Jennifer in NH Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Which book would it be? My dd7 is reading on what I guess is considered a 1st grade level. She is reading the pathway readers and they are really getting her reading better. However, I am looking around for other books and wondering how do I choose? So, are there any books out there that made your beginning readers really skyrocket to wanting to read? (she says as she has fingers crossed that the answer will be yes;)) TIA jenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThelmaLou Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I haven't used the Pathway Readers. My kiddos all used Phonics Pathways. But their favorite "first" books include The Fire Cat, Frog and Toad, the Henry and Mudge series and the Mr. Putter and Tabby series. They also enjoyed the Amelia Bedelia books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaNY Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 My dd read a lot of what Thelma Lou listed. The Box Car Children were a big hit also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire up north Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 I don't think I could ever pick just one. My kids liked to read a zillion different books. The chapter books sometimes tired them out, but they could read five easy readers a day. Is there a reason you need just one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragons in the flower bed Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 are there any books out there that made your beginning readers really skyrocket to wanting to read? Yes, Roald Dahl. After Verdi read The Magic Finger, he was hardly ever seen without a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Frog and Toad and Amelia Bedelia books--they are so engaging and funny! Green Eggs and Ham was also a hit. The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins was great, but slightly harder. After that stage we transitioned to the MTH books for confidence, and DD just took off from there. I had to promise her that I would always read to her even if she learned to read herself, so I still do (she is 11 1/2). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 After the Amelia Bedelia level of books, my dd discovered Cam Jansen. Her reading took off with those books. She started wanting a book with her at all times, and even reread a few of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornerstone Classical Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 My ds LOVED the Biscuit books by Alyssa Capucilli.:001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Frog and Toad (these are our favorites overall) Little Bear Danny and the Dinosaur No More Monsters for Me (this was the first book my ds read for fun! with lots of help from me, he made it through in two sittings. He was so into it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhesa Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 My ds & loved the Frog and Toad series (wonderful!), as well as Henry and Mudge (just so-so for me, but he liked them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in NH Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 Is there a reason you need just one? No, but dd thinks of reading as a chore right now, is not very confident and still struggling to sound out quite a few words. I would really like to get her a wonderful book that she really wants to read. I have seen, and we own a whole slew of early readers, but most are plain boring. There seems to be so much drivel out there it is hard to sort through it to find a few gems. I had never heard of Henry and Mudge and had only heard the name of Amelia Bedelia. So far, that is where I will start. Thank you all, so very much. I just know with the right book or books she will just take off! I can just sense that we are SO close! thanks again, jenny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Amelia Bedelia, Frog and Toad, Henry and Mudge were all well loved here! Regena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 She enjoyed Frog and Toad and Little Bear books, but her favorite series was about a little pig named Amanda. There are probably 10 to 12 titles in the series and the author is Jean Van Leeuwen. She also loved the Poppleton series by Cynthia Rylant. And there were a couple of delightful books about a bear family entitled One Saturday Morning and One Saturday Afternoon by Barbara Baker. They were really favorites of ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gailmegan Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Agreeing with PPs on Amelia Bedelia, Frog and Toad, Henry and Mudge, etc. My ds also loves the Frances books - Bread and Jam for Frances, A Birthday for Frances, etc. Some other favorites are Caps for Sale, Curious George, Madeline, Nate the Great books, Billy and Blaze books, Where the Wild Things Are, Harry the Dirty Dog, Make Way for Ducklings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 My son just loves the Christian Liberty Press Nature Reader series. He's on the third one right now. We learn so much from them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bula Mama Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 After much searching my reluctant reader (9) is really enjoying 'The Primer' by Yesterday's Classics. It's got fun stories in it like The Little Red Hen and The Gingerbread Boy, etc. He's also enjoyed: Little Bear Frog and Toad But The Primer is the first thing he's actually SAID that he likes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 "Annie and Snowball" series... Cynthia Rylant, who writes the "Henry and Mudge" series, has recently spun off a series about Henry's cousin Annie. You might try those as well. My son likes them okay since he knows who Annie is from the Henry books but they are definitely more "girl". "Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House" "Annie and Snowball and the Dress-Up Birthday" Those two for sure are out as our library has them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizyPenguin Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Which book would it be? My dd7 is reading on what I guess is considered a 1st grade level. She is reading the pathway readers and they are really getting her reading better. However, I am looking around for other books and wondering how do I choose? So, are there any books out there that made your beginning readers really skyrocket to wanting to read? (she says as she has fingers crossed that the answer will be yes;)) TIA jenny My ds learned to read primarily by me and later him reading Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad Treasury. So that's my recommendation. We love the Frog and Toad books!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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