Suggestions for 1st grade girl?

[mrudman]

The other thread reminded me that I am in need of a couple books for my 7 yo girl for Easter...

Anyone have any suggestions? She likes reading, but definitely doesn't love it like my older dd does.

And if by chance it had anything to do with animals (bunnies, chickens, etc), all the better, cause she loves animals!

Thanks,

 

[mjkacmom]

Dd7 has been really into Junie B books lately (handed down from her big sisters).

 

[dawson5]

I used to love the Ramona books. Also loved Shel Silverstein, even my boys.

I babysit a little girl in the afternoons, she's in kindergarten. She loves princess books. She has library on Wednesdays, everytime it's some variation of a princess, even barbie as a princess.

My youngest loves animals also. Check out the Freddy series. He did like that, actually got some of the kids in his class to read it after he did his book talk on it.

What about the Mouse and the Motorcycle?

 

[mrudman]

I've tried the Junie B. series on her.. hasn't gotten into them (yet).. although older dd never really liked them either,

Just googled the Freddy series.. that sounds like something she might really like.. wonder if I'd be able to find those locally.

Thanks!

 

[sksjasams]

Definitely Junie B. Jones. They are great starter chapter books.

 

[dawson5]

Not sure what age group it would fall into but a lot of girls checked out the "the name of this book is secret."

Also Mr. Popper's Penguins went over well.

Have you looked at the Newbury Medal list? Usually there are some great reads on there.

 

[minnie1928]

My DD (almost 7) is reading these Fairy books. It's a whole series...the one she just finished was Lauren the Puppy Fairy. Most of the others had a jewel in the name...like Dottie the Diamond Fairy (not the actual book name, but you get the idea). She's at school (with her book) so I'm not sure of the author's name.

 

[mrudman]

Thanks again for all the suggestions! Will definitely look some of these up.

She's required to read and report on Caldecotts at school, then next year she'll be required to do the Newberry's... so for now, just trying to find some fun, easy-reading ones to get her to enjoy reading a bit more (some of the Caldecotts are so boring, lol)

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Not as cute for a basket for visual purposes, but what about a gift card to your local bookstore along with a "coupon" that you create that says something to the effect of spending an afternoon together at the bookstore followed by an ice cream treat. That way, she can choose the books she wants, and you can spend some time together one afternoon.

 

[crusoe2]

I just discovered the Rip Squeak books by Susan Yost-Filgate. They are big picture books so there isn't as much reading involved as with a chapter book but there's definitely more than just a couple sentences per page. And the illustrations (done by the author's husband) are just beautiful. I've picked up 3 of them for DD's Easter basket.

My DD also loves the Magic Tree House books by Mary Pope Osborne. Just be prepared to shell out some money if you daughter gets hooked on these. There are currently over 40 books in the series and we can't seem to buy them fast enough.

I've also seen chapter books based on popular toys - Littlest Pet Shop and My Little Pony, for instance. Since she likes animals those might be worth a try.

 

[VanessasMom]

My dd6 really loves Dr. Suess. There are all levels of his books and Kohl's has them for $5 hardback right now with the matching stuffed animal. She is getting the Foot Book for Easter with the plush.

 

[Trip2Disney]

My DD (almost 7) is reading these Fairy books. It's a whole series...the one she just finished was Lauren the Puppy Fairy. Most of the others had a jewel in the name...like Dottie the Diamond Fairy (not the actual book name, but you get the idea). She's at school (with her book) so I'm not sure of the author's name.

My DD6 loves these books, too! It’s the Rainbow Magic series by Daisy Meadows. They are all about fairies, but broken into different themed sets, with about 7 books in each set. So there are the Pet Fairies, the Weather Fairies, the Dance Fairies, etc. It’s one of those series that seems to come out with a new book everytime you turn around, so as soon as DD finishes one, she starts right up with a new one!

 

[pixieprincessmom]

The magic treehouse series by mary pope osbourne is popular with my second graders. One plus is that if she likes them there are over 40 books in the series now.

My 3rd grader is also into the rainbow magic fairies (she is my one that needs convincing to read, the other 2 will read all the time, teachers have come to me to get them to not read so much--they obviously prefer to read then pay attention in class!)

 

[mychicks]

My dd8 loves the Puppy Place series.

 

[StitchandPooh'sMom]

MY DD7 (first grade) also like Junie B. Jones and Magic Tree House. She also likes the Disney Fairies series - chapter books about Tink and the other fairies. They are white and I have bought them at Target as well as bookstores.

 

[tinkercat]

My dd8 loves the Puppy Place series.

My 1st grade DD recently discovered this series and loves them as well!

 

[4luv2cdisney]

My younger daughter doesn't seem interested in the Junie B's either. Of course we have them all from when DD11 was in 1st grade(she loved them)! Oh well!

She does LOVE the My Weird School and My Weird School Daze series by Dan Gutman. There are a ton of books in the series and she is not tired of them yet. She's reading one right now and keeps giggling. She was never much of a reader until she started this series! Now, she reads the whole book in a day whenever she comes home with one. She read 8 over the weekend, but she just had her tonsils out and can't do much else!

 

[woodkins]

DD7 likes the series books like Judy Moody, Amber Brown, Henry & Mudge, Cam Jansen and Nate the Great. She has also just started reading the Boxcar Children and Nancy Drew books. Some books her teacher introduced her to that she LOVED were Stone Fox, Because of Winn Dixie, The house without a Christmas tree and the Horrible Harry Series which also has a spinoff series Song Lee.

 

[pnutallergymom]

My kids love the "Miss Daisy is Crazy" books....."Mr. Klutz is Nuts", "Coach Hyatt is a Riot" etc....

They are really funny!!

 

[Rosiekins]

Beverly Cleary (sp) is always good. Mrs Piggle Wiggle, they are all quite cute and there is one set on a farm. Box Car Children are fun. Roald Dahl is always amazing! It is a short one but how about The Velveteen Rabbit, perfect for Easter! Check out the classic section for good books. Did you know that the Hobbit was actually written for Children in the 7 to 9 year old age bracket? We tend to sell our kids short in the reading department.

Be very careful with Junie B Jones, The Fairy books, Daisy Meadows books, Pony Crazy Princess etc... They can actually encourage bad reading habits. They are short with a small word base and everything happens very quickly. They make it harder to read real books as the kids get older because they expect everything to happen instantly. I think of them as dessert, they are okay in moderation but eat your Vegetables too! Mix the trash books with some more substantial ones.