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 "Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman"
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Owen Foote volume 1.
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Owen, a second grader who is being teased for his small size, discovers that his friend Joseph is just as concerned about being overweight, and they share their fear of being humiliated by the school nurse on the annual weigh-in day.
Book cover for "Clementine"
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Clementine volume 1.
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While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
Book cover for "Waylon!"
Series:
Waylon volume 1.
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"Waylon, a boy with the mind of a scientific genius and the vulnerable heart of an eight year old, is trying to understand his older sister and deal with changes among the kids at school"--
Book cover for "Lulu and the duck in the park"
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Lulu, who loves animals, brings an abandoned duck egg to school, even though her teacher has banned Lulu from bringing animals to school ever again.
Book cover for "My happy life"
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Dani is happy to be starting school and she is even happier when she meets a girl named Ella who becomes her best friend, but something unexpected happens to Dani and Ella's friendship.
Book cover for "Make way for Dyamonde Daniel"
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Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel at home.
Book cover for "The mouse and the motorcycle"
Series:
Ralph the mouse volume 1.
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A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.
Book cover for "Mary Poppins"
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A stunning, full-color illustrated edition of the classic novel about the magical nanny who has delighted children and adults the world over. This illustrated edition features beautiful artwork by Júlia Sardà that re-imagines Mary's London in rich, full color.
Book cover for "A bear called Paddington"
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A very small bear found by Mr. and Mrs. Brown at Paddington Station becomes one of the family. Paddington Bear had traveled all the way from Peru when the Browns first met him in Paddington Station. Since then, their lives have never been quite the same . . . for ordinary things become extraordinary when a bear called Paddington is involved. Paddington has charmed readers for generations with his earnest good intentions and humorous misadventures....
Book cover for "My father's dragon"
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There's an enslaved dragon on Wild Island, and young Elmer Elevator is determined to free him--despite hungry tigers, cranky crocodiles, and other challenges. A young boy runs away from home to rescue an abused baby dragon held captive to serve as a free twenty-four hour, seven-days-a-week ferry for the lazy wild animals living on Wild Island.
Book cover for "Sarah, plain and tall"
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When their father invites a mail-order bride to come live with them in their prairie home, Caleb and Anna are captivated by their new mother and hope that she will stay.
Book cover for "Salsa Stories"
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An evocative collection of short stories by a three-time Pura Belpre honoree. Now available in paperback!When Carmen Teresa receives a notebook as a holiday gift, the guests suggest she write down their own childhood stories, which they tell. But Carmen Teresa, who loves to cook, collects their family recipes instead! With energy, sensitivity, and warmth, Lulu Delacre introduces readers to a symphony of colorful characters whose 9 stories dance through...
Book cover for "The ordinary princess"
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At her christening, a princess is given the gift of "ordinariness" by a fairy, and the consequences of that eventually take her to a nearby palace where, as the fourteenth assistant kitchen maid, she meets just the prince for her.
Book cover for "The no 1 car spotter"
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When the cart breaks down and the villagers can't get their goods to market, Oluwalase Babatunde Benson, otherwise known as the No. 1 car spotter in his village, comes up with a brilliant solution.
Book cover for "Toys go out"
Series:
Toys trilogy volume 1.
Description:
Six stories relate the adventures of three best friends, who happen to be toys.
Book cover for "The doll people"
Series:
Doll people volume 1.
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A family of porcelain dolls that has lived in the same house for one hundred years is taken aback when a new family of plastic dolls arrives and doesn't follow The Doll Code of Honor.
Book cover for "The cricket in Times Square"
Series:
Chester Cricket volume 1.
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Tucker is a streetwise city mouse. He thought he'd seen it all. But he's never met a cricket before, which really isn't surprising, because, along with his friend Harry Cat, Tucker lives in the very heart of New York City--the Times Square subway station. Chester Cricket never intended to leave his Connecticut meadow. He'd be there still if he hadn't followed the entrancing aroma of liverwurst right into someone's picnic basket. Now, like any tourist...
Book cover for "The chameleon wore chartreuse"
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When hired by a fellow fourth-grader to find her missing brother, Chet Gecko uncovers a plot involving a Gila monster's revenge upon the school football team.
Book cover for "Ramona the pest"
Series:
Ramona Quimby volume 2.
Description:
Ramona Quimby is excited to start kindergarten. No longer does she have to watch her older sister, Beezus, ride the bus to school with all the big kids. She's finally old enough to do it too! Then she gets into trouble for pulling her classmate's boingy curls during recess. Even worse, her crush rejects her in front of everyone. Beezus says Ramona needs to quit being a pest, but how can she stop if she never was trying to be one in the first place?...
Book cover for "Basil of Baker Street"
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A mouse who lives in Sherlock Holmes' cellar evolves a daring plan to uncover the identity of a kidnapper.