In this episode, Chrissie responds to listener requests for short chapter book recommendations.
FEATURED BOOKS
Chapter Books to Read Aloud to a First Grade Class:
- OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG by Lauren Castillo
- CORNBREAD AND POPPY by Matthew Cordell
- FABLED STABLES by Jonathan Auxier
- THE STORY OF GUMLUCK THE WIZARD
- HENRY LIKE ALWAYS by Jenn Bailey
- SEARCH FOR A GIANT SQUID by Amy Seto Forrester
- GEEGER THE ROBOT GOES TO SCHOOL by Jarrett Lerner
Funny Short Chapter Books
- PETS RULE! series by Susan Tan
- RABBIT AND BEAR series by Julian Gough
- DORY FANTASMAGORY series by Abby Hanlon
- LULU AND THE BRONTOSAURUS by Judith Viorst
- THE GIGGLER TREATMENT by Roddy Doyle
Short Chapter Books with Speech Bubbles
- THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD by Ben Clanton
- DEAR BEAST by Dori Hillestad Butler
- Branches imprint from Scholastic
- THE PARTY DIARIES by Mitali Banerjee Ruths
- KUNG POW CHICKEN by Cyndi Marko
Chapter Books for 5th Graders Decoding at a 2nd Grade Level
- INFAMOUS RATSOS by Kara LaReau
- WIND RIDERS: RESCUE ON TURTLE BEACH by Jen Marlin
- GRIMWOOD by Nadia Shireen
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