early chapter books

New Books for Growing Readers Ages 5 – 8

Dear parents and teachers of growing readers, you’ll be so happy to see how many fantastic new easy readers and new easy chapter books have been published around this month! (December 2019) ACORN BOOKS: The new Acorn easy (early) reader books from Scholastic are exciting! I reviewed Hello, Hedgehog! and Unicorn and Yeti books […]

2nd Grade Summer Reading List (Ages 7 – 8)

Hooray! It’s time for summer reading lists & summer reading programs . . .If you’re looking good books for kids going into the second grade, these books will keep your 2nd grader reading throughout the summer, developing and practicing their reading skills with excellent books. As you know, the more a child reads, the more vocabulary they’ll learn […]

If You Love The Magic Tree House, Try These Read Alike Books

If your beginning reader loves The Magic Tree House books and they’ve finished the entire series, they’re probably wondering what books to read next. Not to worry. I’ve made a list of suggestions for your Magic Tree House fans. Try these read alike books — books with mystery, adventure, and fantasy that will keep your growing reader […]

Read Alike Books for Kids Who Love The Princess in Black

Princess in Black is a delightful fiction adventure about a spunky princess who secretly fights monsters. It’s a hugely popular easy chapter book. And if you love The Princess in Black books, here are book ideas of what to read next, books that you’ll love just as much. The tricky thing for me when recommending […]

What’s New in Beginning Chapter Books

Here’s what’s new in beginning chapter books for spring 2018 — or at least, what’s new that I’ve read and liked. 🙂 What’s New in Beginning Chapter Books Our Principal is a Frog by Stephanie Calmenson, illustration Aaron Blecha (ages 5 – 8)I’m very excited about this new, SHORT, easy chapter book series called QUIX from Aladdin […]

Wholesome Easy Chapter Books for Girls Ages 6 – 9 (No Sassiness)

I just wrote an easy chapter book list for boys with NO potty humor or sassiness. Many of you asked me for a similar list for girls. Because often, girls and boys are interested in different topics and types stories so I’m making this new list for girls. If you’re looking for wholesome easy chapter […]

A Wholesome Early Chapter Book List for Boys (No Potty Humor, No Rudeness)

A reader who works at a conservative school asked me for a wholesome book list for beginning (early / easy) chapter books that do NOT have potty humor nor rude characters with sass but would interest boy readers. So, I made this new list, specifically for that. These books are my choices for boys ages […]

WellieWishers Easy Chapter Books & Dolls from American Girl

American Girl recently launched WellieWishers, early chapter books and a line of adorable 14 1/2-inch dolls (retail $60) all featuring wellies (rain boots.) My kids and I think the wellie boots are super cute — as are the dolls themselves. (Which, of course, you can order to own and wear yourself.) The WellieWishers chapter books are lovely — sweet, […]