MOOKs: Favorite books for 5-7 year olds?

[awkwardpenguin]

I'm looking for a few last minute gifts for the nieces and nephew.  What are your kids favorites?

My nieces are mostly still into picture books, but my nephew is getting to chapter book age.

[holly116]

I don't know if she'll like it yet because I'm giving it to my 5 yo for Christmas, but I can't wait to read Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein with her. I loooooved all of his stuff in elementary school.

[abs]

My 5 year old loves Piggie and Elephant, The Princess in Black, and the Mercy Watson series.

[imojoebunny]

El Deafo was a big hit with my 6 year old. He went into the dog crate and read it for 2 hours. He is 6. They both also liked Sisters. Both are graphic novels.

There is also The adventures of Super Diaper Baby.

Pretty much any graphic novel.

Diary of a Whimpy kid series is good too.

[kkfeb04]

My 5 year old had to read The World According to Humphrey for One Book, One School. It was a little advanced for him but he loved the book so much. I also got him some others in the series especially when they are $1 on the Scholastic Book Club. I will put them in his stocking this year.

[Marmee]

My girls liked Mercy Watson, Big Nate series

[joenali]

I second Mercy Watson!

[stephm0188]

Mercy Watson and the Humphrey series
Anything Mo Willems
The Three Little Pigs and the Somewhat Bad Wolf by Mark Teague
The Bear Ate Your Sandwich by Julia Sarcone-Roach
The Day the Crayons Quit and The Day the Crayons Came Home
The Book With No Pictures by BJ Novak
The I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis

Can't keep any of them on the shelves in the school library. The kids are snapping them up before they even make it to the book cart.

[qcinoct]

Geronimo Stilton is a big hit in this house!

[lilles]

Rainbow Magic
Critter Club
Never girls
Grimmtastic Girls
Amelia Bedelia chapter books
Cupcake Diaries
A to Z mysteries
Capital mysteries
American girl chapter books
Nancy Clancy
Nancy Drew and the clues crew

[megs193]

My 6 year old just read The Boxcar Children and that was a big hit. He also likes all of the Magic Treehouse books.

[DarcyLongfellow]

My first grader has asked for a lot of books for Christmas.

Elephant and Piggie books (Mo Willems)
Nancy Drew
Junie B Jones (from what little I've read, I'm not a fan of these, but if it gets her to love reading, I'll deal)
Ivy and Bean
Magic Treehouse