Cranberry Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 He's 6.5. Reading at a higher level. He has devoured all the Magic Tree house books and Merlin mysteries. We have plenty of read-alouds. I'm just having a hard time finding chapter books that he is really into. Just got one about Balto that he loves. He really enjoys history, historical fiction. Tried the Boxcar children and wasn't into them. Tried E.B. White, not a fan either. Although enjoyed the books in read-aloud. Already did My Father's Dragon Series. Also finished the Narnia series too. I wasn't keen on the kitchen table knights series, seemed like a lot of bad attitude and sibling stuff with the main characters. We're having some issues with acting out aggressive scenes and stories on his younger brother, so wanting to take a step back from things like that. He does like knights and adventure. I would just like to find more things for him to read in his free time. He can devour a MTH book in one afternoon sitting, to get an idea of his level. Any ideas? I find it so difficult to find things that are at his reading level but also appropriate for his maturity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamom Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 If he likes history, he might enjoy the Childhood of Famous American series. My two dc started reading them at that age and still love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacy in NJ Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 Check out the Sonlight readers. They include a lot of historical fiction. My boys enjoyed all the books by Clyde Bulla. Some other fun choices: The Hoboken Chicken Emergency Bunicula The Little House series The Narnia series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I am too for my 8yos. There is a big jump from MTH, Boxcar and Bulla beginning chapter books to other boy chapter book recs like Narnia or Redwall. I'm looking for more early chapter book suggestions also!:bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 You could always go with some classics: Roald Dahl, Pippi Longstocking, Beverly Cleary And check with your library too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted January 10, 2010 Share Posted January 10, 2010 I was just about to post this as we're struggling with this too. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Bet he'd love Castle Diary. Pirate Diary is great, too, but a little violent (in a pirate-y kind of way). Farmer Boy is a great read--and has good family attitudinal values, too. A to Z Mysteries might be good--I havent' read these, tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2boys030507 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 My son loves to read the Magic School Bus Chapter Books. He also like Encyclopidia Brown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Henry Huggins series by Beverly Cleary Half Magic series by Eager Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilylou Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 The Hearts of Dakota website has tons of excellent readers for all ages... and Sonlight. My son has enjoyed all of them and he is 6.5 too. We have done the emerging readers in Beyond, and the Core 2 Advance readers in SL. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 If he hasn't read the Magic School Bus chapter books, it would be worth a try. He might go through them quickly, but they'll keep him occupied for a while. So far these are the only chapter books my ds will read, and he adores them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I agree that Magic School Bus and the A-Z mysteries might be a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn1129 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 i have the same problem. My son is currently devouring The Adventures of Wishbone series. It is mostly classical stories written with Wishbone, a dog , in them as a character. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Billy and Blaze A Lion to Guard Us The Bears on Hemlock Mountain Hank the Cowdog Homer Price Henry Reed The Door in the Wall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 When my dd was that age I used the booklists in the TQ guides and VP catalog to keep her in books. And ditto the others on COFA's. They're WONDERFUL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 What about the 1000 Good Books list? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda S in TX Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 http://www.amazon.com/Tuckets-Travels-Francis-Adventures-1847-1849/dp/0440419670/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1263252851&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Queen Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Roald Dahl wrote some short chapter books he might like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeAndTheBoys Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 My son is similar--he can read MTH in one sitting--so we're having to hit the library a lot. he liked Mouse and the Motorcycle and the two sequels. Lately he's been into Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys big time--we check them out at the library and they ought to keep him busy for a while-- Bobbsey twins too, but the library doesn't have many of those. Carolyn Haywood "Eddie" books were a hit. He's just now getting into Beverley Cleary's books other than the ones about Ralph; they're a little higher (Ramona, Henry Huggins, etc) but he likes them a lot. We found a series called "Herbie Jones" that he has liked. Betsy He's 6.5. Reading at a higher level. He has devoured all the Magic Tree house books and Merlin mysteries. We have plenty of read-alouds. I'm just having a hard time finding chapter books that he is really into. Just got one about Balto that he loves. He really enjoys history, historical fiction. Tried the Boxcar children and wasn't into them. Tried E.B. White, not a fan either. Although enjoyed the books in read-aloud. Already did My Father's Dragon Series. Also finished the Narnia series too. I wasn't keen on the kitchen table knights series, seemed like a lot of bad attitude and sibling stuff with the main characters. We're having some issues with acting out aggressive scenes and stories on his younger brother, so wanting to take a step back from things like that. He does like knights and adventure. I would just like to find more things for him to read in his free time. He can devour a MTH book in one afternoon sitting, to get an idea of his level. Any ideas? I find it so difficult to find things that are at his reading level but also appropriate for his maturity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in WI Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 I have three boys. The oldest two at that age especially enjoyed: anything by Beverly Cleary The Little House on the Prairie Series Encyclopedia Brown books and the books Angela in OH mentioned. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 My son went through this stage. One thing that helps while you're waiting for him to be ready for harder chapter books is to get harder picture books for him to read out of the library. Lots of picture books are written at a pretty high level because they're expecting and adult to read them to a child. So even though the books my son was reading were at the same level as things like Stuart Little and LWW, he felt as though they were more accessible because they were picture books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 Some ideas: A-to-Z Mysteries, Encyclopedia Brown, Owls in the Family by Farley Mowat, Misty of Chincoteague and other books by Marguerite Henry, The Five Little Peppers, Pippi Longstocking, Red Sails to Capri by AnnWeil, James Herriot (various about animals), Geronimo Stilton, Winnie the Pooh, The Cricket in Times Square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted January 12, 2010 Share Posted January 12, 2010 How about the Oz books? I loved them growing up, and I think they are pretty gender neutral. Lloyd Alexander might be a good fit, as well. Jenny Nimmo's Charlie Bone series looks daunting because the books are large, but the reading level is not too difficult and the text is large enough for a younger reader. Also, Margaret Hodges has some beautifully illustrated retellings of Arthurian legend that we really enjoyed here. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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