Amanda_Jo Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 My dd is 5 (just turned in October). We read the My Father's Dragon series and just finished Stuart Little. We are reading Beatrix Potter in the mornings. I'd like to add another read aloud, but I'm stumped as to which book to read to her next. It needs to have shorter chapters that are high interest as she is just getting into reading longer books with little/no pictures and not be a tear jerker. Any recommendations? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieF Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Milly Molly Mandy, Paddington bear, both are easy read short chapters. Stephanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) Mr. Poppers Penguins, The Twits or other Roald Dahl books. Edited January 27, 2009 by Lovedtodeath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHZNS Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 My 4.5 year old loved Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. She laughed out lound on several ocassions. Rebecca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoffeeChick Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 (edited) My 4.5 year old loved Mrs. Piggle Wiggle. She laughed out lound on several ocassions. Rebecca My 5 year old LOVED this book!! We are reading a book called Shoebag by Mary James. I know it is a little older (I read it in elementary school) and it is not what one would call a masterpiece of children's literature, but my dc are enjoying it a lot. It is about a cockroach that wakes up one morning transformed into a little boy. There is a snotty, full-of-herself 7 year old girl in it, but she does change for the better in the end. :) I have to edit to mention that the book has a handful of lines that mention "old world" times (saying that cockroaches have been around 250 million years), so I've been just editing that part out. Just an FYI for those that do not believe in such a thing. We just finished up Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, so I thought a book that was a little easier was a good choice. Edited January 28, 2009 by BramFam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Darcy Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Winnie the Pooh - The original version The Wind in the Willows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tullyfamily Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Milly Molly Mandy or/and orginial Winnie-The-Pooh. We recently bought this version of Pooh & have LOVED the color pictures: http://www.amazon.com/Winnie-Pooh-80th-Anniversary-Milne/dp/0525477683/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233079293&sr=8-2 - Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 My dd is 6 and we are reading Alice in Wonderland. She's never seen the movie, so it's all new to her and so far she really likes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidlit Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I would recommend Charlotte's Web, except you specified no tear jerkers. : ) My 4 1/2 year old has become enamored of (obsessed with?) the Laura Ingalls Wilder books on audio. We've also read and enjoyed the Clementine books (Sara Pennypacker) and the original Winnie the Pooh stories. I review the books we read on my blog. I also host a blog carnival called Read Aloud Thursday every Thursday (obviously), if you would care to join us. My blog link is in my siggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I would recommend Charlotte's Web, except you specified no tear jerkers. : ) Winnie the Pooh makes me cry. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in AUS Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I have our read a louds listed on my blog. You could also look at the lit suggestions from SL or AO for this age group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna T. Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Both of my boys loved any of the Thornton Burgess animal stories at that age. There are many of them and they are very inexpensive. We've read almost all of them and loved them all. They are sweet, not too high-drama, not sad... just sweet and funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcara Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 I would recommend Charlotte's Web, except you specified no tear jerkers. : ) We did this as a read-aloud in the Fall. I got so choked up at the end that my 8-year-old had to finish reading it for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 My dds 5.5 and 7 recently enjoyed James Herriott's Treasury for Children -- it's a collection of sweet animal stories with gorgeous illustrations. None are really tear-jerking -- some have a little drama, but everything always turns out in the end. It was a really beautiful and memorable book -- our whole family loved it. We checked it out from the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4boys Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 My kids both loved Hilda: The Hen who wouldn't Give up, I believe it's by Jill Tomlinson. The Velveteen Rabbit is a classic. And I have to agree with all the books that have been previously mentioned; they are all good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUJLBE Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden Happy Little Family by Rebecca Caudill Teddy Robinson by Joan Robinson (many books) and Milly Molly Mandy by Joyce Lankaster Brisley (many books) are excellent English series of read alouds for that age. Unfortunately, they are usually not found in libraries in the US, but can be bought on Amazon for variable prices. I think it is worth having a collection of each of these for sensitive 4 to 5 year olds. Friends with girls always reported that these were among their daughter's favorite books. My son loved them too. Susan ds (8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macrina Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Paddle to the Sea, Fantastic Mr, Fox, The first 12 of the Box Car Kids, Finn Family Moomitroll, Betsy and Tacy series, Betsy and Billy series, and everything else pp mentioned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YHZNS Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 We also loved The Fantastic Mr. Fox. We read it in one sitting (it is a quick read)! Dahl might be a little dark for some kids but my daughter has enjoyed all his books. Rebecca p.s. Have you read The Mouse and the Motorcyle yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmroberts Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I would recommend the Milly-Molly-Mandy series and the Betsy-Tacy series. These are wonderful read-aloud chapter books for a 5yo dd. My dd loves these! HTH. Gretchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 They are not as challenging as the ones you have been reading, but they are SO FUNNY, and they introduce homonymns in an engaging way. I read DD "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" at that age, and she was absolutely riveted. I'm a fan of fairy tales then as well--not the Disney versions, the real things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonia Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I would recommend the Milly-Molly-Mandy series and the Betsy-Tacy series. These are wonderful read-aloud chapter books for a 5yo dd. My dd loves these!HTH. Gretchen These are next on my list for my own 5 yo dd. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I read the Wizard of Oz to my 5yo, and the 101 Dalmations. I believe I also read the Rescuers (series, not Disney) to her, although the ages and books sort of smushed together, lol. I read the Borrowers (series), too, but not sure when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malenki Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Raggedy Andy and Raggedy Ann story books. Each chapter could be a stand alone story and they're a load of fun. Little House in the Big Woods is wonderful at that age too. My older son loved the All of a Kind Family series at that age. The Moffats was a hit as was The Saturdays. All books about siblings having adventures. The Courage of Sarah Noble and Bears on Hemlock Mountain were good too; not too long but exciting and interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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