Angel in FL Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 I don't really need picture book ideas, we have lots of those and have FIAR for good lists. I'm looking for non-picture books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 My kids' favorites at those ages were the Winnie the Pooh books and Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. They are hilarious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pata Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 My dd also love Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. I also recommend My Father's Dragon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel in FL Posted September 6, 2010 Author Share Posted September 6, 2010 Thanks! I will have to look for Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. We read the My Father's Dragon book and the others that go with it. I plan to start Winnie the Pooh this week. Any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 This year, so far our read alouds have been (for dd3 & ds5): Dolphin Adventure Dolphin Treasure The Boxcar Children (an absolute favorite for both kids!) A Grain of Rice We are taking our list from Sonlight at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, Trumpet of the Swan, all by E.B. White Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle was a huge hit here too. My Father's Dragon Just about anything by Roald Dahl Old Mother West Wind and others by Thornton Burgess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 My older two have both enjoyed The Magic Treehouse series as read-alouds. I personally am not impressed by the sentence structure but they do make good read-alouds, especially on the younger end of the spectrum. Most of our other read-alouds have been or will be either tied into history or from Sonlight's list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2Tess&Gus Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Pippy Longstocking was great at that age, too. We also did Charlotte's Web at 6 years old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 At those ages we read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG, Shell Silverstein poems, Peter Pan, all of the old fairy tales, The Whipping Boy, The Jungle Book, James and the Giant Peach, The Mouse and the Motorcycle...... Dang, I know there were a lot more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonia Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Okay, here's what we've enjoyed the most - books from E.B. White, Beatrix Potter and Beverly Cleary Random House books - Book of Fairy Tales Virginia Haviland (not sure on spelling of her name) fairy tale books All-of-a-Kind Family Betsy-Tacy In Grandma's Attic (and sequels) Milly-Molly-Mandy That's all I can think of at the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TheBugsMom Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary and other books by her Freddy The Detective and other Freddy books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 Magic School Bus chapter books Arthur Chapter books (like the PBS show Arthur) Ralph S Mouse books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 We're reading through the Chronicles of Narnia series, and dd(5) adores them. She also loved Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Next up is The Wizard of Oz. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 We've enjoyed The Boxcar Children, Just So Stories, and The Borrowers this year. We did not enjoy The Five Little Peppers. We're currently reading The Jungle Book and it is looking positive :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourtneyChn Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Both of my dds love the Catwings books by Ursula K. LeGuin. There are four books in the series. We also love Trumpet of the Swan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runmiarun Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 My k and pre-k'ers LOVED Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little. Now we're doing Trumpet of the Swan and they are enthralled. We finished Little House in the Big Woods, which they loved as well. But now they want to try to make butter and cheese like Ma. That's going to be messy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I was naughty & picked up an abridged classic :eek:, Dr. Dolittle. The girls LOVE it. They also liked the Dahl books--Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, James & the Giant Peach, etc. Dd is 4. They also like the Magic School Bus books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Favorites here: Squanto Friend of the Pilgrims Charlotte's Web James Herriot's Treasury for Children The Cabin Faced West Holling C. Holling books Cricket in Times Square Mr. Popper's Penguins If you lived... series Alice in Wonderland...or Elvis and Waterman as my 3yo calls it :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindyz Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 My son loved Peter Pan and Pinocchio, Magic Tree House books, Charlotte's Web (he cried), and LOVES Ralph Mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Ditto to many of the aforementioned ideas. My kids especially like... anything by Roald Dahl My Father's Dragon Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Charlotte's Web The Twenty-One Balloons Clementine Ralph S Mouse Dragonrider (I know, it's epically LONG, but really, give it try once you've done some shorter stuff!) We've also dipped into reading chapter book series a little. They especially like The Magic Treehouse books, the Ivy and Bean books and the Judy Moody books. Exercise caution about some of these early series though... they do make great read alouds in many ways - the high interest plots are just as appealing in read aloud form as they are when kids are first reading chapter books. But, as Patchfire said above, the writing can get pretty trying. I'll still do Ivy and Bean, but the Magic Treehouse is pretty much banned until they can read it themselves - at which point, the repetitive simple sentences will be a great aid to reading and not just an annoyance to me as the reader! Finally, let me put in a plug for The Jaime and Angus Stories by Anne Fine. These are so sweet and not well-known enough. They're PERFECT as a first read aloud chapter book (though they're more interconnected stories than single narrative). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel in FL Posted September 7, 2010 Author Share Posted September 7, 2010 Thanks so much! I have lots of these on the shelves and will pull them out. I'll start with some of the shorter ones and go from there. So far we've done My Father's Dragon and one of the Disney Fairies books (I know... not great literature but she enjoyed it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murmer Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 My 2.8 yr old LOVED charlottes web. Next on the list is the secret garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaMinNC Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 (edited) I'm trying to remember what I read to dd in K: Charlotte's Web Pinocchio Peter Pan Stuart Little Mouse and the Motorcycle I remember we read lots of things from Ambleside's Years 0 & 1 list Now that ds is in K...I am forcing him to sit through Paddington Bear...about a half chapter a day...the forcing has much more to do with his not wanting to sit still than to whether the story is interesting or not. ;) Actually, my dd (now 4th) is REALLY enjoying it, and I've noticed ds is not fussing and actually participating a bit more lately so... :) Melissa Edited September 7, 2010 by MelissaMinNC typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 Charlotte's Web The Water Horse Nurse Matilda (Nanny McPhee) Babe, The Gallant Pig Five Children and It Pretty much anything by Cynthia Rylant, and particularly The Light House Family series. (Don't put it away thinking it's too picture-book-y. I have not met a 4-6 year old who doesn't enjoy these). The Dragonling Esp for girls (imo) Milly - Molly - Mandy The Cobble Street Cousins (Cynthia Rylant) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 The Aesop for Children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivka Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 The Wizard of Oz. (If you only know the movie, the book is well worth checking out. And the sequels.) Little House in the Big Woods and Little House on Plum Creek. (I am holding off on Little House on the Prairie because of the Native American issues.) Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. (I don't care for the sequels, though.) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The BFG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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