Rec Chapter books for 6 year olds, please

[jenna]

We are looking for chapter books for our 6 year old son to read on his own.

Something along the lines of Mercy Watson or Fly Guy.  Books with lots of pictures, and short chapters.

Anyone have any recommendations?


ETA:  I would guess that he is an Emergent Reader.

[DotAndBuzz]

Is he in Kindergarten or first grade?

If he can read somewhat on his own and is in 1st grade, I'd recommend Magic Treehouse or Geronimo Stilton. N LOVED those when she was in 1st grade. G. Stilton are more illustrated and exciting to look at than Magic Treehouse, but Magic Treehouse also have really cool story lines.

Kindergarten - how about Pete the Cat?

[circa1978]

Henry really likes Frog and Toad. They are very short chapter books.

[jenna]

My son is in Kindy.

I think Magic Treehouse are great, but a little too advanced for him, right now.

When my SS was younger, we read those for my 15 year old SS.

ETA:  My 6 year old loved Pete the Cat when he was in preschool.  He probably has those memorized since we have read them so much.  A teacher read one to him in class, and he was hooked.

[jenna]

Thanks for the Geronimo Stilton rec. I will look into those.

[sarahswim]

My (just-turned-7 year old) son loves Fly Guy too. He's also into A-to-Z Mysteries, which are so so hokey but he really likes them. Not a ton of pictures but the idea of solving the mystery hooks him. He also has a bunch of those Star Wars chapter books-those have a lot of pictures and are leveled for emergent/independent/fluent readers, too.

[jenna]

I just can't bring myself to buy Fly Guy books. Some of the illustrations are kind of gross. :/

My son gets them from the school library.

[luckyno7]

My DS is in 1st grade and loves magic treehouse. Scholastic has a great deal on the whole set. He's behind in reading so I read to him.

[acr]

Nate the great - short chapters and words that aren't too complicated.

[stephm0188]

Geronimo Stilton are at a 3rd grade+ level. Mercy Watson is a reading level K and most Geronimo Stilton are around the N-S level.

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty  Robot series by Dav Pilkey is around a level L, and full of illustations.

Frog and Toad is a classic, as is Henry and Mudge. Both are in the J-K range.

[hermione]

Princess in Black

[stephm0188]

Consider picture books as well for an emergent reader. Chapter books are nice and all, but there's a lot of value in picture books, especially for emergent readers. They're important for developing comprehension skills and reading fluency. The pictures give clues about context.

[broadsheet]

Dd1 likes this one. There are only four or five chapters, and the text size is pretty big.

www.amazon.com/Best-Seat-Second-Grade-Level/dp/0060007362?ie=UTF8&dpID=51hNDdzb9YL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR107%2C160_

[cjcouple]

My son was similar last year. Mighty robots was a fav. Also Dr Suess.

I also did picture books like how rocket learned tobread, jack and the beanstalk (we have 3 versions and he loved all those). Haha.

Chapter books are great but sometimes he just wanted a quick read before bed.

[pbandj]

Henry and Mudge are simple beginner chapter books. Also, check out the Scholastic Branches Books. We have read the Dragon Masters Series and a few of the "Haggis and Tank unleased" series.
www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_14?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=dragon+masters+series&sprefix=dragon+masters%2Cstripbooks%2C146&crid=3K3MZGHG0U1MO&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Adragon+masters+series

www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_15?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=haggis+and+tank+unleashed&sprefix=haggis+and+tank%2Cstripbooks%2C149&crid=1CFCLEXJDN32N&rh=n%3A283155%2Ck%3Ahaggis+and+tank+unleashed

Ricky Ricotta and his Mighty Robot.
www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_7?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=ricky+ricotta%27s+mighty+robot+series&sprefix=ricky+r%2Caps%2C173&crid=33H9RT3LPHFQ7

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Dec 17, 2016 19:36:42 GMT -5 leviosa said:

Dec 17, 2016 18:08:20 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Geronimo Stilton are at a 3rd grade+ level. Mercy Watson is a reading level K and most Geronimo Stilton are around the N-S level.

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty  Robot series by Dav Pilkey is around a level L, and full of illustations.

Frog and Toad is a classic, as is Henry and Mudge. Both are in the J-K range.

M

Is there a place to see what reading level letter different books are? DD's teacher mentions that she's at a level 'P' and I have no idea how to find books in that level...

