Books

While I realize that school has not yet started, this page is intended to be a work in progress. For now, I will be posting some great books with which your child may be familiar. Feel free to allow your child to read any of these that catch their eye. As the year progresses, we will be working on choosing books based on preference, rather than reading level. They may know the 5-finger rule for choosing a good book, and I would recommend that for any books read in or out of school. These are classics, and you may remember reading them when you were little (I know I do!). Some may be a bit much for your child and some they will find overly easy. As a parent, you have a natural ability to judge your child’s skill level and trust their knowledge. I do ask for your discretion when helping your child select a book.

Here are some great books and book series that your child can fall in love with:

Amelia Bedelia

Cam Jansen

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Chronicles of Narnia

Judy Moody

Ramona

James and the Giant Peach

Harry Potter

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

The Tale of Despereaux

Tuck Everlasting

Sarah, Plain and Tall

Charlotte’s Web

Little House on the Prairie

Ella Enchanted

Stuart Little

The Boxcar Children

Percy Jackson

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Frog and Toad

Magic Tree House

Captain Underpants

The Giving Tree

Dr Suess

Madeline

How to Eat Fried Worms

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Chrysanthemum

Where the Wild Things Are

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

A Color of His Own

The Polar Express

The Giver

What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?

Bridge to Terabithia