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