https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:12:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725968 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 17:27:45 +0000 BeachMama 2725968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow great suggestions! Thanks everyone.</p> <p>@pancakes: she doesn't read yet, so we'd just be reading it to her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725911 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:05:24 +0000 tlynne 2725911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: The Dragon Masters, Bad Kitty, The Bad Guys, and Boxcar Children are favorites in my house! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725832 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:53:11 +0000 sojellybean 2725832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kids love The Magic Treehouse series but from an adult perspective I think they are kind of boring!<br /> I like Mercy Watson or anything by Kate DiCamillo. Roald Dahl or Beverly Cleary are always solid choices. I remember my father reading us Catwings by Ursula Le Guin and love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725802 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:07:03 +0000 Mrs. Cereal 2725802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Charlotte's Web. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725765 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 12:16:33 +0000 bhbee 2725765@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pinkcupcake: I am trying these after seeing them 50% off on cartwheel today! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725664 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 10:08:13 +0000 irene 2725664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We love the Cam Jansen series -- it goes from fairly easy ones to chapter book for grade levels. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725654 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 09:26:26 +0000 erinbaderin 2725654@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got my Goddaughter the first Ramona at that age, she loved it - it was good because in the book Ramona is in kindergarten and she liked having a character who was doing the same stuff as her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725619 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 08:50:14 +0000 Pancakes 2725619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BeachMama: Do you want one that you can take turns reading, or do you just plan to read aloud to her?</p> <p>There have been some great suggestions so far. Another that my new 6-yo loves is Little House in the Big Woods. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725590 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:55:01 +0000 milano14 2725590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for Magic Treehouse Books - I don't love them, but my son does:).<br /> For Christmas we gave my 6 year old the first Harry Potter book, but the illustrated one. Beautiful book.<br /> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Sorcerers-Stone-Illustrated/dp/0545790352/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1492519737&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=harry+potter+illustrated" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Sorcerers-Stone-Illustrated/dp/0545790352/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1492519737&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=harry+potter+illustrated</a></p> <p>We've also read My Father's Dragon, The Chocolate Touch, Charlotte's Web, and a few others I can't remember at the moment! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725580 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:38:57 +0000 littlebug 2725580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we're going to start Harry Potter with D (4yo). He loves the first 2 movies (we won't let him go beyond that because PoA is when the dementors show up and Voldemort just gets scarier and scarier). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725569 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:22:16 +0000 yoursilverlining 2725569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost 5 year old LOVES the Magic Treehouse Series. The writing is only ok, but I think they will be a good way to introduce specific subject books (i.e., about the places Jack and Annie travel to, etc.)</p> <p>We also like My Father's Dragon, which is much better quality writing/story. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725549 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 05:37:46 +0000 brownie 2725549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fly guy. My son even reads them to us (6 years old and in kindergarten). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725542 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 05:10:04 +0000 travelingnanny 2725542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started with Matilda when NK was 4 :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725507 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 22:10:16 +0000 Mrs. Pen 2725507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was just recently thinking of trying a chapter book with my five year old too!<br /> I'm thinking chronicles of narnia or the first Harry Potter.. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725503 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 22:02:48 +0000 PinkElephant 2725503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine loves the Ramona books - we've been reading them in age order starting with Ramona the Pest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725498 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 21:39:31 +0000 hummusgirl 2725498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine loves Magic Tree House </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725496 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 21:35:12 +0000 pinkcupcake 2725496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The princess in black is a good one </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725481 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 21:11:29 +0000 caterw 2725481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 3.5 year old looooooooves Magic Tree House and WellieWishers </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/first-chapter-book-for-5-year-old#post-2725471 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 20:56:28 +0000 BeachMama 2725471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm thinking about starting a chapter book with my 5 year old daughter. Any suggestions of books your kids have enjoyed? </p>