medawyn Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 We have and he has read most of Magic Tree House and the Greetings From Somewhere series. He thinks they are OK, but not riveting. Favorites have been Mercy Watson and Cynthia Rylant's Lighthouse Family series, both of which I read aloud and he has reread multiple times. Geronimo Stilton was a bust (hallelujah). Actual reading level is high; interest and stamina make early chapter books preferable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amateur Actress Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) Dragon Slayers Academy by Kate McMullan Nate the Great by Marjorie W. Sharmat Encyclopedia Brown by Donald Sobol Secrets of Droon by Tony Abbott Cam Jansen by David Adler A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy Hank the Cowdog by John Ericksen Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown Horrible Harry by Suzy Kline Also curious as to why you don't like Geronimo Stilton... Edited December 17, 2018 by Amateur Actress 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 9 hours ago, Amateur Actress said: Also curious as to why you don't like Geronimo Stilton... Mostly I dislike reading it aloud, which I will inevitably have to do with three younger siblings coming up. I find the busy pages challenging, and the cheese puns.... cheesy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Flat Stanley was a surprising hit here, but mine really liked Wayside School at that age. Short chapters that stand individually, but are absolutely hilarious. He also reread Mr. Popper's Penguins over and over again. The Fudge series by Judy Blume was another gold mine. We listened to one on audio book and then I bought the rest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 For straight hilarity, the Bunnicula series by Howe, Sam the Samurai by Sziesca (sp?), and Hank the Cowdog. Mine also like Ginger Pye and others by that author. Reading aloud puts me to sleep, so I'm all about audio books, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Other books by Cynthia Rylant? Stepped Readers are great at that stage -- illustrations on every page and larger or smaller amount of text per page, depending on the "step" level", so you can gauge according to his need. Books by Margaret Davidson are great at that age -- short, with some illustrations to keep going, and interesting non-fiction topics: Louis Braille Helen Keller Five True Dog Stories Nine True Dolphin Stories The Scholastic Branches series books might work well as a bridge into longer chapter books: Kung Pow Chicken (Marko) Notebook of Doom (Cummings) Eerie Elementary (Chabert) Looniverse (Lubar) Some early chapter book series ideas: Henry and Mudge (Rylant) Billy and Blaze (Anderson) Flat Stanley (Brown) The Littles (Peterson) Catwings (Le Guin) Secrets of Droon (Abbott) Dragon Slayers' Academy (McMullan) Nate the Great (Sharmat) Jigsaw Jones (Prellar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Seconding the Hank the Cowdog series which was a big hit at our house at that age. Also popular were Dick King-Smith's Sophie books. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phryne Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Easy novels, with illustrations: The Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face series by John Dougherty The Zooey and Sassafrass series by Asia Citro The Mrs. Piggle Wiggle series by Betty MacDonald (the first book is best) Little Pear by Eleanor Frances Lattimore The Houndsley and Catina series by James Howe Picture books: Anything by Jan Brett (Mossy is my favorite) An Inconvenient Alphabet by Beth Anderson (non-fiction but high interest) Mesmerized by Mara Rockliff (non-fiction but high interest) The Wildest Race Ever by Meghan McCarthy (nonfiction but high interest) Many nonfiction books by Laurence Pringle, Jim Arnosky, Lets Read and Find Out, and National Geographic Books for Young Explorers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 My Father’s Dragon and the two others in the series 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phryne Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 More picture books: anything by Shirley Hughes, especially the one that was published as Dogger in the UK and as David and Dog in the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I second Bunnicula big hit here when all of my kids were six (and when I was of a similar age)😉 While all of my kids have high reading levels, they have enjoyed the branch books like Eerie Elementary, Last Firehawk, Notebook of Doom...etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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