Make read aloud time your favorite part of the day!
Research has shown that children who are read to have a well developed vocabulary. A child can listen to books that they could not read independently. Books allow you to share important topics that will enrich their social and emotional development, such as friendship, prejudice and empathy. Most importantly, it is a sweet time to connect with your child for some quiet relaxation.
Here are some classics to get you started. Check out the summer reading lists for more suggestions. Your child may be ready to be read books on the next higher list.
Enjoy!
Classic Chapter Books to Read-aloud
Shorter Classics
Bennett, Anna; Little Witch
Berger, Barbara Helen; Gwinna
Brooks, Walter; Freddy Goes Camping
Brown, Peter; The Wild Robot
Carlson, Natalie Savage; The Family under the Bridge
Chew, Ruth; The Wednesday Witch
Estes, Eleanor; The Hundred Dresses
Gannett, Ruth; My Father’s Dragon
Grahame; Kenneth; The Wind in the Willows
Jenkins, Emily; Toys Go Out
Jansson, Tove; Finn Family Moomintroll
Jones, Elizabeth Orton; Twig
King-Smith, Dick; Lady Lollipop
Lindgren, Astrid; Pippi Longstocking
Lovelace, Maude; Betsy Tacy and Tib
MacDonald, Betty; Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Milne, A. A.; The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh
Selden, George; The Cricket in Times Square
Thurber, James; Many Moons
Williams, Margery; The Velveteen Rabbit
Longer Classics
Alexander, Lloyd; The Book of Three
Atwater, Richard and Florence; Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Barrie, J.M.; Peter Pan
Burnett, Frances Hodgson; A Little Princess
Burnett, Frances Hodgson; The Secret Garden
Dahl, Roaldl; Matilda
Eager, Edward; Seven-Day Magic
Enright, Elizabeth; The Four-Story Mistake
Estes, Eleanor; Ginger Pye
Godden, Rumer; The Doll’s House
Hamilton, Virginia; The People Could Fly: American Black Folktales
Hunter, Norman; The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm
Lewis, C.S.; The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
MacDonald, Betty; Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
McDonald, George; The Princess and the Goblin
Moody, Ralph; Little Britches
Nordstrom, Ursula; The Secret Language.
Norton, Mary; The Borrowers
O’Brien, Robert C.; Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Patterson, John; The Flint Heart: A Fairy Story
Sharp, Margery; The Rescuers
Spyre, Johanna; Heidi
Streatfeild, Noel; Ballet Shoes
Taylor, Sydney; All-of-a Kind Family
White, E.B.; Charlotte’s Web
White, E.B.; The Trumpet of the Swan
Yep, Lawrence; Child of the Owl
Yolen, Jane; The Young Merlin Trilogy
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