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Seasonal Books: Summer!

Last Updated: September 9, 2025

Below you will find all “summer” books I have read and rated–both good and bad! Most images are linked to their review where you can find details about the book. Some are only indirectly related to the season, but they’re fun to include nonetheless.

If you don’t find what you’re looking for, let me hear from you! This will tell me which books are priorities.

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100 Pounds of Popcorn (Krantz) | keenlykept.com
100 Pounds of Popcorn (Krantz)
ABCers (Schaefer) | keenlykept.com
ABCers (Schaefer)
Around the Pond: Who's Been Here? (George) | keenlykept.com
Around the Pond: Who's Been Here? (George)
Avery the Dogless Orphan and the Interdimensional Stray (Pawn) | keenlykept.com
Avery the Dogless Orphan and the Interdimensional Stray (Pawn)
Baby Island (Brink) | keenlykept.com
Baby Island (Brink)
Bella Up, Up, and Away (O'Rourke) | keenlykept.com
Bella Up, Up, and Away (O'Rourke)
The Berenstain Bears Reap the Harvest (Berenstain) | keenlykept.com
The Berenstain Bears Reap the Harvest (Berenstain)
The Big Tree (Hiscock) | keenlykept.com
The Big Tree (Hiscock)
Blueberries for Sal (McCloskey) | keenlykept.com
Blueberries for Sal (McCloskey)
A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog (Mayer) | keenlykept.com
A Boy, a Dog, and a Frog (Mayer)
Brambly Hedge: Summer Story (Barklem) | keenlykept.com
Brambly Hedge: Summer Story (Barklem)
A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee (Van Dusen) | keenlykept.com
A Camping Spree with Mr. Magee (Van Dusen)
Carl's Summer Vacation (Day) | keenlykept.com
Carl's Summer Vacation (Day)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Fleming) | keenlykept.com
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Fleming)
Dahlia (McClintock) | keenlykept.com
Dahlia (McClintock)
Desert Giant (Bash) | keenlykept.com
Desert Giant (Bash)
Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee (Van Dusen) | keenlykept.com
Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee (Van Dusen)
The Dragon of Lonely Island (Rupp) | keenlykept.com
The Dragon of Lonely Island (Rupp)
The Enchanted Castle (Nesbit) | keenlykept.com
The Enchanted Castle (Nesbit)
Enemy Pie (Munson) | keenlykept.com
Enemy Pie (Munson)
Everything You Need for a Treehouse (Higgins) | keenlykept.com
Everything You Need for a Treehouse (Higgins)
Firefly July (Janeczko) | keenlykept.com
Firefly July (Janeczko)
First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers (Shea) | keenlykept.com
First Flight: The Story of Tom Tate and the Wright Brothers (Shea)
Five Children and It (Nesbit) | keenlykept.com
Five Children and It (Nesbit)
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Lobel) | keenlykept.com
Frog and Toad Are Friends (Lobel)
Golden Name Day (Lindquist) | keenlykept.com
Golden Name Day (Lindquist)
Gone-Away Lake (Enright) | keenlykept.com
Gone-Away Lake (Enright)
Return to Gone-Away (Enright) | keenlykept.com
Return to Gone-Away (Enright)
Hattie & Hudson (Van Dusen) | keenlykept.com
Hattie & Hudson (Van Dusen)
Heron & Turtle (Gorbachev) | keenlykept.com
Heron & Turtle (Gorbachev)
Hooray for Summer! (Iwamura) | keenlykept.com
Hooray for Summer! (Iwamura)
The Hundred-Year Barn (MacLachlan) | keenlykept.com
The Hundred-Year Barn (MacLachlan)
I Am a Bunny (Risom) | keenlykept.com
I Am a Bunny (Risom)
I Love You the Purplest (Joosse) | keenlykept.com
I Love You the Purplest (Joosse)
Just Grandma and Me (Mayer) | keenlykept.com
Just Grandma and Me (Mayer)
Just Me and My Dad (Mayer) | keenlykept.com
Just Me and My Dad (Mayer)
Lighthouse Family: The Whale (Rylant) | keenlykept.com
Lighthouse Family: The Whale (Rylant)
The Little Blue Cottage (Jordan) | keenlykept.com
The Little Blue Cottage (Jordan)
A Medieval Feast (Aliki) | keenlykept.com
A Medieval Feast (Aliki)
Misty of Chincoteague (Henry) | keenlykept.com
Misty of Chincoteague (Henry)
Mooses with Bazookas (Smith) | keenlykept.com
Mooses with Bazookas (Smith)
Mornings With Monet (Rosenstock) | keenlykept.com
Mornings With Monet (Rosenstock)
