Book suggestions

[migirl]

I think DS1 (6yo, just finished kindergarten) might be ready to start having chapter books read to him. Do you have any suggestions for books that your kids liked at that age?

[TigerLily]

I actually was just thinking about this today! When I was a kid I loved the Wayside School books.

[migirl]

I have such fond memories of reading books like Charlotte's Web, The Phantom Tollbooth, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Great Brain series, Encyclopedia Brown, etc. when I was a kid, but wasn't sure if maybe they might be too "old-fashioned" for kids these days.

I've been browsing Amazon, maybe the Magic Tree House series to start?

[Chrisada]

I used to like Nate The Great when I was really little. Theyre quick little chapter books about a boy who solves mysteries. I also know people who have started The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe for young advanced readers. My five year old likes for me to read him the Superman chapter books. The old fashioned books are still always great!

[diggitydot]

James and the Giant Peach
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Harry Potter (1st book)

They're a little more advanced than what a kiddo that age would read by themselves, but all are pretty good for reading to them.

[lovelight]

I agree with The Magic Treehouse Series. You could also check out the Ready, Freddy series.

[HouseofWool]

What about something like Amelia Bedelia, not quite chapter books, but definitely a longer read. It might help build up reading stamina before jumping to chapter books.

I am NOT a fan of the Wimpy kid books. I detest the way the characters treat each other and I don't quite get why books that are about a middle schooler are geared for 3rd grade readers.

Other series that my son read are: Geronimo Stilton, A-Z Mysteries (and the Calendar Mysteries and a couple of other series by the same author), Junie B Jones (which is about a little girl in Kindergarden and is beyond charming). The Magic Treehouse series is good, but he didn't like those as much.

[Deebs]

We started in kindergarten with Junie B Jones . They're laugh out loud funny. Starting Ramina Quimby & read Mrs Piggle Wiggle books. I am taking DD to see her K teacher now & will ask for more recs

[Chrisada]

Thanks to this thread I started reading Magic Tree house to my five year old. I read an entire book in one sitting and he loved it .

[Sheherezade]

If you want a longer read aloud (something that will take many bedtimes), we'd recommend the Magyk series (Magyk, Flyte, Physik...) . The books are fun and age appropriate. Too hard and intimidating to read on their own, but fine for mom and dad to read to them. The Magic Tree House series was great for them to read to themselves when they were ready for that -- because they are real chapter books but not so daunting. My boy also loved the How to Train Your Dragon series in books (we didn't like the movies and they changed a ton!) since they were irreverent but not too awful for mom to handle (potty humor at times).

[samssugarmomma]

Mine (7) likes the nate the great books and the magic treehouse books. She also likes the Ramona series and the bobbsey twins.

[MrsSz]

My baby sister read Beezus and Ramona books and those weird you choose the decision flip books... I loved being able to change the way a book went when I was a kid, but she just cheated and looked it up first! haha!

[diggitydot]

Total tangent, because that's how my mind works -- Beverly Cleary was one of my grandma's friends in college. She signed a bunch of books for me when I was little and even wrote me a few letters. Nicest old lady ever.

[weeniegeniewife]

Total tangent, because that's how my mind works -- Beverly Cleary was one of my grandma's friends in college. She signed a bunch of books for me when I was little and even wrote me a few letters. Nicest old lady ever.

She grew up near my childhood home!

[diggitydot]

Sorry, but she's a Beaver. They went to Oregon State.