Summer

by Alice Low, Roy McKie (Illustrations)

Better than fireworks, this classic Beginner Book edited by Dr. Seuss celebrates all the wonderful things that come with summer! From trips to the beach and eating watermelon to fireworks and fishing, Alice Low and Roy McKie’s Summer will have young readers eager for the kind of fun only warm breezes and sunny weather can bring.

Originally created by Dr. Seuss, Beginner Books encourage children to read all by themselves, with simple words and illustrations that give clues to their meaning.

Genres: Picture Books, Summer, Childrens, Fiction, Classics

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1963

Reviews

[Luisa Knight]

It's not too surprising that I absolutely adore this book - summer is my favorite season! And this book wonderfully embodies everything I love so much about it. The many iconic scenes of summer have been woven together so nicely with rhyming prose and delightful illustrations, perfectly capturing the lively and humorous moments we so cherish.

Penny and Cal love it too.

Take a sneak peek inside the book: watch my Summertime Medley reel!

Ages: 2 - 6

Content Considerations: kids (one might be a girl) have their shirts off in a couple pictures - not detailed.

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[Stacy]

A celebration of all things summer. My edition is from 1963, to my surprise there is a much more recent edition. As we were reading, my granddaughter noted how the rhymes were very much like Dr. Seuss's, and they are-- not nonsensical, but the style. And to my shock is WAS originally created Dr. Seuss, so I am a bit confused as to why Alice Low is listed as author.

[Moonkiszt]

Featured in a grandma reads session.

Alice Low has brought us a rollicking book of summer activities to land on our bucket list! My group got busy with their check lists, what we've done so far and what we've yet to do. . .

A perfect picture book to start our session today. . .this hot, hot day!

[Rod Brown]

A pair of siblings run around with their dog doing (too) many different summer activities. I find it entirely too random and overlong, but my daughter enjoyed it when she was four, mainly because of the dog on every page, I bet.

[Deb (Readerbuzz) Nance]

Today is the beginning of my summer. What better way to celebrate than to read this little book?! Every delight of summer---swimming, swinging, fireworks, fireflies---is in this little charming story. All with a bit of rhyme, of course.

[Riley Dean]

3.5
I love Summer!

[Gretchen Rosch]

1. Summer is about all of the great things that come with summer. Like the sun, heat, and all the yummy foods to eat. This book just goes into detail about all the things these kids enjoy about summer!
2. 2nd grade
3. This would be a good book for reading. Its a simple book but has quite a few pages and it will start to introduce larger books to students.
4. Any student will benefit from reading this because its enjoyable.
5. For small groups the students could read this together and make lists of what they enjoy during the summer. It will be a good interactive activity for them.
6. As a whole class the teacher could use this book as a read aloud at the end of the school year since summer is coming!
7. Alice Low has written several books!!
8. You can listen to this audio online (i suggest reading it because its catchy).

[Jenny]

Cute illustrations. It reminds me of all the things I love about summer!

[Bethany Erickson]

My kindergartners found the pictures of the dog "pup" to be hysterical. I think they enjoyed that more than anything else in the story.

[Amanda]

Perfect for this time of year. Love their little dog.

[Elena Maddox]

Outreach.

[Eric Keegan]

Adorable little book that encapsulates the best feelings, memories, and emotions of summertime.

[Pam]

This book kind of annoys me. The text has facile rhymes that don't engage, and it's much to long. Also, I don't like the illustrations,not my kind of artwork. The kids do like it, though, so I gave it 2 stars instead of 1. Definitely wouldn't read it if it weren't for the reading every kids book project.

[Amy]

I thought for sure this was written by P.D. Eastman, but it is actually by Alice Low. It is a nice go-along with "Snow" and is actually better than "Snow" in my opinion. My son didn't know what croquet was, and so learned a new word from this book!

[Madkropotkin]

My son read this book to us tonight. I really liked this book, I am a Summer baby after all. My son was pointing out somethings we do during the summer time and we all laughed. This is a good little book that is well written and excellently illustrated that brings joy to all of the family.

[Summer]

I LOVE the illustrations in this book, and the story just makes me happy. It brings back fond memories of magical childhood summers. I'm so glad to be able to now witness the joy that summer brings through the eyes of my son. I love reading this book to him.

[René]

We have the 1963 edition from my childhood that my grandmother read to my sister and I. My six year old really liked it, it was an easy read aloud (probably a level 2, for length). The pictures and the rhyme scheme are engaging, but the dog, of course, wins the prize :)

[Alida]

Another great beginners book. It deals with everything that comes with summer. Cute illustrations. I would use it for beginners or low readers to read for fun.

[Netanella]

Cute, rhyming book about the childhood joys of summer.

[Mommalovesbaby]

Fun rhyming book to read. Reminded me slightly of Dr. Seuss books.

[Marilyn]

I LOVE Summer for all of these reasons. Great illustrations and fun rhyming verse.

[Tara Carpenter]

One of my favorites from childhood. A few years ago I started reading it to my kids, and last year my oldest started reading it to his brothers without me!

[Jasmine]

Good book for learning words that rhyme and for Word recognition as some of the words are repeated over again.

[Lisa Mcbroom]

Wonderful story of childhood summer in which everything was innocent. I remember doing many things this boy and girl did.

[Literacy Group]

This picture book describes all the fun things to do in the summer such as watching fireworks, fishing, swimming, and going to a fair.

[Deborah Harris]

AR Quiz No. 130133 EN Fiction
Accelerated Reader Quiz Information IL: LG - BL: 2.0 - AR Pts: 0.5
Accelerated Reader Quiz Type Information AR Quiz Types: RP, RV

[jacky]

One of those early readers that are quite long but don't really say all that much.

[Sophie]

Mommy and Daddy started reading this book to me recently, and it gave us an idea to go on a family picnic yesterday.

[Shiloah]

This is Nicolette’s (2.5 years old) favorite book right now. I stopped recording how many times we’ve read it. We’ll read it repeatedly everyday.

[Hannah McGee]

An absolutely adorable book about the fun you can have in the summer, this book provides a fun way to learn about poetry. For me, I would use this book in my classroom as a fun introduction to poetry. I could use it as a fun way to introduce poetry to my students. It would allow my students to have a fun way of learning about poetry. Poetry is a hard topic to talk about to get some students to understand or even to get them interested in it. Summer is a fun way for teachers to introduce the topic of poetry.