Chapter Books We've Loved Reading Aloud

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Both Kids:
The Hobbit
Swallows and Amazons (no sequels yet, but I plan to read some)
The Penderwicks (and sequel 1 so far)
Danny the Champion of the World (lesser-known Dahl, my favorite)
Alvin Ho (we've done 1 and 2; Dillo especially loves these)
Farmer Boy (no other Ingalls Wilders yet)
Kenny and the Dragon (Tony DiTerlizzi)
The Rescuers
All-of-a-Kind Family
They've both read the Captain Underpants books with mr. flea (not my cup of tea, but GREAT for a 4 year old with a shorter attention span).

Just Casper (so far):
The Secret Garden (get the version illustrated by Inga Moore)
The Wind in the Willows (also available illustrated by Inga Moore)
Sarah Plain and Tall
Mr. Popper's Penguins
The Twenty-One Balloons
Homer Price (Robert McCloskey chapter book)
She read The Spiderwick Chronicles and is working through Harry Potter with mr. flea; they like both series but I don't love 'em.

There are so many more things I want to read.

Comments

[sedge]

Some good reminders of things I should get for T there. Thanks!

Are you familiar with the Moomin books by Tove Jansson? T loves them. And a newer book that we're enjoying: The Secret of the Ginger Mice.

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I read some of the Moomin books as a child, and the first one was among the things I picked from this morning at the bookstore. There's definitely a Moomin revival going on, which is a little weird, but not a bad thing.

I did not know about Ginger Mice, but badass mice are always a hit with me!

[sedge]

I think it's actually a second! Moomin revival - I remember them being reprinted a decade ago and now they're being reprinted again. I like the new covers a lot.

[flea]

I only learned within the last 6 months that Tove Jansson was a woman.