Comments on: Best First Chapter Books to Read Aloud to Preschoolers

By: Isabella

Isabella — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 02:45:50 +0000

Thanks for this list. Definitely looking outside the (white, male protagonist) box of early chapter books for my 4 year old, so this list is great!

By: Isabella

Isabella — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 02:43:58 +0000

In reply to Jessica.

Hi Jessica, Have you come across the Isadora Moon books? It’s about a half-fairy, half-vampire child. While the scrapes she gets into are usually magical, they are actually quite relatble issues for children – going to school, making the right decisions, standing up for yourself. Your little boy might enjoy them. The first in the series is “Isadora Moon goes to School” 🙂

By: Brit

Brit — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 13:44:13 +0000

In reply to Fiona Top. Thanks, Fiona -- We got some wonderful feedback and were excited to respond effectively! Do let us know if you have other suggestions :)

By: Fiona Top

Fiona Top — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 04:21:25 +0000

Love your suggestions and your willingness to look at the comments and add to your list. I checked out your whole original list and am LOVING them all! Now I am checking out some of the add ons!

By: Janet

Janet — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 02:52:56 +0000

In reply to Lauren. We have loved the Zoey and Sassafras series!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:39:46 +0000

any thoughts for books for 4 year old boys, I’ve placed holds on winnie the pooh and Mr. Poppers penguins and we have the brambly hedge series on the way! He loves magic and fairies and I’d love something that isn’t just boys saving the day and he’s not super keen on things “too girly ” or “too boyish”

By: Lauren

Lauren — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 01:33:28 +0000

I appreciate this list! Just want to flag that as far as I can tell, it only features main characters who are white (and animals, haha). We’ve been trying to make sure our bookshelf doesn’t just feature stories about white kids; would be awesome to add to this list with some books featuring main characters of color!!

By: Bridget

Bridget — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:41:49 +0000

In reply to Amanda Wilson. "Kitty" is great! We loved it. It's actually by the same authors as The Rescue Princesses, although Ienjoyed Kitty more. We also started The Owl Diaries, which are great for this age.

By: Chesley Kelley

Chesley Kelley — Mon, 21 Sep 2020 13:36:53 +0000

This is a great list! My 7-year-old and 4-year-old are going to love these suggestions! As a middle school librarian, I’m not always quick with a read-aloud suggestion for my own younger children, so I appreciate you taking the time to compile this list.

By: Amanda Wilson

Amanda Wilson — Wed, 20 May 2020 03:48:42 +0000

In reply to Bridget.

We just started two new series – one called “Mia Mayhem”, it is pretty fun. But the one we are really loving is called “Kitty” – girl by day, cat by night. If your daughter loves cats, she will be all in!