Our summer suggested reading lists for Pre-K3 through 8th grade are a collaborative labor of love between the Library, Library Committee, and the Spanish, French, and English departments.
Summer Reading Letters
2023 Preschool and Lower School Summer Reading Letter
2023 Middle School Summer Reading Letter
Past Suggested Summer Reading Lists
2022 Preschool and Lower School Summer Reading Letter
2022 Middle School Summer Reading Letter
2020 English Suggested Summer Reading List via Greenlight
2020 Spanish Suggested Summer Reading List via ¡Chau, Luna!
2019 English Suggested Summer Reading List: Grades N-5th
2019 French Suggested Summer Reading List via Albertine
2018 English Suggested Summer Reading List
2018 English Suggested Summer Reading List: Middle School
2017 English Suggested Summer Reading List
2017 French Suggested Summer Reading List
2017 Spanish Suggested Summer Reading List
Children’s Book Awards in Spanish, French, and English to help you find extraordinary books for your family!
Audiobook Recommendations in all three ISB languages with links to ISB’s Sora collection, public library collections, and more. Compiled by members of the ISB Library Committee.
Recommended Podcasts for Children that you and your family will love listening to together, in all three ISB languages! Compiled by members of the ISB Library Committee.
Some fantastic bookshops and online stores for literature in French, Spanish and English.
Multilingual
Books of Wonder booksofwonder.com
Cafe Con Libros cafeconlibrosbk.com
Community Bookstore communitybookstore.net
Greenlight greenlightbookstore.com
Hexagramm Books hexagrammbooks.com
McNally Jackson mcnallyjackson.com
Word Bookstore wordbookstores.com
French
Albertine albertine.com
Babelio www.babelio.com
Bonjour Books https://bonjourbooksdc.com/
Cufay cufay.fr
Fnac https://livre.fnac.com/s19/Livre-Jeunesse#bl=ACLivreARBO
Gallimard Montreal https://www.gallimardmontreal.com/catalogue/jeunesse/albums
La Librairie Des Enfants lalibrairiedesenfants.nyc
Lectures de France https://lecturesdefrance.com/
Rue du Monde ruedumonde.fr
SLPJ+ https://slpjplus.fr/pepites/liste/bonnes-lectures-livre-illustre/
Spanish
Books Del Sur https://booksdelsur.org/
Boolino boolino.es/es/
Casa del Libro casadellibro.com
Chau Luna! chauluna.com
Cinco Books cincobooks.com/
La Liberia la-libreria.net
Latin American Bookstore, Inc. latambooks.com/
Lectorum lectorum.com/esp
Lorito Books loritobooks.com
Multilingual
Bank Street Children’s Book Committee
Children’s Book Council cbcdiversity.com The CBC Diversity list reflects the Children’s Book Council’s commitment to promoting diverse voices in literature for young people.
Children’s Literature and Reading: Notable Books for a Global Society clrsig.org Book list selection of the Notable Books for a Global Society Committee of the Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group (CL/R SIG)
First Nations firstnations.org Native American Children’s Literature Recommended Reading List
ISB’s American Indians / Indigenous Peoples / Native Nations Resource List Contains links to recommended titles, booklists, awards, and digital resources.
LEA Book Distributors leabooks.com
Lee & Low 2022 Diverse Reading List Pre-K through 8th
Multicultural Books for Younger Children bankstreet.edu
Reading Is Fundamental Booklist rif.org
Reading Is Fundamental Read-Aloud Videos rif.org
Teaching for Change Book Store tfcbooks.org
Translation is an Art Resource List
We Are Kid Lit Collective https://wtpsite.wordpress.com/
We Need Diverse Books diversebooks.org
French
Centre Pompidou centrepompidou.fr
Des Livres Pour Jeunesse deslivrespourlajeunesse.fr
French Lists and Recommendations from ISB’s Library Committee, Spring 2021
Les Enfants du Bruit et de l’Odeur – Adolescents lesenfantsdubruitetdelodeur.com/categories/Livres-pour-adolescent.e.s?cat=1
Les Enfants du Bruit et de l’Odeur – Enfants lesenfantsdubruitetdelodeur.com/categories/Livres-pour-enfants?cat=2and
Films por enfants films-pour-enfants.com
La Joie Parle Livres lajoieparleslivres.bnf.fr
Le Prix Saint-Exupéry prixsaintexupery.fr/
Les Petit Bouquins lespetitsbouquins.com
Les Petit Livres lespetitslivres.com
Lireka: La Librarie Universelle https://www.lireka.com/fr
Livralire livralire.org
Livre Enfant https://www.cultura.com/univers-enfant/livres-enfant.html
Mistikrak https://mistikrak.ca/
Ricochet Jeunes ricochet-jeunes.org
Spanish
Antú Librería de Familias libreriadefamilias.com.ar/
Bank Street educate.bankstreet.edu
Canticos: Latino Nursery Rhymes: canticosworld.com
Centro de Estudios de Promocion de la Lectura y Lectura y Literatura Infantil cepli.uclm.es
Club Peques Lectores clubpequeslectores.com
Cuatrogatos cuatrogatos.org
Cuento De Luz cuentodeluz.com/cart.html
Klub Rico clubkirico.com
Planeta de Libros planetadelibros.com
Read Conmigo Read Conmigo
Ediciones Ekaré ekare.com
Enchanted Lion Enchanted Lion Books
Flying Eye flyingeyebooks.com
Ecole des Loisirs ecoledesloisirs.fr
Lee and Low leeandlow.com
Pequeno Editor pequenoeditor.com
Syncretic Press syncreticpress.com
NEWS UPDATE April 29, 2022
by Regan Penaluna, ISB Library Committee Member On Wednesday, April 27th, a crowd of students, parents, and staff gathered in the school gym for a panel discussion on “Translation is an Art”—an impressive event dreamed up and led by school librarians Maria Falgoust and Amy Ribakove. The walls were adorned with posters created by the
NEWS UPDATE March 15, 2022
Below is a selection of great books to read aloud with your primary school children recommended by the ISB Community, in no specific order but organized by language. Members of the Library Committee and others were asked to recommend a book and share what they love about it. Most of the books listed below are meant to be enjoyed primarily as hard copies, especially when the illustrations are outstanding, but we have tried to make a note when a recording (podcast or audiobook) is available to supplement the experience. Recordings will be useful to ISB parents who do not speak the target language, or to those in need of a short break.
NEWS UPDATE January 21, 2022
By Raquel Frechette, ISB parent and Library Committee Member, with support from Language Acquisition Teachers, Emilie Berger and Oscar Pau Picture this: You’re a 6th Grade ISB student. Maybe you’re new to the school and brand new to learning a second language. Or maybe you’re not new, and you’ve been at ISB since your