kimberly Willis Holt (ages 9+)

"Me and Uncle Romie: A Story Inspired by the Life and Art of Romare Beardon" by Claire Hartfield and Jerome Lagarrigue (ages 4+)

"Frog and Friends: The Best Summer Ever" by Eve Bunting and Josee Masse (ages 5-8)

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

"On the Blue Comet" by Rosemary Wells, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (ages 10+)

"The Great Turkey Walk" by Kathleen Karr (ages 10+)

"If I Built a Car" by Chris Van Dusen (ages 3+)

"Ruth Law Thrills a Nation" by Don Brown (6-8)
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