Anna Hibiscus – by AtinukeĪ young girl growing up in Africa (with her African father and Canadian mother) has many adventures with her fun-loving family. Popper’s Penguins – by Richard and Florence AtwaterĪ house-painter who has always longed to see the world (particularly the arctic and antarctic regions) finds himself in an interesting predicament when a penguin shows up on his doorstep. WhiteĪ charming tale of friendship about barnyard animals who band together to save the life of Wilbur the pig. WhiteĪ young mouse (born to a human family) has adventures and survives the dangers of daily life that come when one is a mouse. The two proceed to have many adventures together. Three Tales of My Father’s Dragon – by Ruth Stiles GannettĪ young boy rescues a dragon, by means of his own ingenuity and the contents of a well-stocked knapsack. They are all very accessible to young listeners, with memorable stories and characters. Here are some of the chapter books that we read over the last year. It warmed my heart to hear the story lines and characters from our read-alouds emerging in his imaginative play. And it worked! The transition went smoothly, and my son was able to follow the story lines even without the aid of illustrations. We continued to read picture books as well, while I slowly introduced chapter books that had engaging stories, short chapters, and clear, straightforward sentences. Also, I knew we had something good going with our picture book reading, and I was nervous that he would consider reading aloud to be boring if we switched to reading chapter books too early.īecause of my concerns, I started out slow. I didn’t want to rush in too quickly and end up with him not being able to follow the story. Why was I nervous? For one thing, I wasn’t sure if his attention span was long enough. We’d stuck with picture books up to that point, but I knew we’d be starting homeschool kindergarten in the fall, and I wanted to get into the habit of reading longer books together. This was last summer - a year ago - and my son was four. I was nervous about introducing chapter book read-alouds to my son.
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