The title of this post is cumbersome but accurate. My 7-year-old loves reading books about kids like herself, realistic books that are not scary at all. Here is a list of the series that she's been enjoying this summer. Some I had heard of; some we just found at the library. The difficulty level varies quite a bit - some of the books are easier, or shorter, or both - but I don't believe in restricting her only to books that are at her level. These are in addition, of course, to those I've read to her and mentioned elsewhere: the
Ramona series, the
Betsy-Tacy books, the
Fudge books, and the
Little House books. Without further ado:
The
Dyamonde Daniel books by Nikki Grimes
The
Amber Brown books by Paula Danziger
The
Ivy and Bean series by Annie Barrows
The
Clementine books by Sara Pennypacker
The
Weird School series by Dan Gutman
The
Wayside School series by Louis Sachar
The
Zigzag Kids books by Patricia Reilly Giff
The
Ready, Freddy! books by Abby Klein
The
Sophie books by Lara Bergen
The
Humphrey the Hamster series by Betty G. Birney (okay, this one may be slightly less realistic)
The
Nikki and Deja books by Karen English
The
Frankly, Frannie books by A.J. Stern
The
Anna Hibiscus series by Atinuke
The
Judy Moody books by Megan McDonald
The
Simply Sarah series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The
Piper Reed books by Kimberly Willis Holt
Do you have any other realistic fiction series to recommend to her?
Also try: Katie Kazoo Switcheroo, Goonie Bird Greene and Just Grace
ReplyDeleteIn Australia my six to eight year old girls are reading some of your list as well as these series
ReplyDelete* Billie B Brown by Sally Rippin
* Violet Mackeral by Anna Branford
* Henrietta by Martine Murray
as well as these English series
* Daisy Dawson by Steve Voake
* Daisy by Kes Gray
* Iggy and her sister by Jenny Valentine
Thanks, Victoria. I have to see if those are available here. She's really into flower names - she'd love books about Violets and Daisies!
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