Summer time books

Roxaboxen by Barbara Cooney is a great book about kids having fun being kids in the summer. They create a village all their own, with money and stores and homes. The unscheduled playtime of the summer gives way to fond memories and great creativity. It fosters community and bonds between playmates and siblings. This, and the books that follow are great stories of what can occur when kids are allowed to just be kids. This is the stuff of childhood memories and "the good old days". May Roxaboxen live on with our kids this summer and summers to come.

In Andrew Henry's Meadow by Doris Burns, a boy named Andrew loves to create. His family does not quite understand his need to invent, and so he finds a meadow in which to play all summer long. He is joined by other kids from the neighborhood who also need a solice in which to create and be. It turns into quite the little village for kids. This book celebrates the creative spirit in kids and the differences in all of us. Another good book about letting kids have time and space to be kids.

The Summerfolk by Doris Burns is another great story about kids creating a little village all their own in which to play and create and live. It showcases the various interests and personalities of the children and the wonderful ways they can get along and have some summer fun.

 This is a super cute book. The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant is a cute and funny book about when the family comes to visit. Maybe you have the family coming and maybe you are the family coming. Either way, it is a good laugh for all ages.

Though I have not read these books, I believe I will be looking for them at the library this summer. They sound like good summer books too!
The Raft by Jim Lamarche  Night in the Country by Cynthia Rylant