Now that she’s in middle school, she’s an incurable bookworm. I really do believe I have early chapter books (and their authors) to thank for that. While picture books are meant to be read aloud by adults to children, early chapter books are designed for children to accomplish the task all on their own. We still snuggled — still read the early chapter books together — except now she did most of the reading aloud. Eventually we moved up from these beginner readers to heftier chapter books until I found that she had gotten the knack and no longer needed me. Below I’ve put together a list of early chapter books for Kindergarten to 3rd Grade, from classics to newer titles. Learning to read is so enjoyable if we let the child’s interest lead the way. Hopefully, your beginning reader can find something here to latch onto. Because many of these books are published in a series, the child can stick with the same characters through their journey of learning to read. For some other suggestions on beginning readers and early chapter books for kids, take a look at Book Riot’s list of 50 Books for Beginning Readers.
