cagirlintexas Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 We have done Magic tree house Encyclopedia brown Geronimo Stilton Time warp trio George brown class clown Magic school bus chapter books A to Z mysteries Pain and the great one Pee wee scouts Calendar mysteries Ready Freddy The littles Stink Judy moody Stepping stone chapter books Roscoe Riley Magic by the lake books Beverly clearly books Captain awesome My weird school My fathers dragon Cul a sac kids Ronald Dahl books Just started how to train your dragon series which is a huge hit. Ordering more books and would like to get something of similar difficulty and genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cagirlintexas Posted November 15, 2013 Author Share Posted November 15, 2013 Would you recommend any of the following for a 6 year old? Mysterious Benedict society The secret of platform 13 Harriet the spy The boggart Diary of a whimpy kid Hardy boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Dairy of a Wimpy Kid and Harriet the Spy definitely. I'm not familiar with some of the others and I think The Hardy Boys might have some teenage dating stuff that wouldn't interest a 6 year old. 39 Clues is another good series. Dragon Slayer Academy. The Wayside School series Bailey School Kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Have you found Dick King-Smith? They are individual stories (apart from the Lady Farmer ones) but they are great for that age group. The reading level varies, so try to preview before buying, or get from the library. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoundAbout Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 My son loves Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper. There are two follow up books so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 For more literary I second Dick King-Smith and I'll toss in Tomie DePaola's Fairmont Avenue series (this will probably be on the easy end though), Tornado (also on the easy end), My Father's Dragon, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Mr. Popper's Penguins, The Mouse and the Motorcycle, the Henry and Ribsy books... For more fun, I'll second the 39 Clues and add Spiderwick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 These are all parts of series that my boys enjoed at that age: Freddy the Detective by Walter Brooks Droon by Tony Abbott Green Forest series by Thornont W. Burgess The Mouse on the Motorcycle Pippi Longstocking Poppy by Avi (Read more before trying it, some loved characters die in the series) Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder Roland Wright: Future Knight by Tony Davis Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom by Joan Holub Dealing with Dragons (This and the Poppy books are the most advanced on this list. But my boys liked them at that age.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 My son LOVES roscoe Riley! (And Captain Underpants. Sigh.) He went to the library last night to find more Books in that series and came back with Cat Diaries: Secret Writings of the MEOW Society http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Diaries-Secret-Writings-Society-ebook/dp/B005HXZNNO/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384543164&sr=1-2&keywords=Cat+Diary which he's really LOVING. On the flyleaf, they mention some other books: Dog Diaries: Secret Writing of the WOOF Society The SOS File He is also enjoying the Scholastic Notebook of DOOM series: Rise of the Balloon Goon is the first book. http://www.amazon.com/Notebook-Doom-Balloon-Goons-Branches-ebook/dp/B00B9FX3FO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1384543323&sr=1-1&keywords=Notebook+of+DOOM+set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaya Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 what about EB White's books? Charlottes Web, Trumpet of the swan, Stuart Little? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Dinosaur Cove, the Lighthouse Family, Ottoline, Far-Flung Adventures, the Wombles, Comet in Moominland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Not a series per se but the Matt Christopher sports books, D Gutman's Baseball Card series, and Encyclopedia Brown are gits with my 7yo. He also likes Hank the Cowdog and the Capital Mysteries, and Geronimo Stilton books. Not to mention Magic Tree House and Flat Stanley. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cagirlintexas Posted November 16, 2013 Author Share Posted November 16, 2013 Wow thanks everyone got a bunch of things in my shopping cart now. Went over with ds and he was super excited. A bunch of these I had never even heard of. When I think we have read most of the books you guys always help us find a ton more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdrinca Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 What about the Lemony Snicket books? We just did these as a read-aloud, such fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reign Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I'll add Bunnicula to the list. The whole Bunnicula series is pretty funny. There are easier chapter books called "The House of Bunnicula" which are hilarious too. The main series is at a bit higher reading level but not more so than the longer roald Dahl books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanM Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 The Freddy books by Walter Brooks were a big hit when my dc were young. The first in the series is "Freddy Goes to Florida." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staceyshoe Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 Andrew Lost and Little House Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSOchristie Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 The 39 Clues terrified my ds, to the point that I had to sleep in his room for a week. I've never read it, and he couldn't pinpoint exactly what scared him so badly. Mine has just started Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and he's getting the rest of the Percy Jackson series for Christmas. I pulled the Series of the Unfortunate Events out of the attic today so I'm guessing he'll start those soon. I loved Bunnicula when I was little :001_wub: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2bee Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Deltora Quest series by Emily Rodda Rowan series by Emily Rodda Nate the Great Hank the Cowdog Roald Dahl books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotherOfBoys Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Swamp creek gang series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 My kid loves Diary of a Wimpy Kid and found it at six. He still reads it at 11 sometimes *eye roll, lol* BUT I wish he had not read it so young. The main character is pretty self centered and at six I wasn't sure he could really differentiate it? We did talk about it but, I dont know. Just, fyi :-) ymmv. Burgess was a hit if it hasn't already been mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Second: Burgess if what is meant is the series of animal books, like The Adventures of _____ the Meadow Mouse. The Buddy Files series (dog detective, about same reading level as Magic Tree House), possibly Hank the Cowdog, but it has more play with language that may or may not be appropriate yet Magic Tree House fact trackers and the later ones of series--has a slightly changed name-- if not already done somewhat harder reading: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory all of EB White's children's books The Foundling, Time Cat and other books by Lloyd Alexander Mary Poppins books Bobbsey Twin mysteries Little House series A Wrinkle in Time (if not too scary for him) There is a series the name of which eludes me, by a Scandinavian author, maybe the same one as did Pippi Longstocking, but this is a different series with Trolls as major characters in it, maybe trolls is part of the name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 the Calvin Coconut series is one of our favorites - search for author Graham Salisbury :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polgara Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 My son really liked Max Disaster but there are only 3 books in the series. He also really enjoyed Stink books, Stick Dog, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Phineas & Ferb chapter books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2pandc Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 A couple other fun ones are Zac Power and Jack Stalwart. My son loved these and still reads them if he comes across a new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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