Know a reader who’s ready to charge ahead into chapter books? There’s no greater rite of passage in a growing reader’s journey than the transition from easy readers to chapter books.
You can help your young reader make a smooth transition by looking for titles with interesting stories, large text, big spaces between the lines, frequent illustrations, and the all-important numbered chapters. Here are some great books to try!
Adventure
Galaxy Zack series by Ray O’Ryan
Layla and the Bots series by Vicky Fang
Mia Mayhem series by Kara West
Polly Diamond series by Alice Kuipers
Press Start! series by Thomas Flintham
Zapato Power series by Jacqueline Jules
Animals
Boris Gets a Lizard by Andrew Joyner
Humphrey’s Tiny Tales series by Betty G. Birney
Owl Diaries series by Rebecca Elliott
This Little Piggy: An Owner’s Manual by Cyndi Marko
Funny
Bink & Gollie series by Kate DiCamillo
Dragon series by Dav Pilkey
Fly Guy series by Tedd Arnold
Frank and Bean by Jamie Michalak
Ling & Ting series by Grace Lin
Yeti Files series by Kevin Sherry
Mystery
King & Kayla series by Dori Hillestad Butler
Nate the Great series by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
Young Cam Jansen series by David A. Adler
Non-Fiction
If You Love… series by various authors: titles include Dolphins, Video Games, Fashion, Books, and Robots
Real Life
Bea Garcia series by Deborah Zemke
Bradford Street Buddies series by Jerdine Nolen
Calvin Coconut series by Graham Salisbury
Judy Moody and Friends series by Megan McDonald
Katie Woo series by Fran Manushkin
Meet Yasmin! by Saadia Faruqi
Princess Posey series by Stephanie Greene
Sam Wu series by Katie & Kevin Tsang
Scary
In a Dark, Dark Room, and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz
Mister Shivers series by Max Brallier
— Emily K., Children’s Services Librarian
