Book Suggestions

at 04/22/08 8:05AM
Audie is reading. I am not sure how he learned as he resisted every effort I made to teach him but he is in fact reading and each day I realize he can read better than I realized. He is reading some things that are a 1st grade level. Because of this, he has started enjoying chapter books. We are reading the magic treehouse series together and he loves these. I wanted to get him some other chapter books to read on his own. Any suggestions? He devours books (read a 94 page chapter book in less than a day) so we go to the library often so anything that would be at the library is great.
Thanks
  • tracey
    That is so cool! I hope Reese is reading at his age!
    by tracey at 04/22/08 10:30AM
  • dmynatt
    Some books he may enjoy are... Ready Freddy, Junie B. Jones, Arthur, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Horrible Harry, Flat Stanley, Young Cam Janson, or the Frog and Toad series--this will be a good start at least :)
    by dmynatt at 04/22/08 11:30AM
  • txwhittlec
    Good for Audie! :)
    by txwhittlec at 04/22/08 12:08PM
  • polaramy
    Patrick and I have been reading our way through Magic Tree House and Boxcar Children since last year. Nate the Great and Henry and Mudge tend to be about 40 pages each - Patrick likes those, too. We tried Horrible Harry but I didn't like it much because I don't think Patrick understood how a little boy could have a crush on a girl (or maybe I just want to pretend he couldn't understand it). :) My nephew is 8 and likes Encyclopedia Brown mysteries. I haven't read one in decades so I don't know if it's easy to read.
    by polaramy at 04/22/08 12:19PM
  • polaramy
    I'm also a big fan of getting non-fiction books, too. Animals are in the 590s - there's lots of 24 page books with simple language on snakes, frogs, etc. Patrick also likes sports, biographies, etc.
    by polaramy at 04/22/08 12:25PM
  • polaramy
    Patrick likes being babied so much I'm not sure he'll admit when he learns how to read! He'll probably give it away, though - that boy can't keep a secret. :)
    by polaramy at 04/22/08 12:26PM
  • beckyd
    Hank the Cowdog are also pretty enjoyable if he's into mysteries. And I LOVE Beverly Cleary books- it's a lot more "old fashioned" than some of the newer series and my students have been enjoying those tremendously.
    by beckyd at 04/22/08 5:32PM
  • polaramy
    Here's a website for Magic Tree House where you can print out a passport. Each time you read a book you answer 3 multiple choice questions and earn a stamp (print out and glue in). Didn't know if Audie would like that or not.
    by polaramy at 04/23/08 1:27PM
  • millermom
    That's awesome Audie can read! Keep exposing him to different things - you never know what might stick. :)
    by millermom at 04/24/08 2:10PM
  • boomom
    any boy named Audie should definitely be reading Hank the Cowdog! i'd avoid junie b. jones until he's a little more grounded in grammar. yikes.
    by boomom at 04/28/08 7:28PM