[HPFGU-OTChatter] Novels for young children, any suggestions?

[Heidi Tandy]

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 9:16PM -0500, ovc88guelph wrote:
> Real-To:  "ovc88guelph" <mckosvc at bmts.com>
>
> That is, any suggestions besides the obvious! I am just beginning to
> read chapter books to my 5 and 6 year old children. My earlier
> attempts (Black Beauty, Lassie Come Home, and sadly, PS) didn't hold
> their interest for long. I abandoned long books for about 6 months,
> and then tried Charlotte's Web. They loved it! I think that it was
> relevant to them because we live on a farm. The language was
> sometimes difficult. They did ask what some of the words meant (just
> as Wilbur did!). And the humour appealed to them. So I am asking for
> help from other fathers, mothers, teachers, and anyone who used to
> be (or still is) a child; what short novels would you recommend for
> young and NOT precocious readers? Books with illustrations would be
> most appropriate. We are already planning on trying the Narnia
> series. Stewart Little is being read at school. All other
> suggestions would be welcome!
>
My son just read the word 'sabertooth' in the second book of the Magic 
Treehouse series this evening. It's a series of books with short 
chapters and some illustrations, featuring a brother-and-sister pair who 
discover a magic treehouse and have adventures in al sorts of eras and 
locations.

And holly black's spiderwick books are fascinating - although they are a 
smidge scary  - for that age group.

Heidi
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