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present (Zolotow) | keenlykept.com
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present (Zolotow)
My Side of the Mountain (George) | keenlykept.com
My Side of the Mountain (George)
Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock (Keene) | keenlykept.com
Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock (Keene)
No Children, No Pets (Holland) | keenlykept.com
No Children, No Pets (Holland)
Old Bear (Henkes) | keenlykept.com
Old Bear (Henkes)
On Vacation (Scarry) | keenlykept.com
On Vacation (Scarry)
One Morning in Maine (McCloskey) | keenlykept.com
One Morning in Maine (McCloskey)
Owls in the Family (Mowat) | keenlykept.com
Owls in the Family (Mowat)
The Paint Brush Kid (Bulla) | keenlykept.com
The Paint Brush Kid (Bulla)
Paintball with Dragons (Bolinger) | keenlykept.com
Paintball with Dragons (Bolinger)
Peach & Blue (Kilborne) | keenlykept.com
Peach & Blue (Kilborne)
A Penny for a Hundred (Pochocki) | keenlykept.com
A Penny for a Hundred (Pochocki)
Pinky Pye (Estes) | keenlykept.com
Pinky Pye (Estes)
Possum and the Summer Storm (Hunter) | keenlykept.com
Possum and the Summer Storm (Hunter)
Beyond the Orphan Train, book 3: Prairie Homestead (Richardson) | keenlykept.com
Beyond the Orphan Train, book 3: Prairie Homestead (Richardson)
Raccoon Summer (Vanderwielen) | keenlykept.com
Raccoon Summer (Vanderwielen)
The Raft (LaMarche) | keenlykept.com
The Raft (LaMarche)
Ranger in Time: D-Day: Battle on the Beach (Messner) | keenlykept.com
Ranger in Time: D-Day: Battle on the Beach (Messner)
The Relatives Came (Rylant) | keenlykept.com
The Relatives Came (Rylant)
Best Busy Year Ever (Scarry) | keenlykept.com
Best Busy Year Ever (Scarry)
Sonrise Stable: Rosie and Scamper (Watson) | keenlykept.com
Sonrise Stable: Rosie and Scamper (Watson)
Sarah, Plain and Tall (MacLachlan) | keenlykept.com
Sarah, Plain and Tall (MacLachlan)
The Scarecrow (Ferry) | keenlykept.com
The Scarecrow (Ferry)
Scarecrow (Rylant) | keenlykept.com
Scarecrow (Rylant)
The Seashore Book (Zolotow) | keenlykept.com
The Seashore Book (Zolotow)
The Secret at Pheasant Cottage (St. John) | keenlykept.com
The Secret at Pheasant Cottage (St. John)
The Secret Three (Myrick) | keenlykept.com
The Secret Three (Myrick)
Sing a Song of Seasons (Waters) | keenlykept.com
Sing a Song of Seasons (Waters)
Small Things Mended (Robinson) | keenlykept.com
Small Things Mended (Robinson)
Song of the Swallows (Politi) | keenlykept.com
Song of the Swallows (Politi)
Summer (Bell) | keenlykept.com
Summer (Bell)
Summer of Suspense (Hedgcock) | keenlykept.com
Summer of Suspense (Hedgcock)
Summer of the Monkeys (Rawls) | keenlykept.com
Summer of the Monkeys (Rawls)
Summertime in the Big Woods (Wilder) | keenlykept.com
Summertime in the Big Woods (Wilder)
Swashby and the Sea (Ferry) | keenlykept.com
Swashby and the Sea (Ferry)
That Wild Berries Should Grow (Whelan) | keenlykept.com
That Wild Berries Should Grow (Whelan)
That's My Carrot! (Na) | keenlykept.com
That's My Carrot! (Na)
Thee, Hannah! (de Angeli) | keenlykept.com
Thee, Hannah! (de Angeli)
There Might Be Lobsters (Crimi) | keenlykept.com
There Might Be Lobsters (Crimi)
Thimble Summer (Enright) | keenlykept.com
Thimble Summer (Enright)
Time of Wonder (McCloskey) | keenlykept.com
Time of Wonder (McCloskey)
A Time to Keep (Tudor) | keenlykept.com
A Time to Keep (Tudor)
A Touch of Blue (Christie) | keenlykept.com
A Touch of Blue (Christie)
The Treasure Hunt (Willis) | keenlykept.com
The Treasure Hunt (Willis)
Wait and See (Munsch) | keenlykept.com
Wait and See (Munsch)
We Were Tired of Living in a House (Skorpen) | keenlykept.com
We Were Tired of Living in a House (Skorpen)
When I Lived with Bats (McNulty) | keenlykept.com
When I Lived with Bats (McNulty)
When Lightning Comes in a Jar (Polacco) | keenlykept.com
When Lightning Comes in a Jar (Polacco)
Wingfeather Saga 01: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (Peterson) | keenlykept.com
Wingfeather Saga 01: On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (Peterson)
You Say You Saw a Camel? (Coatsworth) | keenlykept.com
You Say You Saw a Camel? (Coatsworth)
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