gandpsmommy Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Dd has enjoyed reading Beverly Cleary's Ralph S. Mouse series, a few of the Ramona books, The Tale of Despereaux, andsome of Laura Ingall's Wilder's Little House books. I'm looking for recommendations for some other books she might enjoy reading on her own. Any ideas? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 My DD has recently enjoyed: Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda in VT Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Has she read Poppy by Avi? There are several books in that series, and my twins loved them at about that age. (And it continues the talking-mouse-as-main-character streak you started with Ralph S. Mouse and Tale of Despereaux.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 You might try the Andy Russell series by David Adler. The main character is a boy, but his best friend, a girl named Tamika, is always a big part of the story. Others to consider: The Boxcar Children some Dick King-Smith, like A Mouse Called Wolf some Andrew Clements, like The School Story, Frindle, Room One (some of his books get into some mature themes--like The Janitor's Boy, about a boy and his relationship with his dad as he learns about his father's past) Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Emily's Runaway Imagination by Beverly Cleary, Understood Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, The Railway Children by Nesbit, The Moffats by Eleanor Estes, The Saturdays by Elizabeth Enright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 The Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley might be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty Social Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 A Little Princess, Encyclopedia Brown, Trixie Belden, The Bobbsey Twins, Nate the Great - can you tell my dd likes mysteries? Trixie might be a little old- no overt dating, but some suggestion that the girls and boys like each other. The Borrowers might also be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I am reading Baby Island right now aloud to my girls. They love it. Also my daughter loves the Winnie the Horse Gentler series. And of course, the Little House on the Prairie books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 The Unicorn's Secret series by Kathleen Duey The Catwings series by Ursula Le Guin The historical books/stories from American Girl The Littles series Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle books Time Cat by Lloyd Alexander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunty Social Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Ooohhh - Mrs. Piggle Wiggle - I forgot about those. Definitely! Also, Amelia Bedelia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Half Magic by Edward Eager The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White Socks by Beverly Cleary The Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandpsmommy Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 (edited) Half Magic by Edward EagerThe Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White Socks by Beverly Cleary The Cricket in Times Square by George Seldon Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi Tara We must think alike! The Trumpet of the Swan is one of dd's favorite books. I read it to her two summers ago. I also read The Cricket in Times Square to her when she was in first grade. And my ds checked out Kenny and the Dragon from the library a month or so ago. I read it aloud to them, and it is now one of ds's favorites. We started Half Magic not too long ago as a read-aloud,too. We haven't read Socks, though, so I'll see if she might be interested in it. I think I used a lot of the good books she could be reading now as read alouds when she was younger, but I'm sure there are many more to find, as well. Thanks for your reply. Edited April 1, 2009 by gandpsmommy forgot something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I think I used a lot of the good books she could be reading now as read alouds when she was younger She can go back and read them again as independent reads. Books my dd loved at 4 or 5 she sometimes only dimly remembers now. Even if she does remember them, your dd might still love to read them on her own. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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