Favorite Books for Young Readers

  

I am always on the lookout for fun books for my girls to read.  During the last couple years while we have been doing school online I have had to look for books myself because most of our resources from school have been digital and we have struggled reading on devices.  Here are some of the ones that we have really loved.  I have grouped them by about the age my kids were when they read them. 

You will notice that there are A LOT of what might be considered girl books.  That's because we have LOTS of girls at our house, 7 to be exact, 8 if you count Mom. Some of the books have all been read by my older girls but many are new to us.  I am trying to keep track of which books my now 8 year old likes so I don't have to think so hard for the next two. 

This is by no means a complete list, just all the ones I could remember at the moment.  I will try to update it as we progress in our reading adventure.  

Feel free to comment and add some of your favorites. 

Picture books

This is far from a complete list of picture books, just my most recent finds.  

The world of Claris by Megan Hess 

These two are the only ones my library currently has, but I need to get my hands on the others as well.

 

                                      

 

These are written and illustrated by Apryl Stott.  I really love the wash and ink style of her illustrations. Searching for her after loving her illustrations from some church magazines is how I came across her in the first place.  The stories are really cute as well. 

K-1 Grade

Gossie and Friends by Oliver Dunrea 

 

If You Give A Mouse Series by Laura Numeroff

 Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems

 

 Penny by Kevin Henkes

 

 Mittens by Lola M. Schafer

 

1-2 Grade

Princess in Black by Shannon Hale 

 

Agnes and Clarabelle by Adele Griffin

Wallace and Grace  by Heather Alexander

Princess Truly by Kelly Greenawalt 

There are also a couple of picture books of Princess Truly, these are the early readers. 

 

Itty Bitty Princess Kitty by Melody Mews 

 

The Adventures of Cave Boy by Sudipta Badhan Quallen

Dragon by Dav Pilkey       

We weren't huge fans of "A Friend for Dragon" but did like the others.

 

Mister Shivers by Max Brallier

We did find some of these a little scary.

 

Kitty by Paula Harrison

Princess Posey by Stephanie Greene

        

Night Sprites by Sam Hay

Critter Club by Callie Barkley

   

Baby Mouse

Wellie Wishers by Valerie Tripp

Wild Fairies by Brandi Dougherty

 

 Bibbidi Bobbidi Academy by Kallie George

 

Good Dog by Cam Higgins

 

 The Adventures of Sophie Mouse by Poppy Green

  

 Magical Animal Rescue by E.D. Baker

 Calendar Mysteries by Ron Roy

 

Pony scouts by Cathy Hapka

 

Billie B. Brown

   

Claude books by Alex T. Smith

 

 Doggo and Pupper by Katherine Applegate and Charli Alder

Our Friend Hedgehog by Lauren Castillo

Cornbread and Poppy by Matthew Cordell 

Grades 2-3

Never Girls by Kiki Thorpe

Finding Tinkerbell by Kiki Thorpe 

 

Pixie Tricks by Tracey West

 

Araminta Spookie by Angie Sage

Disney Before the Story by Tessa Roehl

 

Disney Princess Beginnings by Tessa Roehl

 

Hamster Princess by Ursula Vernon

Disney Fairies by a number of authors

 

Pixie Dust Triology by Gail Levine

A-Z Mysteries by Ron Roy

 

 

Capital Mysteries by Ron Roy

Magic Treehouse Series by Mary Pope Osborne

There are 36 Magic Tree house books they are suggest for ages 6-10.  I find their reading level really varies from book to book. 

41 Fact tracker books and 

27 Merlin Mission suggested for ages 7-10

Heartwood Hotel by Kallie George

 

 

Nancy Clancy by Jane O'Conner

 

Secret Mermaid- by Sue Mongredien

 

Princess Pulverizer- by Nancy Krulik

Kitten Kingdom by Mia Bell

Grades 3-4

The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker

Grades 5-6 

Feylawn Chronicles by Dashka Slater

 

Harry Potter- by J.K. Rowling

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some books that I think look fun, but we haven't read yet. 

Grades 1-2

Stinky Spike- by Peter Meisel

               

 Poppleton by Cynthia Rylant

Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows

Mercy Watson by Kate DiCamillo

Jasper and Scruff by Nicola Colton

Arnold and Louise by Erica Perl

Sydney &Taylor by Jacqueline Davies

 

Sparkleton by Calliope Glass

 

Isadora Moon by Harriet Muncaster

 

Mirabelle by Harriet Muncaster

 

Dragon Breath by Ursula Vernon