It’s easy for many of us to read picture books to our children when they are younger, but we often don’t keep reading aloud to them as they get older. I want to encourage you to read aloud to your children as they grow! I love our family reading times. There are so many amazing books to share and discuss together.
As part of the iHomeschool Network 10 in 10 blog hop, I wanted to share ten of our favorite chapter books for kids and children’s fiction to read aloud.
The symbolism is deep, the story is beautiful, and I don’t think I really need to say anything more about this series! It is one of our top picks.
2) Little House on the Prairie
With three little girls in our house, you know this series would have to be on the list!
3) All Creatures Great and Small
My husband is currently reading this to my oldest daughter. My husband is a veterinarian, so these books by James Herriot are some of his favorites! If you have younger children, I would suggest the James Herriot Treasury for Children for preschool/early elementary ages.
Even my four-year-old was interested in this book! She drew and played while we read it, but she kept asking for more chapters! Personally, I do find this series a bit tiresome, but the values are excellent and my girls love them. In addition to being nice read-alouds, the whole series is also great for your beginning chapter book readers.
I would probably recommend this book for middle-grade and older students. It has some very challenging vocabulary, so you might want to have a dictionary handy (we stopped often to look up the meaning of various words). With that said, my seven-year-old daughter loves this series. Each child is different and unique in their ability to comprehend, but I read the first chapter to her and she was hooked! We’re almost to finish the fourth book in the series!
This tender book makes a wonderful family read aloud.
All three of my girls will sit for Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books! Mrs. Piggle Wiggle is quite the problem-solver, and even I laugh out loud as we read these!
This is a highly symbolic tale portraying Christ’s love for us as He rescues us and sends us out to help others. I love the picture of restoration found in this story.
Definitely another classic….just be sure to pick up the original versions (and not the Disney-fied ones).
We are currently in the middle of reading this one. We’re exploring tall tales, and this is definitely a tall tale! It’s so much fun to read!
What are your favorite read aloud books? I’d love to know!!
Feel free to link up your lists with Angie over at Many Little Blessings.
Ginny says
Cool list. Never heard of Kingdom Tales. We will have to check that one out for sure. Thanks for the recommendation.
Stacie says
The older girls really loved it!
Holly says
I love Mrs. Piggle Wiggle! The rest are great too. I don’t usually think of “big kids” chapter books as read aloud, but what a wonderful idea.
Stacie says
There are so many fun Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books, but I think the first is our favorite!
Alissa says
Great list! LOVE the Little House books and can’t wait until my kiddos are old enough to share them with me.
Terri says
We have read and loved almost all of these. I will have to see if Gabe will go for Pippi Longstockings…
Kimberly S. says
I have to say The Little House on the Prairie series and Anne of Green Gables series are my 2 favorites. And the Anne of Green Gable movies by director Kevin Sullivan are my all-time favorite movies since I first saw the movies as a young girl. Before kids, I used to watch those movies ALL the time. I did watch them once with my 4 year old and he said he loved the movie, but I’m not sure how long he’ll be a fan of them.
Linda says
Great ideas – I’m going to order some of your suggestions to read to my grandkids Linda
Stacie says
Thanks, Linda!
Wendy says
My boys enjoyed The Indian in the Cupboard quite a bit, and I also read Rikki Tikki Tavi from the Jungle Book to them. That one required a bit more explanation. 🙂
Juliana says
I have enjoyed reading the Paddington books (Michael Bond) to my daughter. She really liked the English sense of humor and the situations he would find himself!
Andrea says
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin is hands down the best read aloud book around. I am a teacher and it holds the interest of the whole class. Every time I read it kids go home and ask their parents to buy it because they love it so much.
Stacie Nelson says
Thanks for the recommendation! I’ll have to check that one out!