Caterpillar Summer

Note from Gillian:

When I was a kid, summer was my favorite season. I loved having lots of unstructured time and my days were full of reading, swimming, going to the beach, and trips to Thrifty's, where you could get a double-scoop for 25 cents.

I think of this book as a love letter to all the things I loved about summer.

—Gillian

A Great Fit for:

Readers who like books about family
Readers who love summer stories
Readers who like fishing and being at the beach
Parent/kid discussion: Would you like to visit an island? What responsibilites should an older sibling have? Are first impressions always accurate?

Honors & Awards

Parents Magazine Best Kids' Books
Kirkus Best Middle-Grade Books of the Year
Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year, Outstanding Merit
An Indies Introduce selection
Indie Next Kids Top Ten
A Junior Library Guild selection
An Okra Pick - Southern Indie Booksellers Alliance
Amazon Teachers' Pick

★ Kirkus, starred review

★ Publishers Weekly, starred review