Great books for Early Readers
Here is a list of great books for children at the end of 1st grade. Some of the books are for more advanced readers. Hopefully I'll have time in the near future to write a separate entry for each:
Herbie Jones
The Lemonade Trick
Betsy-Tacy
Key to the Treasure
My Father’s Dragon
Henry Huggins
The Great Brain
Horrible Harry in Room 2B
Rip Roaring Russell
Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Help I’m Prisoner in the Library
Charlotte’s Web
The Littles
The Boxcar Children
The Courage of Sarah Noble
The Slumber Party Secret (Nancy Drew Notebooks)
Bookstore Ghost
by Barbara Maitland
It is so hard to find fun, easy reads, but this one is kid tested! I've had a number of children really love this book. "Mr. Brown liked three things: ghost books, cheese, and cats." As you can understand from the quote, the book is all about Mr. Brown's adventure owning a bookstore with a cat.
The pages are just the right length and the pictures are wonderful! However what is great about the book is the plot - it is accessible using words that children can read while at the same time interesting enough to make them want to find out what happens!
The kids also love to read the sequels: Bookstore Burglar and Bookstore Valentine.
Reading level K-2