Go to scholastic.com book wizard. Put in guided reading p level and the books should come up.

[jaycee]

Geronimo Stilton is a pretty advance book for a 6 year old. The vocabulary is advanced for a kindergartener and the books are long. I taught 2nd grade and only the very advanced kids in my class could really read them.

I'd recommend Nate the Great if you're looking for a chapter book. I've found, however, that my almost 6 year old does best with shorter books even though he can read longer chapter books. His attention span just isn't there yet. For shorter books, I'd recommend Tacky the Penguin, anything by Mo Willems, George and Martha.

[af1212]

There's s new division of scholastic that's focused on just this kind of reader! It's called "Branches". They have 15 or 16 different series that are geared towards different interests and reading levels. My daughter, who is a first grader reading at about level J/K is loving The Owl Diaries series.

www.scholastic.com/branches/

[jeaniebueller]

Diary of a wimpy kid?

[jaycee]

Dec 17, 2016 19:36:42 GMT -5 leviosa said:

Dec 17, 2016 18:08:20 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Geronimo Stilton are at a 3rd grade+ level. Mercy Watson is a reading level K and most Geronimo Stilton are around the N-S level.

Ricky Ricotta's Mighty  Robot series by Dav Pilkey is around a level L, and full of illustations.

Frog and Toad is a classic, as is Henry and Mudge. Both are in the J-K range.

M

Is there a place to see what reading level letter different books are? DD's teacher mentions that she's at a level 'P' and I have no idea how to find books in that level...

You can google the title of a book and "reading level" and sometimes it will pop right up.  I would stop in the library and ask them to help you find things or recommend books.  That's what they are there for.

[jenna]

Dec 17, 2016 19:40:05 GMT -5 jeaniebueller said:

Diary of a wimpy kid?

We love those books.  Older SS has them all, and my 6 year old likes to flip through to look at the pictures.
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[jenna]

Dec 17, 2016 18:17:51 GMT -5 stephm0188 said:

Consider picture books as well for an emergent reader. Chapter books are nice and all, but there's a lot of value in picture books, especially for emergent readers. They're important for developing comprehension skills and reading fluency. The pictures give clues about context.

We have a ton of picture books, and only a few chapter books (mostly Magic Tree House.)

I am just looking for something new that I may not have heard about. 

[iheartbanjos]

DD1 is 6 and in first grade and she loves Junie B Jones. She only reads about 4 pages at a time, but the books are less than 70 pages. I have no clue about reading levels and have never even heard of letter based reading levels. Is that bad??

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Dec 17, 2016 20:33:51 GMT -5 iheartbanjos said:

DD1 is 6 and in first grade and she loves Junie B Jones. She only reads about 4 pages at a time, but the books are less than 70 pages. I have no clue about reading levels and have never even heard of letter based reading levels. Is that bad??

Junior B. Jones is on an m level (beginning of 3rd grade). Guided Reading levels books but if your not a teacher/ or if your child's school doesn't do guided reading you probably wouldn't know that.

[jenna]

I know about reading levels from the reading program Raz Kids. His teacher has the students reading the books in class, and at home.


www.raz-kids.com/

[Deleted]

C is 6, 1st grade, and loves Magic Treehouse. We can easily do 2-3 chapters a n8ght, and he's picking out words and phrases he can read as we go.

[nicolewi]

Magic Treehouse. My son has also been getting the Dinosaur Cove books, which I think would be perfect for your son as well. Especially if he likes dinosaurs!

[eb777888]

Dec 17, 2016 17:17:48 GMT -5 acr said:

Nate the great - short chapters and words that aren't too complicated.

This is the first thing that came to mind. It's the first chapter book David read and he really loved it. And it was also challenging for him.

[lululurker]

We highly recommend The Notebook of Doom series!!
It's about three friends who work together to fight monsters.
My daughter was reluctant to read chapter books but the mix of
Text, drawings and "monster" info really interested her.

I'll definitely be checking out some of the others recommended above!

[usuallylurking]

Dec 18, 2016 1:35:05 GMT -5 nicolewi said:

Magic Treehouse. My son has also been getting the Dinosaur Cove books, which I think would be perfect for your son as well. Especially if he likes dinosaurs!

Are you buying the dinosaur cove books? If so, where? Everything I'm finding shows that I can buy them used because hey otherwise appear to no longer be available. Which is too bad, because my DS1 would LOVE them.