Hull Elementary Summer Reading
Get your summer reading at Buttonwood! Hull Elementary students are encouraged to read for 20 minutes per day. You can read more about the assignment here. You can fill out a bingo card for the books you've read here!
Below are some popular books in various age groups that have sold well at Buttonwood.
Woo hoo! A new Sandra Boynton book! This charming new picture book grew out of a social media post Sandra Boynton shared early on in the pandemic to offer encouragement from a loud, but sincere, imaginary chicken.
Told through creative language play, and with depth and whimsy, this picture book reminds readers of their own agency and the power they have to direct their own path. Marc Colagiovanni’s lyrical text and Peter H. Reynolds's stunning art create an enduring message of strength and perseverance that is both universal and personal, and one that readers will be drawn to over and over again.
A delightful romp around farms through the seasons – and the many types of boots that are needed to get the job done
From New York Times bestselling author Susan Verde, Courtney Sheinmel, and Heather Ross comes a warmhearted story about expressing gratitude, perfectly modeling how to write a great thank-you note!
Award-winning creators Mac Barnett and Christian Robinson tap deep into childhood curiosity with a mind-tickling ode to the open-ended.
Travel to Earth’s far north and discover the mysterious, cute, fierce, and unique creatures— from polar bears to puffins, narwhals to hares— that call the chilly Arctic region home.
Will lonely Maya’s wish for a friend come true when she borrows Dazzle, a toy unicorn, from the library? What about Dazzle’s wish for a place to belong? The heartwarming series continues with a third adventure.
Meet Dazzle, Grizzle, Grub, Grab, and Dab, a family of giants who decide a farm would be the best place for them to live. Will this huge-hearted group be able call Fe-Fi-Fo Farm home sweet home?
Perfect for fans of Ivy & Bean and Dory Fantasmagory, this is the start of a charming new chapter book series about a third-grader whose plans may backfire but whose persistence and heart are inspiring.
Charming, creative Salma takes on big feelings with even bigger ideas as she navigates life in a new country, Syrian identity, family changes and new friendships in this engaging and heartfelt early chapter book series
Newbery Award-winning graphic novelist Jerry Craft sends Jordan, Drew, and a small group of students from Riverdale Academy on a school trip to Paris, in this poignant and funny full-color, contemporary graphic novel about friendship, growing up, uncomfortable but necessary conversations, and navigating the world. A companion to New Kid and Class Act!
A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports.
From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel about finding your own space… especially when you're in a family of nine!
Meet Weenie, a meatloaf-obsessed wiener dog, and his best friends Frank and Beans in this hilarious early graphic novel for fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys.
The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator and Caldecott Medalist of The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
From two-time Newbery honor recipient Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling new young middle grade fantasy series for readers who love stories about animals, magic, and kids like them embracing their power to change the world.
Newbery Medal-winning middle grade novel in verse about twelve-year-old twins and basketball stars Josh and Jordan Bell who must learn to deal with problems on and off the court as they navigate homework, first crushes, family and, of course, basketball.
From the author of Nowhere Boy - called “a resistance novel for our times” by The New York Times - comes a brilliant middle-grade survival story that traces a harrowing family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine that devastated Soviet Ukraine in the 1930s.
Deliciously suspenseful and delightfully clever, The Swifts is a remarkable debut that is both brilliantly contemporary and instantly classic. A celebration of words and individuality, it's packed with games, wordplay, and lots and lots of mischief as Shenanigan sets out to save her family and define herself in a world where definitions are so important.