blondeviolin Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Does anyone have any clean and fun books recommendations for young readers? Not too much fluff, but nothing heavy either... I'll give some that my girl has loved: -Magic Tree House series -Mercy Watson (good for bridging into chapter books) -Roald Dahl -Clementine series (had her CRACKING UP) -Shel Silverstein And my boy is all about Calvin ad Hobbes and Max Axiom. Together we are reading some Tales from Knights of the Round Table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Franny k. Stein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilaclady Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Charlottes web Ivy and bean series Amanda brown series Trumpet of the swan Mr. Poppers penguin My fathers dragon series Gooey bird Greene series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishMum Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 A couple of ideas Books by Astrid Lindgren, like Emil's Clever Pig. Flat Stanley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Catwings series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 It's very light reading, but if you haven't already read it try the Ricky Ricotta series. It even has flip-o-rama fight scenes. (It's a step between picture books and chapter books same as Mercy Watson.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckymom Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 For animals lovers, I recommend the Puppy Place series and the Kitty Corner series. Both feature a brother and sister pair whose families foster puppies/cats. My animal loving 8 year old can't get enough of them. Another great animal series, at a higher reading level but accessible to advanced readers or to others as a read aloud is the Humphrey series by Betsy Birney. It's written from the point of view of a classroom hamster who learns to read and write. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wabi Sabi Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 The My Father's Dragon trilogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted May 27, 2013 Share Posted May 27, 2013 Humor (for both DC) 2nd grade reading level - Fly on the Ceiling (Glass) - Ben Franklin and the Magic Squares (Murphy/Walz) - Commander Toad in Space (series) (Degen) - Moongobble and me series (Coville) 2nd/3rd grade reading level - The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (Dalgliesh) - McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm (Fleischman) - riddle series by Eisenberg and Hall (ex: Ribbit Riddles, Bunny Riddles, Puppy Riddles, Creepy Riddles, etc.) 3rd grade reading level - The Whipping Boy (Fleischman) - Mr. Popper's Penguins (Atwater) - Pippi Longstockings series (Astrid) - Henry Huggins (series) (McCleary) - The Moffats (series) (Estes) - Miss Pickerell (series) (MacGregor) 3rd/4th grade reading level - Time Warp Trio series - The Rescuers, Miss Bianca, The Turret, Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines, Miss Bianca in the Orient (Sharp) 4th grade reading level - Trumpet of the Swan (White) - Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series (MacDonald) - Ben and Me (Lawson) - Mr. Revere and I (Lawson) - I Discover Columbus (Lawson) - Hank the Cowdog (series) (Erickson) - Henry Reed (series) (Robertson) - By the Great Horn Spoon (Fleischman) Girl Protagonists (for your DD) Beginning chapter books for girls 2nd grade reading level - Toots and the Upside Down House (Hughes) 2nd/3rd grade reading level - Cam Jansen series (Adler) - Judy Moody series 3rd grade reading level - Understood Betsy (Fisher) - B is for Betsy (Haywood) - Betsy and Tacy series (Lovelace) Adventure (for your DS) 3rd grade reading level - Tales of Robin Hood (Claybourne) - Dolphin Adventure; Dolphin Treasure; The Dolphins and Me (Grover) - Secrets of Droon series (Abbott) - Dragonslayer Academy series (McMullan) 3rd/4th grade reading level - Jack Stalwart series (Hunt) - Zac Power series (Larry) 4th grade reading level - The Sign of the Beaver (Speare) -- Colonial US/Native American - The Kite Fighters (Park) -- 1400s Korea - Great Escapes of World War II (Sullivan) -- true stories! - True Adventure Collection (Dowswell & Fleming) -- collection of 3 books: "True Survival Stories", "True Stories of Heroes", and "True Spy Stories" 4th/5th grade reading level - The Mad Scientists Club series (Brinley) - The Three Investigators series (Arthur) 5th grade reading level - The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (Cameron) -- and sequels - Mysterious Benedict Society (Trenton) -- and sequels - The Incredible Journey (Berry) - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Fleming) - The Black Stallion, The Black Stallion Returns, Island Stallion (Farley) - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Aiken) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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