Some of My Favorite Books

Most importantly, children should be allowed to read books about topics they are interested in: sports, animals, science, fantasy, whatever. Here are some books that are of high interest (you can click on the link to order them from Amazon.com):

Primary (usually Kindergarten, First, and Second Graders)

• Magic Tree House series
• Jigsaw Jones series
• Amber Brown series
• books by Beverly Cleary
• Cam Jansen series
• A to Z Mysteries series
• Junie B. Jones series
• "Arthur" books
• "I Spy" books
• Horrible Harry series
• Rigby picture books
• The Secret Garden
• Love That Dog
• Is My Mama a Lama
• Chicka-Chicka-Boom-Boom
• One Thousand Kisses ?
• If I Were a Bunny?
• Dr. Suess  - Hop on Pop and Go Dog Go are excellent for beginning readers
• I Love You the Purplest

Intermediate (usually Third, Fourth, and Fifth Graders)

• Oliver Twist
• A to Z Mysteries series
• Magic Tree House series - especially the Research Guides
• books by Beverly Cleary
• Tales from the Underground Railroad
• Harry Potter series (including the newest
• Series of Unfortunate Events
• Bunnicula
• Love That Dog
• Dr. Suess
• Sahara Special
• books by Cynthia Rylant

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