Welcome back to Top 10 Tuesday hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl!
This week’s prompt is Genre Freebie (pick a genre and build a list around it!) I am excited about this one because it lends itself perfectly for one of my book lists–which I haven’t shared in several months.
I decided to focus on chapter books that are great to read aloud. We’ve really gotten into chapter book read alouds at our house the last few weeks. And I want to share some of our favorites (and a few on our TBR for the next few weeks). My focus is on younger audiences so while I do want to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and The Chronicles of Narnia with my kids one day, these are lighter, quicker reads.
So for this list, I’m focusing on…
- short chapters (easy to read one before bed or when you have a few minutes)
- fun pictures (my kids still love pictures even if there is only 1-2 a chapter)
- easy to follow stories (you want to focus on reading not explaining the story)
These are all great first time read alouds with young kids. My kids have loved them! Enjoy!
We’ve read: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, A Bear Called Paddington, several chapters in Hello, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle (very long chapters but my kids love the stories!)
We’re reading: Charlotte’s Web
We want to read: Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, Matilda, The Secret of Platform 13, Half Magic, Stuart Little, and The Phantom Tollbooth.
I have read all of these books either as a kid or an adult (and sometimes both!) so I can vouch for their great stories and fun characters. Hope you feel inspired to read with your kids no matter their ages.
Happy reading!
What are some of your favorite chapter books to read with your kids?
greenish bookshelf 
I really like both Roald Dahl and E.B. White, and I also remember really enjoying Dick King-Smith, Beverly Cleary, Paula Danziger’s ‘Amber Brown’ series, and everything Magic Tree House. Some of my best childhood memories consist of my mom reading to me. 🙂
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That’s so great! I hope my kids remember me reading to them 🙂 I loved Amber Brown too and Beverly Cleary–we’ll have to add those to our list!
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!!! I LOVE THIS LIST.
Basically all my favorite choices are on here. including Half Magic! none of my friends grew up with those books, and no one I know has even heard of them. I’m so glad to hear that you know these books. Half Magic is the best, followed by Knights Castle. At least in my eyes. My mother disagrees. 😉
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Yay! Always glad to know someone who loves Half Magic. I get the same reaction all the time! Also I haven’t read Knights Castle but I have read Magic by the Lake and I own Magic or Not? So I have some more Eager reading to do!
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Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks for stopping by 🙂
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I love your choices!
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thanks so much, Joyce!
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Wow! You have so many great picks! I haven’t read Half Magic yet or The Secret of Platform 13, but the rest are so good, I must assume these are, as well!
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Thanks so much, Krysta!
Both of those are fantasy stories. Half Magic is by Edward Eager and was published in 1954 so its a bit of classic I guess 🙂 And I just love Platform 13–reminds me of Harry Potter a bit only simpler.
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What a great list! I’d also like to add The Last of the Really Great Wangdoodles, Heidi, and The Hobbit. I have fond memories of my mom reading each aloud when I was growing up.
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Thanks so much, Marie! And thanks for the additions! I own Wangdoodles and really need to read it. You have reminded me to push it up on my TBR! 🙂 And I love Heidi and The Hobbit too–great ideas!
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Oh my goodness, I haven’t thought about Mrs. Piggle Wiggle in years! I used to love those books. How fun that you’re reading them to your kids.
Happy TTT!
Susan
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Thanks, Susan! Right?! Mrs Piggle Wiggle was a classic when my mom read them to me as a kid. Love continuing the tradition 🙂
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I love this list! These are such lovely, timeless stories.
My TTT .
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Thanks so much, Lydia!
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Love Charlotte’s Web. Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator gave me nightmares, but I was only 6 and was convinced that the Vermicious Knids were after me!
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I haven’t read Charlie #2 for years. I remember it being a lot stranger than the first one. Perhaps I need to read it by myself first to make sure we’re up for it! I remember the Vermicious Knids–yikes!
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