Great Books for Beginning Readers

As children start learning to recognize letters then form those letters into sounds and so forth, parents are always encouraging their children to do more. So when a child starts learning to read our duties are to encourage and provide great reading materials so that they can continue their quest and not become discouraged. Having gone through this three times I have learned some great books that work and then there are other books that don't work so well. Each child is different and will continue at their own pace. Some children will love the adventures of reading while others will struggle to find something enjoyable to read. It is what makes the world go round and makes us each unique. In this article you will find some great books that have worked through each of my three children. We still have these books sitting on our shelves and my children have fond memories of these books, so each time I try to clean out the bookshelves they insist these books stay. I hope that by sharing these books with you that your children will feel the same way.

1. The Four Seasons for Little People by Joseph M. Parramon; Delair Publishing Company

2. Dear Dragon Series by Margaret Hillert; Follett Publishing Company

3. Look! I Can Read! By Susan Hood; Grosset & Dunlap

4. Scaredy-Cat Sleepover by Susan Hood; Reader's Digest Children's Books

5. That's Not Santa! By Leonard Kessler; Scholastic Publishing

6. Tiny Goes Camping by Cari Meister; Scholastic Publishing

7. How Big is Big? By Harriet Ziefert; Puffin Books

8. Best Dad in the Sea by Amy J. Tyler; Random House

9. Nicole Digs a Hole by Barbara Gregorich; School Zone Publishing

10. That's Not All! by Rex Schneider; School Zone Publishing

11. Foolish Goose by Shirley Simon; School Zone Publishing

12. Oops! I Made a Mistake by Susan Hood; Reader's Digest Children's Books

13. My Messy Room by Mary Packard; Scholastic

14. Our New Baby by Sue Kueffner; Reader's Digest Children's Books

15. The Big Red Stop Sign by Helen Delaney; Scholastic Publishing

16. Why a Dog? By A. Cat by Robin Michal Koontz; Scholastic publishing

17. Grover, Grover, Come on Over by Katharine Ross; Random House

18. Camping Out Adapted by Lisa Ann Marsoli; Scholastic

19. When I am Big by Mary Packard; Reader's Digest Children's Books

20. One Snowy Day by Jeffrey Schnerer; Scholastic Publishing

21. A Hug for Maggie by Olivia Barham; Scholastic Publishing

SOURCES:

Personal Experience

Scholastic Publishing Company

Reader's Digest Children's Books

Puffin Books

Random House

School Zone Publishing Company

Follett Publishing Company

Delair Publishing Company

Grosset & Dunlap

Olivia Barham

Jeffrey Scherer

Mary Packard

Katharine Ross

Lisa Ann Marsoli

Robin Michal Koontz

Helen Delaney

Sue Keffner

Susan Hood

Shirley Simon

Rex Schneider

Barbara Gregorich

Amy J. Tyler

Harriet Zeifert

Cari Meister

Leonard Kessler

Margaret Hillert

Joseph M. Parramon