My dd(5) and ds (2) and I are just finishing up Little House in the Big Woods! We've had a great time with the reading and creating all kinds of little related projects (making butter, making a log cabin out of rolled paper, etc.)! I'd love some suggestions for what to read next that is about that same comprehension level. Thanks!
That is pretty advanced for a 2 year old - did he take much in? My DD (almost 5) has enjoyed the following chapter books lately: Ramona books (Beverley Cleary) and Henry Huggins - these are better used as reading books but maybe by the time she is reading them herself she will have forgotten them The Guard Dog, Pretty Polly, Harry's Mad and other books by Dick King-Smith You could also do Little House on the Prairie as a follow-on. We tried The Starlight Barking (follow on to 101 Dalmations) and it was too advanced for her though she said she did enjoy it at first.
Lol! Not much, probably...but he did enjoy building the muskrat lodge (we were researching some of the animals mentioned in the book) and shaking the jar to make butter! Ramona is a good suggestion...she likes those. At this very moment she is listening to a Ramona story on CD!
I second Little House on the Prairie. It is still at the reading level of LHBW. My 7 year old daughter and I are reading it aloud and the younger ones like to listen in. My kids all like the Ramona books. Charlotte's Web went over well and held the attention of my 3 and 4 year old boys.
We've enjoyed the Geronimo Stilton books here lately. (lots of good American Geography in the ones we've read too.) They are fast paced, and keep our kids attention well. Charlotte's Web was a favourite here too! We are currently reading "Sir Lancelot the Great" by Gerald Morris - for the third time. Our kids love this book. There is some challenging vocabulary at times, but not too much, it's funny and it's about knights. They love it!
Charlotte's Web Stuart Little Mr. Popper's Penguins ANYTHING by Dick King Smith Dag, now I'm drawing a blank!!! I'll try to look thru my shelf and come back later!!!
We are reading the whole Little house series. My boys love Farmer Boy the best. We have also read all of the Narnia books. They might be a little advanced, but my kids still loved them. We have read the Narnia books so many times I think I could recite half of them. : )
My recently turned eight year old daughter fell in love with a series called "Rainbow Magic" a few years ago. Also, when I was younger, I loved the Betsy-Tacy series by Maud Hart Lovelace. They are older, so our library only carries a few of the books in the set. However, I have found the books listed at very reasonable prices on Amazon and e-Bay. The characters progress in age from 5-25 or so. In the first four books, the children in the books are between 5-12. The later books cover high school and early adult life. The series is semi-autobiographical, based on friends and family of the author, and is set during the years between 1897-1918. Also, The Wizard of Oz, and the rest of the original Oz series by L. Frank Baum, is great for children. There is a condensed version of the Wizard of Oz in the Great Illustrated Classics series, also, although I personally recommend the original, unabridged version.
My Father's Dragon!!! This has been a favorite for my family. In fact, when I last brought it out, my middle son was 13 and he still sat down to hear the story. Also, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books were a lot of fun too.
