These are usually the first chapter books I hand them: (In no particular order except how they come to mind)
Milly Molly Mandy-Joyce Lankester
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory-Ronald Dahl
James and the Giant Peach-"
Raggedy Anne and Andy-Johnny Gruelle
Encyclopedia Brown-Donald J. Sobol
Boxcar Children-Gertrude Chandler (I stick w/the lower #'s)
Yonie Wondernose-Marguerite de Angeli
Bears on Hemlock Mountain-Alice Dalgliesh
Courage of Sarah Noble-"
Thornton Burgess' animal storybooks (There are quite a few.)
My Father's Dragon Trilogy-Ruth Stiles Gannett
Rikki Tikki Tavi-Rudyard Kipling
Jungle Book-"
Sarah Witcher's Story-Elizabeth Yates
Winnie-the-Pooh-A.A. Milne
Trumpet of the Swan-E.B. White
The Ordinary Princess-M.M. Kaye (S. really liked this one.)
Betsy-Tacy-Maud Hart Lovelace
Betsy-Tacy and Tib-"
Betsy and Tacy Go Over the Big Hill-" (There are more Betsy-Tacy books, but I stick w/these three because of girl/boy themes and such.)
Railway Children-Edith Nesbit
Five Children and It-"
These Are My People-Mildred Howard (the story of Gladys Aylward)
Paddinton Bear books-Michael Bond
Ballet Shoes-Noel Streatfeild
Dancing Shoes-"
Theater Shoes-"
Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin-Marguerite Henry
Brighty of Grand Canyon-"
King of the Wind-"
Misty of Chincoteague-"
Stormy, Misty's Foal-"
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH-Robert O'Brien
Lloyd Alexander books-I haven't read these, S. has. She really enjoyed them and recommends them. They are fantasy.
Redwall series-Brian Jacques-These were very important for about a year or two...I could never get into them enough to read out loud, but they are better than most stuff put out these days.
Strawberry Girl-Lois Lenski This author used to have a lot of historical fiction. If you can find her out of print stuff at yard sales or the library they are all worth picking up.
Indian Captive-"
Phantom Tollbooth-Norton Juster (Fi has had her nose in this one all week)
The Lost Princess-George MacDonald
Princess and the Goblin-"
Princess and Curdie-"
At the Back of the North Wind-"
Sir Gibbie-" (this comes under various names. My copy is called Wee Sir Gibbie of the Highlands.)
The Maiden's Bequest-"(aka Alec Forbes and His Fiend Annie or Alec Forbes of Howglen)
Bunnicula a Rabbit-Tale of Mystery-James Howe
Howliday Inn-"
Return to Howliday Inn-"
Bunnicula-The Celery Stalks at Midnight-"
Bunnicula Strikes Again-" (These are totally "fluff books" -A vampire Rabbit-but fun and different.)
Well, I think that's all the computer time I can take today. I will have to get back with the rest later. The boys are taking over.
4 comments:
Wow Kerri, that's a huge list. I think my kids have read about 3/4 of them ;)
Off to the library website to reserve some of those they haven't read. Thanks for the list.
This is fantastic, Kerri! Thank you for putting it together.
I think you are right to be thoughtful about your kids' books. I equate fluff books like candy - sometimes a little is OK but mostly we try to consume better, more healthy food/books. If we fall into the habit of eating candy all the time, our health will suffer. If we read fluff all the time, our brains will turn to mush. I know when I get into a reading slump and am just flipping through magazines or reading fluffy fiction, it is hard to muster the will and the concentration to read something "harder." The vocabulary suffers too.
uh... okay ive read about three of them-the kids? a big fat 0!
Where have I been all my life?
When I was a young girl (10 or so), I discovered Wee Sir Gibbie and Alec Forbes and His Friend Annie. Alec Forbes and His Friend Annie held first place as my favorite book from then on until I was probably 18!! I read it over and over... The Maiden's Bequest is the adult version. It's not as fun reading, because it's more realistic. :-)
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