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Can you all share with me some books your girls have enjoyed reading on their own? I have a 3rd grader who loves to read but REALLY struggles. She can read books like Billy and Blaze and Madeline mostly on her own (she struggles with a few words in those books, but can get through most of it). I’m looking for something that is on the Madeline/Billy and Blaze reading level that she can read in her free time.
My girls really, really like the Rainbow Fairy books which I’m sure are considered twaddle but I let them read for leisure. Others that are about that level; I can’t remember the author but the title is “Mice of the Westing Wind”. There are a couple in that series. Also, we used the pathway readers, First Steps and so on and they liked to read those on their own time as well.
Maybe she would enjoy the Imagination Station series by Focus On the Family. Or the Rachel Yoder series (about a little Amish girl). Also the Boxcar Children series are good stories that are easier reads as well.
I know there are more that are not a series but I can’t seem to think of them right now. I will ask my dd what she would recommend as well. My dds seem to really enjoy series of books because the stories can be carried on longer and they get somewhat attached to the characters as well and it makes it more fun!
HTH!
-Miranda
My dd is only 6 and not quite ready for some of these yet, but here’s what I would suggest:
Frances the Badger books by Russell Hoban are picture books but seem to be on the same level or a little higher than Madeline
Henry and Mudge or Annie and Snowball series by Cynthia Rylant (may be a little twaddly, but an easy chapter book series)
The Cul-de-Sac Kids by Beverly Lewis are short chapter books
Picture Book Biographies by David Adler. Very well written for short biographies
HTH,
Karen
Some of the Ready to Read series and Step into Reading and I Can Read It have some good historical content. Also my dd likes The Magic School Bus. Some of those are a beginning reader level. For mystery, she likes Cam Jansen by David A. Adler, http://www.camjansen.com/
Look at the Sonlight catalog for other good books she may enjoy. That is what I have her read for school and she has liked them. http://www.sonlight.com/readers-2.html
My 8 and 9 yo dd both liked the Circle C Beginning books:
There are also many of the Little House on the Prairie books that have been condensed into short chapter books and they like those as well.
Many books by Clyde Robert Bulla are great for early readers building fluency. The language is rich but not too difficult. Try to find older editions. The print is larger and less intimidating. Newer reprints are often very small print making it difficult for early readers to follow.
I never loved Cynthia Rylant’s easiest series but we love her Cobble Street Cousins and Light House Family series. Maybe a little tough for her yet but we also love Sarah Plain and Tall.
Nebby
These are all great ideas. Thank you. She can’t really read Box Car Children yet. We tried, but she was missing most words.
What about Bo the Famous Retriever books?
VP has these listed for extra reading for 2nd grade.
I second the Clyde Robert Bulla books (in the larger print). My young readers especially love The Sword in the Tree.
Here are a few more ideas:
Pathway Readers – We love the interesting stories in these readers. I would start her in Days Go By (Book 1), even if you think it’s too easy, just to build up her confidence in independent reading. Here’s a good review: http://gratefulforgrace.com/2011/01/pathway-reader/
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Tornado by Betsy Byars
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Beginning reader books by Walter Farley:
The Black Stallion (http://www.librarything.com/work/12711831)
Little Black, A Pony (http://www.librarything.com/work/71994)
These 2 are great favorites in our house because they are exciting and seem like “real” stories, not just readers.
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The Adventures of…. (Reddy Fox, Jimmy Skunk, etc.) series by Thornton Burgess – These were published with large, easy-to-read type at one time. They have short chapters and really hold the children’s interest.
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Just Like Mama by Beverly Lewis
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History readers such as:
Titanic: Lost and Found – Judy Donnelly
The Drinking Gourd – F.N. Monjo
Wagon Wheels – Barbara Brenner
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Toad by the Road: A Year in the Life of These Amazing Amphibians –
This is a funny book of easy-to-read poems that also teach about amphibians.
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Hope this helps!
~Anna 🙂
http://www.mainlesson.com/displaybooksbygenre.php
Here is a link to the Burgess books online for free to see if they are a good fit. My kids love them.
There is a huge list of children’s literature by genre. HTH
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