ekfk Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 She has gone through a lot of Boxcar Children, American Girl, Beverly Clearly, Roald Dahl and the Famous Five. I read classics to her to help build her vocabulary. She has just started the Hardy Boys and I got her a Nancy Drew book to try. Any other suggestions for good authors or fiction book series that might appeal to a 6 year old advanced reader? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higginszoo Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The Bobbsey Twins were popular at that age. I had one who got into the Redwall books at 5-6, too (there was a cartoon on PBS, now on Netflix). Beverly Cleary books -- the Ralph the Mouse and Ramona Series, especially, though Henry was popular as well. One liked the Narnia books when pretty young. My current 6 year old loves the Little House on the Prairie books, though they're not as interesting to her now that she's about halfway through, as Laura is too old to be as relevant to her right now, but the first 3 when Laura is still pretty young have been a hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 (edited) My guy liked the great illustrated classics series. Dr. Dolittle, Treasure Island and Peter Pan were some of his favorites. The reading level is below 6(not really sure of levels) but it has helped my son understand the stories now that he is reading the original versions. Edited December 18, 2011 by Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekfk Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 Thanks for the responses. I'll look into the The Bobbsey Twins. She has already read all of the earlier Little House books. I've just started building a collection of illustrated classics to lay the foundation for reading the originals by herself. I wish I had done that a couple of years ago because she goes through them in a day or two now. Things like Narnia and Harry Potter would be too scary for her, so they will probably have to wait a year or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippymom Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The Penderwicks series maybe, Thimble Summer, Gone Away Lake, The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Charlotte's Web, Gentle Ben, Pippi Longstocking, The Mouse and the Motorcycle, The Cricket in Times Square, Mary Pope Osbourne's Odyssey series..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Have you done E.B. White yet? I think his work is slightly below 6th grade level. I have found his books to be very popular in my house. One of my own all-time favorite books is called the Wainscott Weasel. It's listed as 5.9. Some of the themes might be over the head of a younger child, since a lot of it is a love story. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/wainscott-weasel I also really enjoyed the Lad stories by Albert Payson Terhune. It looks like they are 6.5. I don't remember much scary or dangerous in them. Most are like Lassie episodes. It has been quite a while since I've read them, so you might want to skim ahead. Babe the Gallant Pig by Dick King Smith is about at that level. It's no more scary than the movie. Dodie Smith's the 101 Dalmatians is around there. Rudyard Kipling's Just So Stories are slightly higher, and you might need to look over them ahead of time. Phantom Tollbooth is around that level but you may want to wait if she wouldn't get the puns. I've also had an amazing amount of luck grabbing books at book sales or the used book store. Some have been duds, but for the most part they have been devoured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 The Borrowers series and the Mary Poppins books could be great. I've read both aloud to my 6 year old first grader and she's loved them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I've tried to stick to series here. I remember how overjoyed I was when DD the Elder was that age to find a 10 book series to keep her going for a few days. Beverley Cleary Dick King Smith (anything and everything) Freddy the Pig series by Brooks Childhood of Famous Americans series (there are dozens of these) Joan Aiken - Arabel and Mortimer books Oz books Paddington series by Bond How to Train Your Dragon series Spiderwick Chronicles series Hank the Cowdog series Eleanor Estes Jean Craighead George's books for younger readers Bunnicula series by Howe George's Secret Key to the Universe and sequels by Hawking Lang's coloured Fairy Books (Blue Fairy Book, etc). Astrid Lindgren (not just Pippi...) Uncle books by J.P Martin Worst Witch books by Murphy (these are available as both single volumes and compilations and it can be a bit confusing) E. Nesbit Edward Eager Mary Norton Swallows and Amazons series (marvellous books, but you may have to start these as a read aloud to build interest) And some comics/graphic novels: Calvin & Hobbes Tintin Asterix Bone by Jeff Smith Yotsuba&! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Condessa Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The Hobbit The Chronicles of Pridane Watership Down White Fang and Call of the Wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 DS is 6 and loved the Percy Jackson and the Olympians/Heroes of Olympus books. He also enjoyed the Wimpy Kid series, Castle in the Attic/Battle for the Castle, and is currently about halfway through the Series of Unfortunate Events books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Wow! I love reading all the ideas. If you wanted to "geek out", you could try my SLE Inspired Reading list #1 with her, which pairs nicely with SOTW1, or my #2 (still in progress) which pairs with SOTW 2 and 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 This is the first. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennynd Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Ds is 2nd grade This past year he read Hoots Phantom of toll booth A wrinkle in time Mrs Frisby and the rat NIMH The Percy Jackson series The Chronicle of Narnia series How to train a dragon series (not finish yet) Mr. Popper's Penquin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) This is the first. Laura Just to let you know -- this is a great list -- the NY Review of Books has reprinted The 13 Clocks (ISBN 1590172752) and The Wonderful O (ISBN 1590173090), among others. Alcott seems an obvious choice. Prolific, safe, vocab and cultural references. Plus teen drunkenness! ;) Edited December 19, 2011 by stripe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunriseiz Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 You have some great suggestions already, but if mysteries are an option, I'd add Jigsaw Jones Cam Jansen A to Z Mysteries Happy Hollisters Real Kids/Real Places (Carol Marsh) Also, books by James Thurber are great. David Adler picture book biographies were a great intro to biographies for DD. Have fun! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowperch Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) Ann of Green Gables Nesbit--or any of those thick Edwardian novels The Moffats Ginger Pie the Warrior series (24 books and counting, plus several books that tell side stories) Caddie Woodlawn Mandy anything by Burnett CS Lewis The Poppy and Rye series by Avi Williams Steig novels such as Abel's Island and Dominic The Search for Delicious Edited December 21, 2011 by yellowperch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I just got this out of the library and it looks promising, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. Below her reading level, but enjoyable as quick reads and age appropriate, are the books about Anna Hibiscus by Atinuke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I recall that the Chinaberry catalog used to recommend The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum for young advanced readers. You might see if your library has the book Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers by Judith Wynn Halsted. It's a valuable resource. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunriseiz Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 You might see if your library has the book Some of My Best Friends Are Books: Guiding Gifted Readers by Judith Wynn Halsted. It's a valuable resource. This book was helpful, but not *exactly* what I thought (our library didn't have it, so I ordered it). Honey for a Child's Heart was a little more useful for me; I took their read aloud suggestions as reading material since dd could (and wanted to!) read for herself. This site has also been helpful: http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MMMgoode Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Non-fiction, specifically the Basher books! http://basherbooks.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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