genny Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I want to buy some easy chapter books for dd ... so far I have 'The littles' and 'The Boxcar Children' ... I want free shipping:tongue_smilie: any other suggestions??? I'm looking for something around 2nd grade level .. clean, no ghosts/magic and has a decent plot... TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmall Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 My girls loved the Frog and Toad books, and any books by that author. His name has seemed to have left me for the moment! AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmall Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I remember the author is Arnold Lobel!:thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asmall Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were looking for chapter books. Not quite sure that Frog and Toad fit that bill. But my kids really loved them!:D Me too! How about the Thornton Burgess books. He wrote books like The Adventures of Peter Cottontail, The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack, and The Adventures of Grandfather Frog, ect.. AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Narrow Gate Academy Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Three Tales of My Father's Dragon by Gannett Encyclopedia Brown by Sobol The Sword in the Tree by Bulla A Lion to Guard Us by Bulla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zenjenn Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 An author named Daisy Meadows has about a kajillion fairy books around that grade level. They are the books that really got my daughter reading chapter books. Geronimo Stilton are also a great transition book, as use of color, illustration, and font choice in the books tricks the child into not realizing they are actually reading chapter books. This is great if they are intimidated by "walls of text" (even if the walls of text are AT their reading level.) Other girl-approved books in our house in the K-2 range chapter book: My Secret Unicorn, Magic Puppy, Magic Kitten, Ivy & Bean, Magic Treehouse, Cam Jansen Mysteries, (there's also Cam Jansen Jr. if you need even easier - Mercy Watson is great for even easier reading, too.) Puppy Place, Flat Stanley (chapter books), Hittie's Travels (another series - a bit more advanced), A-Z Mysteries, Doll Hospital are just some that come to mind. :D IMO, go the public library route. They are not worth buying at this age. Once fluency kicks in they can read a book in 20-30 minutes. Put them on hold at the library and check out 10-20 at a time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyto4 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 IMO, go the public library route. They are not worth buying at this age. Once fluency kicks in they can read a book in 20-30 minutes. Put them on hold at the library and check out 10-20 at a time. :iagree: We also like the Magic Treehouse books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Magic School Bus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Magic tree house series The magic school bus series (the chapter book series, not the picture book series most people are familiar with) The Wright on time series The red flyer series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 I'm sorry, I didn't realize you were looking for chapter books. Not quite sure that Frog and Toad fit that bill. But my kids really loved them!:D Me too!How about the Thornton Burgess books. He wrote books like The Adventures of Peter Cottontail, The Adventures of Poor Mrs. Quack, and The Adventures of Grandfather Frog, ect.. AL yep we got these:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 An author named Daisy Meadows has about a kajillion fairy books around that grade level. They are the books that really got my daughter reading chapter books. Geronimo Stilton are also a great transition book, as use of color, illustration, and font choice in the books tricks the child into not realizing they are actually reading chapter books. This is great if they are intimidated by "walls of text" (even if the walls of text are AT their reading level.) Other girl-approved books in our house in the K-2 range chapter book: My Secret Unicorn, Magic Puppy, Magic Kitten, Ivy & Bean, Magic Treehouse, Cam Jansen Mysteries, (there's also Cam Jansen Jr. if you need even easier - Mercy Watson is great for even easier reading, too.) Puppy Place, Flat Stanley (chapter books), Hittie's Travels (another series - a bit more advanced), A-Z Mysteries, Doll Hospital are just some that come to mind. :D IMO, go the public library route. They are not worth buying at this age. Once fluency kicks in they can read a book in 20-30 minutes. Put them on hold at the library and check out 10-20 at a time. We live literally in the middle of no where ... we use to live in a big city with an awesome library but up here it's a joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Anyone heard of 'The courage of sarah noble'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandra in va Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 That's a good book! For more suggestions, take a look at the SL catalog - they have readers for 2nd and 3rd grade levels that would fit. Also, core 3 readers. hth! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Wow...thanks for all the suggestions!!! You ladies rock:) OK off to check all of them out...I'm still all :bigear:'s for more suggestions ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 SL catalogue??? Sorry newbie here ... is that sonlight??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 IMO, go the public library route. They are not worth buying at this age. Once fluency kicks in they can read a book in 20-30 minutes. Put them on hold at the library and check out 10-20 at a time. :iagree::iagree: Save your money and shelf space for more substantial books that your dc will read over and over again - like Little House, Charlotte's Web etc. My DD is still enjoying the easy chapter books like magic tree house and American Girl books, but she loves sweet old-fashioned stories that are longer too. Betsy-Tacy and Milly-Molly-Mandy have been hits. VP has good literature lists in their catalog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 I ended up ordering charlie's chocolate factory, the littles and the courage of sarah noble... I think I'll pop by the library again this week and see if they have any decent beginner chapter books but I highly doubt it. One last question...any one familiar with the 'misty series ...by Marguerite Henry'??? DD loves horses and I'm thinking of getting a few but want opinons first:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caterpiller Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I loved the Romona books when I was that age. http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Beezus-Ramona/?isbn13=9780380709182&tctid=100 I also read Hedi and Anne of Green Gables around that age. I love Anne of Green Gables so much that I regularly read it still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Just checked out Milly Molly Mandy....looks nice ... thanks for all the suggestions everyone:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 I loved the Romona books when I was that age. http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/books/Beezus-Ramona/?isbn13=9780380709182&tctid=100 I also read Hedi and Anne of Green Gables around that age. I love Anne of Green Gables so much that I regularly read it still. DD loves Heidi...we have Anne of Green Gables. I haven't showed her it yet (I thought I would introduce it when she got older...hmmm maybe she'd enjoy it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandra in va Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 SL catalogue??? Sorry newbie here ... is that sonlight??? Sorry - that was Sonlight. Also Veritas Press has good lit recommendations. Sounds like you made good choices! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Sorry - that was Sonlight. Also Veritas Press has good lit recommendations. Sounds like you made good choices! Thanks... I hope so:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMD Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 My DD also loves those daisy meadows books - from our library. She flies through the Thea Stilton one's (girl version of Geronimo Stilton) and loves them. Have you looked at ambleside online's book lists? http://amblesideonline.org/curriculum.shtml#years I get lots from those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Misty and other books by Marguerite Henry are excellent. One of my favorites was King of the Wind, which I enjoyed more than Misty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genny Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 You guys are so great and supportive here ... thanks everyone for taking the time to help me ... I really do appreciate it. I will check out the lists on ambleside...thanks for the suggestion:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timetoteach Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I second the Veritas Press suggestions. We discovered Milly Molly Mandy through that. A gentle beginning chapter book series is the Cobblestreet Cousins by Cynthia Rylant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Robyn Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 Did anybody say Tornado by Betsy Byars yet? Sorry, I'm not feeling like reading the whole thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Have you checked out the grade 2 and grade 3 SL readers? My DD is reading through the grade 3 books at a ferocious rate! They are early reading chapter books and are very engaging for this age group if there is any reading reluctance going on :). Free shipping too ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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