These stories are recommended for children eager to enjoy chapter book read-alouds.
Applegate, Katherine. Wishtree
Atinuke. Too Small Tola
Atwater, Richard and Florence. Mr. Popper’s Penguins
Averill, Esther. Jenny and the Cat Club (series)
Avi. A Beginning, a Muddle, and an End (series)
Barrie, J.M. Peter Pan
Baum, L. Frank. Little Wizard Stories of Oz
Blume, Judy. Freckle Juice and Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One (series)
Bond, Michael. A Bear Called Paddington (series)
Brooks, Walter R. Freddy the Detective (series)
Brand, Christianna. The Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda
Brown, Margaret Wise. Sneakers
Brown, Palmer. Hickory
Brown, Peter. The Wild Robot (series)
Bulla, Clyde Robert. The Wish at the Top
Burgess, Thorton. Old Mother West Wind
Carlsen, Ruth. Christoffer. Mr. Pudgins
Carroll, Lewis. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Castillo, Lauren. Our Friend Hedgehog
Catling, Patrick Skene. The Chocolate Touch
Cleary, Beverly. The Mouse and the Motorcycle and Ramona (series)
Dahl, Roald. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (series) and James and the Giant Peach
DiCamillo, Kate. The Tale of Despereaux
Dumon Tak, Bibi. Mikis and the Donkey
Elliott, Zetta. Dragons in a Bag (series)
Erdrich, Louise. Birchbark House
Fine, Anne. The Jamie and Angus Stories
Gannett, Ruth Stiles. Three Tales of My Father’s Dragon
Graham, Bob. Tales From the Waterhole
Grahame, Kenneth. The Wind in the Willows
Hale, Lucretia. The Peterkin Papers
Horvath, Polly. The Trolls
Hurwitz, Johanna. Pee Wee's Tale (series)
Jenkins, Emily. Toys Go Out (series)
Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth
King-Smith, Dick. Babe: The Gallant Pig
Krishnaswami, Uma. Book Uncle and Me
Lawson, Robert. Rabbit Hill
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (series)
Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi Longstocking (series)
Lofting, Hugo. The Story of Dr. Dolittle (series)
Lowry, Lois. All About Sam (series) and The Willoughbys (series)
MacDonald, Betty. Mrs. Piggle Wiggle (series)
McGinley, Phyllis. The Plain Princess
McPhail, David. Piggy’s Pancake Parlor
Maguire, Gregory. Cress Watercress
Michaels, Anne. The Adventures of Miss Petitfour
Milne, A.A. Winnie-the-Pooh
Peck, Richard. The Mouse with the Question Mark Tail
Park, Linda Sue. Prairie Lotus
Pennypacker, Sara. Pax (series)
Prøysen, Alf. Little Old Miss Pepperpot and Other Stories
Rundell, Katherine. Into the Jungle
Sachar, Louis. Sideways Stories From Wayside School (series)
Schlitz, Laura Amy. Princess Cora and the Crocodile
Selden, George. The Cricket in Times Square
Sloan, Holly Goldberg. Appleblossom the Possum
Taylor, Sydney. All-of-a-Kind-Family (series)
Titus, Eve. Basil of Baker Street
Voigt, Cynthia. Young Fredle
Watson, Renee. Ways to Make Sunshine (series)
White, E.B. Charlotte’s Web
Wilder, Laura Ingalls. Little House in the Big Woods (series)
Willems, Mo. The Story of Diva and Flea