What chapter books do you read to your kids?

goodheartedmommy

Series, classics, etc?

*Lu-Lu*

I have started Stuart Little, but I don't think Logan is quite ready for it just yet.  I may try again in a month or two.  I think it's age-appropriate, though. 

GinandTonic

We started The Magic Treehouse last year, but he wasn't that into it - I think he needed more pictures.  I bet he'd like it now- I need to dig it up.

amanda&rob

Junie B Jones books, Stewart Little, Charlotte's Web (even though it's sad).

jettagurl

None. They have zero interest if there aren't any pics to look at.  

Sometimes we'll do those big Disney classics books and only read a few pages a day.....so kinda the same idea, but there are big pictures.  

shopgirl78

We have read some of the magic treehouse chapter books and we read the entire Kit (AG) book.  

DD thinks they are alright but I had much better luck with her learning to read on a book called "Do It Yourself Reading."  It was DH's as a child and has a lot of rytheming words. 

goodheartedmommy

Oh, these aren't for them to learn to read from (Ethan reads already anyway). I just enjoy reading to them. I usually have them lay down on the living room floor with blank paper and they can color whatever they're imagining they see as I read (and Maile just scribbles, obviously, since she can't draw pictures nor does she understand what I'm reading about). Ethan and Bella will sit for an hour listening to a story, possibly more. They take after their mother!

kyoto

I started reading the Series of Unfortunate Events a couple years ago, but she wasn't into it. Now that she's older she may want to read them herself.

CleoKitty

The Little House series. "Little House in the Big Woods" is the first. I think we might also start the Ramona Quimby books soon.

goodheartedmommy

Cleo, we've read several of the Little House series. I loved them as a girl and I've enjoyed reading them to the kids. I have all of the Ramona books, so I thought I might read them soon. I've been reading the American Girl books recently, too. We just read Sarah, Plain and Tall last night. I have a lot of books from my childhood, but I don't know a lot about newer series. I think I have Charlotte's Web, so I may try that one next.

Jaylea

Not a chapter book, but DD loves Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic. We read several poems a night when she chooses that as her bedtime book.

DandelionMom

A mix.  I like the little house on the prairie books and the secret garden but DDs often pick those silly rainbow fairy books. 

Glendi2.0

DD#1 has been a pretty voracious reader for a while now, and she really likes the Rainbow Fairies books... they're pretty lame content-wise, so DH started reading the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with her a few weeks ago... she's utterly hooked. When they're not reading the book, they're playing "Narnia"... makes playing in the snow a bit more fun.

J&A2008

Used to be Junie B. Jones a lot, and whatever books they brough home.  We started reading Laura Ingalls books when they were young and we've almost finished the series.  We've read a couple Harry Potter books, and we're almost done with the Narnia series.  We did Island of the Blue Dolphins a year or so ago, and some others I'm forgetting.

winomom22

We just finished Charlie and The Chocolate Factory and she loved it and can't wait to see the movie. We are now reading Beezus and Ramona. 

KKMMex

I've been reading a lot of Beverly Cleary books to my older daughter.  She got an American Girl doll for Christmas so we've started on that series as well.

Hooray2005

We started with Charlotte's Web, Ramona and Beezus (bought the whole series though so just started Ramona the Pest).  Cleary's Ralph books are cute too (Mouse and the Motorcycle; Runaway Ralph, Ralph S. Mouse)  <-- DS liked these b/c they were a bit more "boyish".  Also just bought Cleary's Henry Huggins series, hoping it will be enjoyable as well.

 Tried The Phantom Tollbooth, but it was a bit over DS's head at 4 1/2 - got about halfway through, then put it up for now.

Thinking some of the Ronald Dahl books or Narnia next... 

AnnapolisLari

They're still way too young for chapter books. Zero interest and I don't want to push them into it.

I have all of the Beverly Cleary stuff, Roald Dahl, Little House, Anne of Green Gables, Narnia, etc for when they are ready for it.

CleoKitty

Just found an old copy of "The Boxcar Children" and have started to read it to ds. He seems to be really into it so far. I remember loving those books when I was little too.

It also reminded me that somewhere out in our outbuilding I have several old boxes of books that were mine as a child (and before they were mine they were my mother's childhood books!) I'm pretty sure there are a bunch of Bobbsey Twins books out there and I'm thinking he'll like those too.