maryanne Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I would like to make a list of great not-to-be-missed read alouds to read to my dd. She has good attention span and has already enjoyed several Box Car Children and several Little House books. I'm looking for the best of the classic children's literature appropriate for 2nd-3rd grade. What else should I read to her. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpence1978 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 (edited) My DD is enjoying or has liked: Charlotte's Web The Narnia series Black Beauty Sarah Whitcher's story and I know it isn't really classic but everybody here loved The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate diCamillo Edited October 5, 2010 by sixpence1978 spelling :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whereneverever Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Mr. Popper's Penguins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 My dd has enjoyed: The Little Princess The Secret Garden Alice in Wonderland Wizard of Oz Peter Pan Not classics, in the sense that I had never heard of them before the movie "You've Got Mail"--in which Meg Ryan tearfully lists the books as she sits inside the evil Fox bookstore that closed down her store-- but REALLY delightful: Dancing Shoes and Ballet Shoes. We listened to both of these via audio books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 My dd has enjoyed:Not classics, in the sense that I had never heard of them before the movie "You've Got Mail"--in which Meg Ryan tearfully lists the books as she sits inside the evil Fox bookstore-- but REALLY delightful: Dancing Shoes and Ballet Shoes. We listened to both of these via audio books. Oh, how can you say those books aren't classics? They so are! :001_smile: In addition to some of the other suggestions... Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle The Twenty-One Balloons the entire canon of Roald Dahl Arabel's Raven (a new discovery in our house) Also, not a classic, but Cornelia Funke's Dragonrider was excellent and quite the hit in our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Oh, how can you say those books aren't classics? They so are! LOL I tried to qualify my statement by saying they weren't classics that I had heard of. These are 2 of my dd's favorites. She actually re-checked "Dancing Shoes" and listened to the whole thing a second time. I think they are lovely and I always suggest them when someone wants a read-aloud for a girl, but they aren't ones that I hear about otherwise. Maybe because they haven't been made into Disney movies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snickelfritz Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Oh, yeah. The Tale of Despereaux. Can you tell my dd's are all about heroin's, princesses, and princes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Ariel has enjoyed Nurse Matilda, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Raggedy Ann Stories, Black Beauty, Betsy-Tacy, King of the Wind, The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle, The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles and The Waterbabies. As a child I LOVED Ballet Shoes and the Oz books (The Land of Oz, especially). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 The Borrowers All-of-a-Kind Family Mary Poppins Mrs. Pigglewiggle The Rescuers (not Disney) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Betsy-Tacy! The Borrowers series Edward Eager's "Magic" series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1GirlTwinBoys Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 We're reading Helen Keller now and all my children are really enjoying it. She enjoyed Paddington as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagira Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 This year we're reading (2nd Year/grade): Pinocchio Dr. Dolittle (don't remember the complete title) Pyle's Robin Hood The Apple and the Arrow The Door in the Wall The Wind in the Willows Follow My Leader The Whipping Boy The Pied Piper of Hamelin The Shakespeare Stealer Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare Next year, for Third, these are the titles I remember being on our reading list, off the top of my head: Treasure Island Little Lord Fauntleroy The Little Princess Tom Sawyer Huckleberry Finn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alte Veste Academy Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 LOLI tried to qualify my statement by saying they weren't classics that I had heard of. These are 2 of my dd's favorites. She actually re-checked "Dancing Shoes" and listened to the whole thing a second time. I think they are lovely and I always suggest them when someone wants a read-aloud for a girl, but they aren't ones that I hear about otherwise. Maybe because they haven't been made into Disney movies? I loved these books as a child. Thanks for reminding me that they are on my shelf. I can read them to dd now! Ballet Shoes has actually been made into a movie twice. Here is the most recent. It's also on Netflix instant. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAmom Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Off the top of my head, I have to say my dd LOVES Kate Dicamillo books. We have read Because of Winn Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux (so, so much better than the movie, but aren't they always), and The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. She likes the Mercy Watson books, too, for her to read. Tiger Rising is next...or Magician's Elephant, can't decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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