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Early and First Chapter Books for Kids

Early and beginning chapter books for kids, sorted by interest.The books on these lists are early chapter books. They are good choices for kids who have moved beyond easy readers but are not yet read for middle grade novels.
 
The age range for this type of book is typically 6 to 10, but that will vary by skill level, of course. Generally, the characteristics of early chapter books are large font, lots of black and white illustrations, short chapters and fewer than 150 pages.
 
In addition, take a look at my parent tips for help choosing early chapter books.
 
A few favorite lists:

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Superhero Chapter Books for Kids Ages 6-10

April 20, 2015

Superhero chapter books for beginning readers ages 6 to 10.

This year’s national summer reading theme is “Every Hero Has a Story”. Now, such a theme is not limited to traditional superheroes, but it seemed like a good time to gather all my superhero chapter book recommendations for early chapter book readers into one place. Some of these books I’ve suggested before, but some new favorites…
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Magic Early Chapter Books For Kids Ages 5-9

April 6, 2015

Magic early chapter books perfect for kids ages 5-9 who have just started reading chapter books.

Do your kids love all things magic? These magic themed early chapter books will make their imaginations soar. Filled with transformations, magical creatures, super powers, flying carpets, and fantastical plots, your beginning chapter book readers will love these books! These books all feature large-ish fonts, illustrations and an easy reading length, perfect for 5-9 year…
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Early Chapter Books for 5 to 8 Year Olds

February 16, 2015

Early chapter books for 5 year olds on up.

Last week’s adventure early chapter books list could not encompass all the early chapter books I have been wanting to recommend lately, so here is one more list. I simply could not come up with a specfic theme for chapter books for 5 year olds to 8 year olds, and so you will have to accept the eclectic-ness of…
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Adventure Early Chapter Books For Kids

February 9, 2015

Adventure early chapter books for kids ages 5 to 8.

I’ve been wanting to add to my series of book lists featuring early chapter books for kids for quite some time now, but couldn’t figure out a theme — until I hit on the idea of adventure books. My youngest son loves lots of action with heroic (and funny) protagonists so an adventure early chapter…
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12+ Books for Kids Not Ready for Harry Potter

September 8, 2014

Books for kids not ready to ready the entire Harry Potter series, either because of reading level or age appropriateness.

Every child should read Harry Potter, but not every child is ready to read the entire series in one go. I mentioned in my post about how to choose chapter books for kids that the age of the protagonist is a good general guideline for the age of the reader. Harry Potter is 11 in…
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14 Chapter Books about the Theater

June 23, 2014

Theater chapter books for kids. Click through for entire list.

I loved reading the theater-themed books for this list!  As I said a few weeks ago, when I shared 12 of my favorite picture books about the theater, our family has made theater an essential part of our lives. I’ve often joked that all my theater training serves me well, now that I spend so much time reading…
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Paris Books for Kids {Chapter Books}

June 3, 2013

Paris chapter books for kids

Last week I shared a list of Paris picture books. This week you can introduce your kids to the joys of France’s famed city with a few très jolie chapter books set in Paris. Although the titles are fiction, they still offer opportunities to learn about Paris. These selections are for a variety reading levels, from…
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Addictive Summer Reading Chapter Books for Independent Readers (ages 7-10)

May 13, 2013

Summer reading books for 7-10 year olds

If you are preparing a summer reading list for 7-10 year olds, this book list will be right up your alley. These choices are great for kids who are reading chapter books independently. The reading level of these books falls in the 2nd grade to 4th grade range and all books are either part of a…
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Math Chapter Books and Story Collections

March 18, 2013

Math chapter books for kids, a list of more than 10 titles

So sorry for the lack of a kids’ book list last Monday, I hope this selection of Math Chapter Books and Math Story Collections makes the wait worth it. Regular readers of this blog (Yay! Thanks for sticking around!) may be tired of hearing about my son’s passion for numbers. Naturally, he loves to read…
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Early Chapter Books about Boys {Stand-Alone Novels}

February 11, 2013

A list of early chapter books about boys for kids

This week, my book list features early chapter books about boys, but unlike last week’s list which highlighted first chapter book series about boys, today I look at a selection of stand alone novels. It was a surprisingly difficult list to make and I’d love for you to add a few suggestions in the comments….
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