Booky Kids: Early Chapter Books

About Me

My name is Genevieve Woods and in addition to being the mother of an adorable preschooler named Oscar and his adorable toddler brother Henry, I am the Children's Buyer at Spellbinder Books, a small independent bookstore in Bishop, California. I am often asked by customers for recommendations...and thus the idea for this blog was sparked.

Many sites recommending books for kids are created by librarians and non-profits. While these are great sites, they often recommend out-of-print books. This site is all about the great books that are available now! While I am not being paid for these recommendations, I would appreciate it if readers would purchase the books I recommend from local independent bookstores, or even B&N. Basically don't buy from the evil empire (A_A_O_), because if you do much of our literary knowledge will be lost.

Monday, February 4, 2013

Early Chapter Books

Fun & Easy to Read

CHAPTER BOOKS

With Pictures!

A bookstore customer inspired me to create a list of chapter books that would not intimidate local third graders. She was especially interested in books that incorporated many pictures. Fortunately in addition to a great many well loved classics, the success of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series has encouraged publishers to put out more and more easy to read books that appeal to both younger and older kids. Reluctant readers will hopefully be reluctant no more!

The Classic Magic Tree House Series

by Mary Pope Osborne
48 books and counting as of Feb. 2013

Best for grades 1-4

The Geronimo Stilton series

by Geronimo Stilton (of course!)
52 books and counting as of Feb. 2013

Best for grades 2-5

The Time Warp Trio series

by Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
16 books as of Feb. 2013

Best for grades 1-4

The Big Nate series

by Lincoln Peirce

(Big Nate started out as a comic strip. The Hardcover books in this series are actual chapter books while the paperbacks are the comics).
5 chapter books as of Feb. 2013

Best for grades 3-6