Comments on: What are some popular childrens series books for 1-4th graders?

By: ll2

ll2 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:32:46 +0000

1st grade
Henry & Mudge
Frog and Toad
Amelia Bedelia
Curious George
Clifford the Huge Red Dog
Arthur Adventures
Berenstain Bears (picture books)
Miss Nelson (Allard)
Louanne Pig
Pinky & Rex
Black Lagoon (Thaler)
Franklin (Bourgeois)

2nd grade
Junie B. Jones
Magic Tree House
Horrible Harry / Song Lee
Arthur Chapter Books
Berenstain Bears Huge Chapter Books
Fairy School
Scooby Doo Mysteries

3rd grade
A to Z Mysteries
Third Grade Detectives
Jigsaw Jones
Captain Underpants / Ricky Ricotta
Boxcar Children
Amber Brown
Geronimo Stilton
Time Warp Trio

4th grade
Deltora Quest
American Girl
Chet Gecko
Animorphs
Goosebumps
Dear America / My Name Is America (diary books)
Series of Unfortunate Events
Abby Hayes

By: rockrgirl004

rockrgirl004 — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:49:16 +0000

When I was that age I adored the Boxcar Kids series and also the Babysitters Club series

By: NB

NB — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:29:47 +0000

when I was that age, I really loved reading the Nancy Drew Series, Sweet Valley High and the Babysitters Club.

By: Ruth E

Ruth E — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:51:06 +0000

Homer Price by Robert McCloskey
Fudge by Judy Blume
Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
The Faraway Tree Tales by Enid Blyton

Younger readers:
Henry and Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
Junie B. Jones
Nate the Fantastic

By: Carolyn M

Carolyn M — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:16:52 +0000

I like Franny K Stein. She is the science guru in her class. She is perfect for young readers.
Junie B. Jones is another fantastic series for early and beginning readers
Flat Stanley is another one.
And of course my kids favorite when they were small were the Magic Tree House series. Historical fiction for the small guys.
Sarah Plain and Tall is another excellent book for 2-3 grade
and Judy Blume’s Freckle Juice is priceless.

By: Satia

Satia — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:12:51 +0000

Reading levels are hugely different at these ages. A first grader will like one type of tale while a fourth grader will **** it and a first grader probably doesn’t have the necessary discipline to sit through what a fourth grader will like.

Winnie-the-Pooh, Dr. Suess, Small Bear books are all wonderful for the first grade.

Second graders will probably want something a small more “sophisticated” and prefer Beverly Cleary and mythology and fables.

Third and fourth graders will delight in longer books with chapters like The Hobbit, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, etc. Or even Judy Blume’s Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.

I read books with chapters to my children when they were still in pre-school. Those were our bedtime books. During the day we read fairy tales and books like I listed for first and second graders. It depends on your audience and your ability to read the tale to them to help them retain information.

An brilliant exercise to do with children to prepare them for the next chapter or book is to have them draw a picture from the previous day’s reading. This is especially useful when reading longer books (like The Hobbit) because it gives them a chance to recall where the tale last left off while engaging their imaginations in trying to guess what will happen next. (I prefer to use this method when not reading picture books because it also encourages the chilldren to use their imaginations.)

By: forestpirate

forestpirate — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:33:28 +0000

I remember our teaching reading us the Hobbit in Grade 4. I still remember the tale to this day.

Other series that would be enjoyable for the younger kids would be the Amelia Bedelia series (very small books – but very amusing). The Narnia series is also pretty excellent, though it would likely appeal to the older grades more (and may be a small too preachy).

I don’t reckon Harry Potter would be very excellent for this age group. The books can be pretty scary for kids that young, plus there are deaths involved in the later books.

And any book by Shel Silverstein (except for his adult-themed ones) would be excellent. They aren’t series but they are excellent for all ages. His books include “The Giving Tree”, “Runny Babbit”, “A Light in the Attic” etc.

By: Luthiea

Luthiea — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:16:01 +0000

You can try the Small Women series or the Anne of Green Gables series. The Chronicles of Narnia is excellent too.

By: finance_coder

finance_coder — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:51:02 +0000

I don’t remember exactly how ancient I was when I read them, but I remember loving to read books by Beverly Cleary when I was young. Excellent, wholesome stuff and very amusing and entertaining.

By: Bladvak

Bladvak — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:25:38 +0000

Harry Potter for the 1-3 ones..
The hobbit is also a excellent one