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Chapter Books for Kids

In this archive you will find all of our chapter book lists. The chapter books cover a variety of levels, from easy readers to early chapter books as well as middle grade fiction and YA. My most popular lists are 50+ chapter books for preschoolers and Read Aloud Books for 4-6 Year Olds. You can narrow the lists down by Early Chapter Books and Middle Grade .

16 Festive Holiday Read Aloud Chapter Books (the whole family will enjoy)

November 2, 2015

Holiday read aloud chapter books that everyone in the family will enjoy.

If holiday read alouds are not part of your family traditions this time of year, I hope this book list will encourage you to start! In addition to your picture book read alouds, if you have older kids, you will find that reading novels as a family can be very satisfying! Sometimes I set out to make a…
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15+ Read Aloud Chapter Books for Every Type of Parent

October 26, 2015

15+ Chapter book read alouds for every type of parent that kids will love, too.

Is it fair to say I have a lot of book lists? I find it rather hard to believe that I’ve curated over 100 lists of totally awesome books. (By the way, you can find them my lists indexed in the books for kids master list.) So, I understand that it can seem overwhelming to…
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15+ Strong, Fearless Princess Chapter Books both Boys and Girls Will Love

October 19, 2015

Princess chapter books that girls AND boys will love. Strong heroines and adventure.

Although I am titling this list “Princess Chapter Books,” not every protagonist is actually royalty. Some of the stories are adapted from traditional princess fairy tales, some protagonists aspire (or not) to royalty and others simply act like a princess should act. These princess chapter books are all middle grade level, for kids ages 8…
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20 Thrilling Books for Kids Who Like Percy Jackson

October 5, 2015

Books for kids who like Percy Jackson and The Lightening Thief.

My son loved the Percy Jackson series. I’ll admit, it’s not my favorite series in the world, but I’ll give it this: it’s fast paced, adventure-laden and Rick Riordan’s writing style has serious kid appeal. I’m not complaining. It’s also one of those gateway books and I am all for that. So, if your children…
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22 Alternative Book Series to Junie B. Jones

September 21, 2015

22 Series with books like Junie B. Jones that kids will enjoy reading.

Oh, Junie B. Jones (don’t forget the “B”!). Do you love her because your child enjoys reading, or do you hate her for her annoying behavior and horrid grammar? Personally, I feel neutral. Whether you like Junie or wish you’d never met her, we all need a break. While the series on this list are not necessarily…
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19 Book Series: Alternatives to Magic Tree House

September 14, 2015

Alternative books for kids who like magic tree house

If you have a child just starting to read chapter books, you are no doubt familiar with the Magic Tree House series featuring a pair of time traveling siblings. But what do you read when you finish the 4,683 books in the series? Where will you find more books like Magic Tree House so your…
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Fall Read Alouds (The Whole Family Will Love)

August 31, 2015

Fall read aloud books for the whole family.

I had so much fun putting together a summer read aloud list and a winter read aloud list earlier this year, it seemed  like a good idea to make it a seasonal series. I chose these books as fall read alouds, not necessarily because they are set during the autumnal season, but because reading them…
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Chapter Books That Teach Empathy

August 10, 2015

Teach kids empathy and compassion with these chapter books.

It could be said that all books teach kids to have compassion for others by helping them understand the lives of others who are different from themselves, which is why making this list of chapter books that teach empathy could include hundreds of books. However, I have grudgingly narrowed it down to eleven and I encourage…
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15 Engaging First Grade Read Alouds

June 29, 2015

First grade read aloud books. Chapter books to read to 6-8 year olds.

When you’ve curated over 100 book lists, there is bound to be some overlap. Although some of these books may appear on other lists, I have purposefully not included books on my two most popular lists, Read Aloud books for 4-6 year olds and Chapter Books for 3 year olds and Preschoolers. If you are looking for…
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16 Spellbinding Books to Read if You Like Harry Potter

June 15, 2015

Books and series for kids who like Harry Potter

Harry Potter is well known as one of those books that makes reluctant readers not so reluctant after all. When kids turn the final page of Harry Potter, it’s the perfect time to harness that interest in reading with a few more choice chapter books. Unlike many “Books for kids who like Harry Potter…” book lists, I am not…
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