hsmom23 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I am looking for read alouds for my almost 5 year old. Her 3.5yo sister may listen in sometimes but the focus is on the 5yo. I read her tinkerbell and while she seemed to like it almost every other sentence had words that I would have to explain what they meant. I am looking for something a little longer that would take a few short reading sessions to finish, but that has a few pictures and is written in simple language for a 5yo. Any suggestions??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I'm reading My Father's Dragon series to my 4.5 yo. She's loving it! It has a picture on nearly every page. The print is pretty big, so those that don't have pictures go by pretty fast. What about Winnie the Pooh? I haven't read that to my dd yet, but I think that's going to be next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 The Ramona series by Beverly Cleary might be something they would enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classical Country Mama Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I recently finished reading Charlie & The Chocolate Factory to my 5-year-old, and she LOVED it. Reading through Narnia too--she loves the stories, but I do have to do a bit of paraphrasing, esp in the later books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 We also enjoyed My Father's Dragon. Others to consider: The Velveteen Rabbit Charlotte's Web Milly-Molly-Mandy This specific version of Old Mother West Wind has beautiful pictures and kept the attention of a 3 and 5 yo. Our local library carried it, perhaps yours does too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Winnie the Pooh, Pippi Longstocking, Mary Poppins. Also Paddington, and the Dick King-Smith books like the Sheep-Pig and Martin's Mice. The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame. Some E Nesbit books, like the Railway Children. Edited September 21, 2010 by Caitilin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I vote for keeping reading what you're reading. So long as they can maintain interest, that challenging vocab is exactly what you want!! They'll learn. . . keep at it! FWIW, Winnie the Pooh & Paddington are two of my fave collections for those ages. Shorter stories, but very appealling content for those ages and plenty of great vocab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I'm reading My Father's Dragon series to my 4.5 yo. She's loving it! It has a picture on nearly every page. The print is pretty big, so those that don't have pictures go by pretty fast. What about Winnie the Pooh? I haven't read that to my dd yet, but I think that's going to be next. Love those!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 I second the My Father's Dragon books, Winnie the Pooh, Charlotte's Web and Roald Dahl. Also, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Flat Stanley... My boys also like a number of series books as read alouds (including a bunch of girl ones) like Ivy and Bean or even The Magic Treehouse (though I've stopped doing that one - they're perfect for understanding story and character for children new to non-picture books or new to reading independently but the reason they're good for that is that they're horribly repetitive and it drove me nuts). Also, I always recommend The Jamie and Angus Stories by Anne Fine to all new read aloud parents. I think it's the perfect first read aloud. It's just so sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaAkins Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Any of the Little House books (specifically, Little House in the Big Woods is great for that age group) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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