I think someone in a post mentioned a webiste that lists books according to their age range. Does anyone know what I'm talking about? I have a son in kindergarten, and he love when I read to him. He's really ready for chapter books, but the ones I've tried seem too long. I just need a few ideas to get going.
This website is great for finding any kids book series by series title, book title, author
http://www.mymcpl.org/books-movies-music/juvenile-series
Age doesn't really matter because there is a HUGE range of kids reading at various levels. You need to go by your son's reading level more than his age.
His teacher can tell you his reading level, AA, A, BBB, BB, C, etc. depending on what program s/he uses, and provide you with either a list or link to MANY books.
OR,
you can go to the library, show the librarian what is easy, just right and challenging for your son, and s/he will also give you many suggestions.
Happy Reading!!!
When my son was in kindergarten and 1st grade he loved the Frog and Toad books.
I don't know a website, just letting you know what my boys liked.
The Berenstain Bears have different levels... You might want to check those out.. They are small chapter books but with one or two paragraphs.
Also, Books by Peggy Rathman are cute! Office Buckle and Glory is a good one..
Here is a consolidated Charlotte Mason reading list. Many excellent books. Links to various years are at left of page.
i read chapter books to my boys from an early age, just made sure i had shorter ones mixed in too. we just did the chapter books little by little.
the wind in the willows, alice in wonderland, moonfleet, that sort of thing.
khairete
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Have you looked at "The Magic Treehouse" series?
They are chapter books, but much shorter.
It is about a boy and girl that take amazing adventures in their magic treehouse.... the first one is called "Dinosaurs After Dark".....
You can read a sample chapter of the books on this website......
www.scholastic.com
Scholastic, is what the publisher of the MANY books in school, are from.
Their website has age ranges and book lists.
Check your local library too.
My daughter is not yet in K (late birthday) but we started reading Magic Tree House Books last summer and she really likes them. She is also really into the Rainbow Fairy books, but I'm guessing your son might not love those as much. We get most of our chapter books from the library and some from 1/2 Price Books. I just bought some MTH there this weekend for $2 a book.
Junie B. Jones is also a good one for this age, I consider her to be the modern day Ramona! The other series titles are eluding me at the moment but I agree to ask a librarian. You can also browse through the "series" section at Barnes and Noble and see if there is anything that he likes then go to the library and see if they have more.
I googled the topic and got a couple of sites that might help. This one explains the codes and how to use them. Just click on the letter in the color and you'll get some suggestions for books that fall into that category.
http://www.benchmarkeducation.com/teacher-resources/gener...
This site has links to several different book reading plans. If you keep looking you'll find several different resources.
Magic Tree House and Flat Stanley books have short chapters.
You are looking for chapter books to read TO him, correct? You don't say what you have tried that is too long but below is a list of books that I read to my son at that age. He especially loved books that were part of a series because then the story line would continue and evolve for longer. I would read 3 chapters a night.
Guardians of Ga'Hoole series (a wonderful tail about owls and their fictional society - 15 books in the series)
Magic Tree House series (themed adventures with a brother and sister travelling to different points in history - tons of books in the series)
Chronicles of Narnia
The Boxcar Children Mysteries
There were a bunch of others whose names escape me this morning. Go to the library and ask to see the "series" section in the children's area. There were some other series that had shorter books. I think most important is to find books that have a subject that interests him. The age range listings for books are more recommendations based on him being able to read the books himself. The books I read to my son were way above his actual age range in terms of vocabulary but we used it as a way to learn the meaning of new words. It made him into any amazing contextual reader meaning he can figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words based on the context in which they are presented.
If you want to get some books that will help him transition to reading himself, check out Usbourne Books. They have some "chapter" type books where there is simple words and sentences on the top of the page for the child to read aloud and then the story is enhanced by more complex sentences and ideas at the bottom of the page that the adult can read to the child.
We love the Mercy Watson series. A to Z Mysteries and Mrs Piggy Wiggy are fun, too. As your children's librarian, they may know of some newer options!
