Chapter Book Read-Alouds for Ages 4-7

Ready for books that last for more than one sitting? Here are some suggestions to get your family started. Many of these are part of a series, too!

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Book cover for "Little Bo"
Series:
Little Bo books volume 1.
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After being separated from her brothers and sisters, a very small cat named Bo falls in with a sailor and becomes a ship's cat, having various adventures at sea.
Book cover for "Mercy Watson to the rescue"
Series:
Mercy Watson volume 1.
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After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all three awaken with the bed teetering on the edge of a big hole in the floor.
Book cover for "A nest for Celeste"
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Celeste, a mouse longing for a real home, becomes a source of inspiration to teenaged Joseph, assistant to the artist and naturalist John James Audubon, at a New Orleans, Louisiana, plantation in 1821.
Book cover for "My name is María Isabel"
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Third grader María Isabel, born in Puerto Rico and now living in the U.S., wants badly to fit in at school; and the teacher's writing assignment "My Greatest Wish" gives her that opportunity.
Book cover for "My side of the mountain"
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A young boy relates his adventures during the year he spends living alone in the Catskill Mountains including his struggle for survival, his dependence on nature, his animal friends, and his ultimate realization that he needs human companionship.
Book cover for "Mr. Popper's penguins"
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The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.
Book cover for "Abel's island"
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Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.
Book cover for "Pippi Longstocking"
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Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what to do, a horse that lives on her porch, and a pet monkey named Mr. Nilsson. Whether Pippi’s scrubbing her floors, doing arithmetic, or stirring things up at a fancy tea party, her flair for the outrageous always seems to lead to another adventure.
Book cover for "Mostly Monty"
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Because he suffers from asthma, six-year-old Monty is nervous about starting first grade but he soon learns to cope with his illness and use his special talents to make friends.
Book cover for "The world according to Humphrey"
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Humphrey, a pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and teacher.
Book cover for "The whipping boy"
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A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.
Book cover for "26 Fairmount Avenue"
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Children's author-illustrator Tomie De Paola describes his experiences at home and in school when he was a boy.
Book cover for "Little Wolf's book of badness"
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Little Wolf has been behaving too courteously, so his parents send him to his uncle's Big Bad Wolf school to learn to be a proper wolf.
Book cover for "The adventures of Nanny Piggins"
Series:
Nanny Piggins volume 1.
Description:
When Mr. Green, a stingy widower with three children he cannot be bothered with, decides to find a nanny for his children, he winds up hiring a glamorous ex-circus pig who knows nothing about children but a lot about chocolate.
Book cover for "Just Grace"
Series:
Just Grace volume 1.
Description:
Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing comics. When her neighbor’s cat goes missing, Grace does her best to make Mrs. Luther feel less lonely. But as the mystery of the missing cat continues, Grace finds herself in a bit of trouble. Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing Not-So Super comics. She doesn’t like Sammy Stringer, a boy in her class. She’s got lots and lots of ideas, and...
Book cover for "Violet Mackerel's brilliant plot"
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When a creative seven-year-old girl spots a blue china bird that she desperately wants, she forms an imaginative plan for getting it.
Book cover for "Gooney Bird Greene"
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Gooney Bird volume 1.
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A most unusual new student who loves to be the center of attention entertains her teacher and fellow second graders by telling absolutely true stories about herself, including how she got her name.
Book cover for "The golden goose"
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Farmer Skint and his family on Woebegone Farm have fallen on hard times, but their luck changes with the arrival of a special golden goose.
Book cover for "Poppy the pirate dog"
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Looking forward to spending a seaside vacation with her family and sharing an adventure on the open sea as a fierce pirate dog, Poppy the Dalmatian loses her courage in the face of numerous bobbing boats, splashing waves, and scary sea creatures.
Book cover for "The adventures of Henry Whiskers"
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Henry Whiskers must face his fears and rescue his little sister from the scary Rat Alley in this fun, fast-paced debut chapter book set in Queen Mary's historical dollhouse at Windsor Castle.