Great books for young readers

If you know someone who is just beginning to read, or perhaps ready to read to you, but just something easy, please, then grab some of these great new books.


Fly High, Fly Guy! by Tedd Arnold
This is the latest of five books about Fly Guy and his boy 'Buzz' and it is so much fun to read. Lots of repeated words and phrases will allow new readers to practice, repeat and remember. All of the stories are perfect for the pickiest of new readers ... little boys.






Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: Rain or Shine by Eric Silverman
And here is the fourth book in this Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa sereis that is especially for girls who love horses. Kate and her horse Cocoa have all kinds of adventures together. The vocabulary in this book is more complex and there are a lot more words per page than any other of the titles selected here. Count on using this for young readers who are reading fairly well but are not wanted to tackle really long books just yet.






Goose and Duck by Jean Craighead George
Jean Craighead George is a fabulous writer. She writes nature stories, about arctic animals and people who live in the cold northern climes. I love her book about her childhood, Tarantula in My Purse, which certainly is not for new readers. It would be a great read aloud.
I digress. Goose and Duck covers, in very simple text, the imprinting process that occurs when birds hatch and believe that a person is really their bird mother. Harper Collins (the publisher of "I Can Read" books) rates this 'High interest stories for developing readers' who are 'reading with help.'



Fancy Nancy and the Boy From Paris by Jane O'Connor
I love the big Fancy Nancy picture books, so I was delighted to find these new readers. Fancy Nancy is the girliest of girls; she like fancy things, ribbons, bows, pink everywhere. You will want to read all the Fancy Nancy stories if you have a girl like her in your house.
In this wonderfully funny story, there is a new boy in her class and he is from Paris. Fancy Nancy LOVES everything French, and she makes friends with this new boy. I will not tell you anything else - you just have to read it!
This is another Harper Collins book, "Simple sentences for eager new readers" is their designation for this level one reader. Fancy Nancy does like to use big, new, and sometimes French words, so your new reader will need help. There are prounounciation helps and definitions at the end of the book.


Mr. Putter & Tabby Run the Race by Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant has written many, many books and has several different series in the reader area. I have really enjoyed the Mr. Putter & Tabby series and there are over 17 written so far. My favorite so far is Mr. Putter & Tabby Write the Book. Anyway, the stories feature a senior citizen and his cat. Unlikely combo for a young reader, perhaps, but the stories are varied and interesting.
These stories are rated as books for 1st through 3rd grade, so are meant for children who are reading with little help.