Book ideas for DD6

[N&B'smom]

I was just trying to come up with some good books for my DD. She is a decent reader and I'm looking for something other than things like Magic Treehouse and Junie B Jones. Any ideas??????

TIA!!

 

[rlovew]

Cam Jansen is a good mystery series that is about the same level as Magic Tree House- if she needs something a little lower than there is a Young Cam Jansen Series.

Another good mystery series is the A to Z mysteries.

If she likes animals Animal Ark is a good series.

Time Warp Trio is a great series but is between mid 3rd grade to 4th grade reading level.

If you read with her I highly reccomend Geronimo Stilton- this is a series about a Mouse and is lots of fun but has lots of allusion in it that seems to go over children's heads.

Some older series that are great are the: Wizard of Oz, Mrs. Piggy Wiggle, and the Mary Poppins books.

 

[disneydreamersx4]

American Girl series and they have the mystery series too

 

[PenguinWaiters]

My DD is 5 and a pre-reader but she has enjoyed listening to:

Ramona books by Beverly Cleary
Little House on the Prairie
Chronicles of Narnia
American Girl
Magic School Bus chapter books
Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books
Rainbow Fairies and other fairy series by Daisy Meadows (these drive me CRAZY as they are the same story OVER and OVER and OVER but she seems to enjoy them - why I have NO idea)
Penderwicks on Gardham Street (and there is another that comes first) - EXCELLENT books
The Saturdays and the rest of the Melendy children stories - again these were REALLY enjoyable

I love to read these kinds of posts here on the DIS as they give me ideas for new books to look for. I think I picked up The Saturdays based on another thread I saw here.

Good luck!

 

[N&B'smom]

I remember asking on here about books for my DS as well...this was a few years ago I guess. Someone suggested one that he read and really enjoyed.

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles (I think he was in 3rd grade) Just thought I'd mention it.

 

[stsomewhere]

My Daughter loved:

BAD Kitty books.

Little Critter books

Capt. Underpants

Dr. Suess

 

[LiberalPrincess]

I really like the E. L. Konigsburg books, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler and the others. And I LOVE the Saturday books. I think they are by Elizabeth Enright.

 

[bushdianee]

I teach first grade and this past year my girls were into Fancy Nancy and both boys and girls were into Skippy Jon Jones. Some of my better readers enjoyed the Amelia Bedelia series. I also had some simple biographies about Helen Keller, and Amelia Earhart that were popular

 

[N&B'smom]

Thanks for the info!! I'm looking to keep her reading over the summer and these ideas are very helpful!! THANKS!!

 

[AllisonK]

I'm not sure if these are still available in stores, but your library should have plenty of them - The Babysitter's Club Little Sister books. They were my favorite when I was that age (until about 3rd grade when I started with the actual Babysitter's Club series) - I must have read them all (and I probably own a good 3/4 of them... I think I have the first 100 or so... )

Also, I haven't seen these mentioned, but Amelia Bedeila and the Sweet Valley Kids books (the second-grade version of the Sweet Valley High books - also probably out-of-print but readily available at the library).

 

[Aneille]

Franny K Stein
Ivy and Bean
Not My Dog
Hate My Cat
Super Fudge
Tales of 4th Grade Nothing
Sheila the Great
Bad Kitty
Nate the Great
Diary of the Wimpy Kid

These are some of the books my 6 year old read this year that she really enjoyed.

 

[Terrie..]

Nancy Drew Notebooks - my daughter loved this series when she was in first grade

 

[kristilew]

You could get her started on the Betsy Tacy books. They are old, and so sweet. They follow Betsy and her best friend from kindergarten age through marriage, and the reading gets harder as the girls age. Great to give as birthday presents each year to match the bday girl's age.

Boxcar Children books were a big hit with my DD at that age too. Also, the first couple books of the Underland Chronicles - Gregor the Overlander is book one. These also age with the main character so the later ones are probably not as good for a 6 y.o.

There is a sweet picture book with a higher-reading-level story called Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep. DD loved it at six and still reads it once in a while.

Also, this is an age when they can get into some nonfiction if there is an area of interest. There are good basic biographies of great women like Helen Keller and Clara Barton, books on the Titanic or Ancient Egypt, that sort of thing.

I'll pop back in if I remember others later.

 

[mtemm]

ramona! my kids (8, 6, 6) love the ramona books. its fun to share them with them since I loved them when I was a kid, too.

mouse on a motorcycle series as well.

 

[DawnCt1]

When I was little I read all of the Thornton Burgess Books, the "Old Mother West Wind" series. You know Mr. Toad's Wild Ride? Well there ya go! I actually got them for my DSs when they were little and they loved them. I think that they are timeless.

 

[PenguinWaiters]

You could get her started on the Betsy Tacy books. They are old, and so sweet. They follow Betsy and her best friend from kindergarten age through marriage, and the reading gets harder as the girls age. Great to give as birthday presents each year to match the bday girl's age.

Boxcar Children books were a big hit with my DD at that age too. Also, the first couple books of the Underland Chronicles - Gregor the Overlander is book one. These also age with the main character so the later ones are probably not as good for a 6 y.o.

There is a sweet picture book with a higher-reading-level story called Elsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep. DD loved it at six and still reads it once in a while.

Also, this is an age when they can get into some nonfiction if there is an area of interest. There are good basic biographies of great women like Helen Keller and Clara Barton, books on the Titanic or Ancient Egypt, that sort of thing.

I'll pop back in if I remember others later.

Thanks! I just put Betsy Tacy on hold at the library along with the audio for Gregor the Overlander. We always have a "car story" playing in the car. Many of the other books mentioned in this thread we have already looked at - probably from other recommendations made on other Dis threads

I also remembered that my DD also enjoyed the Encyclopedia Brown books. I can't believe I forgot those as she ended up making her own "detective agency" sign for our front window. We adjusted the price for inflation though from a quarter to a dollar!

 

[kristilew]

Forgot to include the Edgar Eager books. Half Magic is a good one to start to see if she likes his stories.

And for listening in the car, you can't beat E.B. White reading his own books - we all loved Trumpet of the Swan especially.

 

[Sparx]

Half Magic by Edward Eagar is one of my favorites.

 

[goofy67]

I teach second grade and my students LOVE the A to Z mysteries and the Boxcar Mysteries. The girls seem to like the the A to Z mysteries more than the Boxcar books. They can't wait to read the next book in the A to Z mysteries. If they don't get the whole set completed by the end of the year they always want to borrow them for the summer.

 

[HSMndLKfan92]

I'm not sure if these are still available in stores, but your library should have plenty of them - The Babysitter's Club Little Sister books. They were my favorite when I was that age (until about 3rd grade when I started with the actual Babysitter's Club series) - I must have read them all (and I probably own a good 3/4 of them... I think I have the first 100 or so... )

Also, I haven't seen these mentioned, but Amelia Bedeila and the Sweet Valley Kids books (the second-grade version of the Sweet Valley High books - also probably out-of-print but readily available at the library).

YES, YES, YES. I loved this series, and the Babysitter's Club for the LONGEST time. I read them through middle school!