Comments on: 19 Book Series: Alternatives to Magic Tree House

By: Kat

Kat — Tue, 08 May 2018 14:40:44 +0000

In reply to Mary. I, too, was thinking: "I bet you're not older than *I* am"... ;-) (Although my best guess for when I read the gymsuit book would be more like 1980ish, so you, Mary, might have me beat. LOL?)

By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 13 Aug 2017 06:37:52 +0000

I read "The Cat ate My Gymsuit" in 1976. 🙂

By: Lena

Lena — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 10:11:32 +0000

Thanks for this inspiring list. Although reading to and with my 5yo is something I totally enjoy, reading the first 20 books of The Magic Tree House in order for the 4th time in less than 5 months (plus the same books in aleatory order over and over again) is just... too much. We love Anna Hibiscus too! The others.. we have to see where we can find them. We live in Spain, so English resources are limited.

We recommend Little Legends series. It's fun and well written with smart plots. Plus the originality that comes from mixing characters from different fairy tales (Little Red Riding Hood, Jack, Hansel, Gretel, Rapunzel and others). The fact that one of the characters in the first book is Jack (like we know what other character) helped too :)).

By: Erica

Erica — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 15:17:59 +0000

In reply to Vivian. Thanks for the recommendations!

By: Vivian

Vivian — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:06:43 +0000

Happened upon this by chance. My boys are 14 and 17 now. I read to them until they were approx 11 and 14. We had a bookclub for the elder for 4 years, and my youngest's bookclub is in its sixth year. Some much-loved series as they got older: Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson Olympians series, John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice, Chris Bradford's Samurai series.

By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 21 Sep 2016 14:30:51 +0000

In reply to Catherine.

Hi Catherine, Would you like to read her a picture book. The Tailypo by Paul Galodone is good, as is The Little Old Lady Who Wasn't Afraid of Anything. I'm not as familiar with scary chapter books. You could try The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, or one of the books on this list: http://www.scholastic.com/parents/resources/book-list/funny-scary/spooky-scary-chapter-books Goosebumps is a popular chapter book series for this age. I hope this helps!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 15:13:10 +0000

My seven year old granddaughter (second grade) likes scary books. Suggestions? I don't want to make them too scary and they are hRd to choose.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 08 Dec 2015 20:11:43 +0000

Holy cow, I love this list. My library holds list just got very long. Thank you!

By: Erica MomandKiddo

Erica MomandKiddo — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:39:02 +0000

In reply to Courtney. Wonderful! I think there will be more. At least I hope!

By: Courtney

Courtney — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 05:52:24 +0000

We just discovered Piper Green, and she's a huge hit with my daughter. Hoping for more of them!