Beginning chapter books act as a great bridge between leveled reading books and regular chapter books.

Beginning chapter books act as a great bridge between leveled reading books and regular chapter books.

Once children start reading independently, the right short books will help them practice reading while keeping them entertained.

Beginning chapter books act as a great bridge between leveled reading books and regular chapter books.

Fleming and Carillo have done a thorough survey of the children’s literature landscape, and came up with 210 short chapter book series that met their basic criteria.

Crystal, a member of the Offspring Facebook Group, says she loves these chapter books for early readers and pre-readers because of how well they balance artwork and story.

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These are the best chapter books to get kids reading, including Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Percy Jackson, the One and Only Ivan and more.

Susie Heimbach, another children’s librarian at the NYPL, suggests these: Mercy Watson “For such little guys, I still like chapter books that have lots of pictures.