Novels for young children, any suggestions?

[msbeadsley]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "ovc88guelph" <mckosvc at b...> 
wrote:
> 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! 

The Frog and Toad books by Arnold Lobel; although they are not "farm" 
books, they are about animals, and great fun as well as having some 
things to say about friendship, sharing, etc., and they are very 
accessible. The web site I checked just to make sure I was 
remembering them correctly said they were great for introducing 4-6 
year olds to reading.

Sandy