Children Books for Early/Middle Readers and Chapter Books: A-L
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This article is from the Children's Books FAQ, by Hilary Morrison, morrison@evol1.mbl.edu with numerous contributions by others.
Children Books for Early/Middle Readers and Chapter Books: A-L
Aiken, Joan:The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (and other books)
Alexander, Lloyd:Prydain series (Book of Three; Black Cauldron;
Castle of Llyr; Taran Wanderer; The High King. These are
*wonderful* and I still re-read them [Hilary M.])
Atwater, Robert:Mr. Popper's Penguins [Toni V.]
Banks, Lynn Reid:An Indian in the Cupboard [Rec. unknown]
Barrie, James:Peter Pan (the original...which was hard work for me
because I had to skip all the sexist/racist/violent stuff as we
went. Some chapters ended up short :-) [Kate H.])
Baum, L. Frank:The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; The Marvelous Land of
Oz; Ozma of Oz; Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz; Tik-Tok of Oz [Nancy
J.N.] (When my daughter was 3 she asked for Wizard of Oz. I tried
to discourage her showing her that there were no pictures, lots of
words, very long,... but she was adamant. We ended up reading it
3 times in a row. [Rec. unknown])
Blume, Judy:SuperFudge [Nancy J.N.]
Brooks, Walter R.:Freddy the Pig series [Toni V.]; Freddy Goes to
Florida (originally titled: To and Again)
Bulla, Clyde R.:A Lion to Guard Us;Open the Door and See All the
People; Ghost Town Treasure; The Secret Valley; The Cardboard
Crown; The Moon Singer; The Shoeshine Girl (Don't read these if
you have a sensitive kid [Nancy J.N.]); Charlie's House (a
historical novel [Nancy J.N.])
Burnett, Frances Hodgson:The Secret Garden (well liked); A Little
Princess
Cameron, Eleanor:The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet (and
sequels)
Carroll, Lewis (Charles L. Dodgson):Alice's Adventures in
Wonderland; Through the Looking Glass
Carter, Forrest:The Education of Little Tree
*Cleary, Beverly:Ramona the Pest (Jamie *loved* all the silliness
in this book [Nancy J.N.]); Ramona the Brave; The Mouse and the
Motorcycle (video is great); Beezus and Ramona ;Runaway Ralph
(great video, too); Ralph S. Mouse; Ramona and Her Father; Ramona
and Her Mother; Ramona Forever; Socks; Ramona Quimby, Age 8; Henry
Huggins; Henry and Ribsy; Henry and the Clubhouse; Henry and the
Paper Route; Ribsy; Henry and Beezus; Otis Spofford; Emily's
Runaway Imagination; Muggy Maggie [Nancy J.N.]; Ralph the Mouse
series [Toni V.]
Coolidge, Susan:What Katy Did [Kate H.]
Cooper, Susan:The Dark is Rising series
Dahl, Roald:Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; Charlie and the
Great Glass Elevator [Rec. unknown; Nancy J.N.]; James and the
Giant Peach [Valerie B.]; The BFG (Big Friendly Giant)
de Saint Exupery, Antoine:The Little Prince (Le Petit Prince)
Drury Roger:The Champion of Merrimack County [Nancy J.N.]
Eager, Edward:Half Magic (great book!); Magic by the Lake; Time
Garden; Knight's Castle
Ehrlich, Amy:Random House Book of Fairy Tales (well received by my
son at 3. [Kathleen R.])
Ericson, Russell:Morton and Warton; Warton and the King of the
Skies; Warton and the Castaways; Warton and the Contest; A Toad
for Tuesday; Warton's Christmas Eve Adventure (Huge
favorites...[Nancy J.N.])
Fleming, Ian:Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Gannett, Ruth Stiles:My Father's Dragon [Rec. unknown]
Graham, Kenneth:The Wind and the Willows (7-9 yr. olds. This book
is pretty sophisticated for this age group, but makes a great
read-aloud, because it is fun for adults as well as the children!
[Judith R.])
Haas, Dorothy:Burton's Zoom,Zoom Va-Room Machine [Nancy J.N.]
*Haywood, Carolyn:Little Eddie; Little Eddie and the Fire Engine;
Little Eddie and the Green Thumb; Eddie Makes Music; Betsy and the
Boys; Here's a Penny; Ever Ready Eddie [Nancy J.N.]
Jacques, Brian:Redwall; Mattimeo (these fantasy books were
evidently written for adults, but I think a child would enjoy
them)
Janson, Tove:Finn Family Moomintroll (Many other books in the same
series, but most of them are pretty wierd and on the grim side.
This one is a complete delight. [Phil R.])
Juster, Norman:The Phantom Tollbooth
Key, Alexander:Flight to the Lonesome Place; The Incredible Tide;
Escape to Witch Mountain; The Forgotten Door
Kipling, Rudyard:Just So Stories [Nola Van V.]; The Jungle Book
Lampman, Evelyn:The City Under the Back Stairs (well liked [Rec.
unknown; Hilary M.])
Lang, Andrew:the Fairy Books series (The Red Fairy Book, Blue,
Green, etc.)
Lear, Edward:The Complete Nonsense Book
Lewis, C.S.:Chronicles of Narnia
Lindgren, Astrid:Pippi Longstockings (and sequels)
*Lobel, Arnold:Frog and Toad books (These became some of Marc's
favorites: Frog and Toad are Friends, Days with Frog and Toad,
Frog and Toad Together(?), and Frog and Toad All Year [Bruce G.])
(...they feature the friendship of Frog and Toad, and also consist
of 4 to 5 loosely-connected chapters in each book. Other titles
by Loebel have also proved to be good ones (Mouse Tales is one
that comes to mind).[Carol F.]); Mouse Tales; Stone Soup
London, Jack:The Call of the Wild
Lovelace, Maud:Betsy-Tacy series; Tib series [Sharon L. B.].
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