Early Reader Chapter Books


For many young emerging readers, the longer and more complicated classics are not the best starting point to develop the love of reading. The following books have been much-loved by my girls as they began moving away from the “Frog and Toad” easy readers to slightly more complex plots.

Sophie Mouse – Poppy Green

Princess in Black – Shannon Hale

Jenny and the Cat Club – Ester Averill

Mercy Watson Series – Kate DiCamilllo

Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa series by Erica Silverman

Billy and Blaze series by CW Anderson, 

The Lighthouse Family

Itty Bitty Princess Kitty

The Annie & Snowball by Cynthia Rylant

Cobblestreet Cousins – Cynthia Rylant

King and Kayla – Dori Hillistad Butler

Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books

Anna Hibiscus – Atinuke

Speckles goes to School – Grace Berquist


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