Splendid Readalouds | Age 6-9

About the time your child starts school, you can enjoy more involved stories, chapter books, and sophisticated picture books together. As your child learns to read, keep reading aloud, and let your child read to you, too. The age groups are approximate, and many of these stories cross age groups. You are the best judge of what your child will like, and is ready for. 

The location codes are for the Plainfield Library. If you use another library, expect different codes.

New Titles
Abraham Lincoln J921 Lincoln, Amy Cohn
Utterly approachable simple biography of "The man on the penny."

Betsy Who Cried Wolf! E FIC Lev, Gail Carson Levine
A funny fractured version of the traditional tale.  It this version, all her shepherding training didn't prepare Betsy for this unusual wolf.

Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John J. Harvey J 974.7 Kal, Maira Kalman
A retired fireboat comes to the rescue on 9/11/01 when the Twin Towers fall and the water mains are broken.  A true story.

That Summer E FIC Joh, Tony Johnston
Everything changed that summer when his brother was leaving the world.

More Titles
Bimwili and the Zimwi, J398.2 Aar, Verna Aardema**
Cam Jansen series of mysteries, J MYS FIC Adl, David Adler**
Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat, E FIC Arm, Jennifer Armstrong
Mr. Popper's Penguins, J FIC Atw, Richard and Florence Atwater
Ouch! A Tale from Grimm, E FIC Bab, Natalie Babbit
And It Is Still That Way; Legends Told By Arizona Indian Children, J 398.2 Bay, Byrd Baylor
Superfudge*, J FIC Blu, Judy Blume
Tale of a Tail, E FIC Bod, Judith Bodnar
Eric Carle's Animals Animals*, J808.81 Car, Eric Carle
Ramona the Pest*, J FIC Cle, Beverly Cleary
Help! I'm a Prisoner in the Library, J FIC Cli, Eth Clifford
From Sea to Shining Sea: A Treasury of American Folklore and Folksongs, J PAR 810.8 Fro, Amy L. Cohn
What's Cooking, Jenny Archer?*, J FIC Con, Ellen Conford
Rooster's Gift, E FIC Con, Pam Conrad
Miss Rumphius, E FIC Coo, Barbara Cooney
Three Brothers, E FIC Cro, Carolyn Croll
Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, J398.21 Den, Christopher Denise
Dancing Skeleton, J398.4 DeF, Cynthia DeFelice
Fin M'Coul, J398.2 deP, Tomie dePaola
Febold Feboldson, J398.2 Dew, Ariana Dewey
Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch, E FIC Dil, Jana Dillon
Half Magic, J FIC Eag, Edward Eager**
Birchbark House, J FIC Erd, Louise Erdich
Wonder Tales from Around the World, J398.23 For, Heather Forest
Lazy Jack, E FIC Fre, Vivian French
Oliver's Vegetables, E FIC Fre, Vivian French
Tailypo, E FIC Gal, Paul Galdone**
Tracks, E FIC Gal, David Galef
Three Rolls and One Doughnut, J398.2 Gin, Mirra Ginsburg**
Diane Goode Book of Silly Stories, J 398.2 Dia, Diane Goode**
The Frog Who Wanted to be a Singer, E FIC Gos , Linda Goss
Give Us a Great Big Smile, Rosy Cole*, J FIC Gre, Shelia Greenwald
Sea Tale, E FIC Hal, Gail E. Haley
Screen of Frogs, E FIC Ham, Shelia Hamanaka
The Bed Just So, E FIC Har, J. B. Hardendorff
Dear Bear, E FIC Har, Joanna Harrison
When Mom Turned Into a Monster, E FIC Har, Joanna Harrison
Aunt Mabel's Table, E REA FIC Har, Bob Hartman
A Spoon for Every Bite, E FIC Hay, Joe Hayes
Chrysanthemum, E FIC Hen, Kevin Henkes
Hey! Listen to This: Stories to Read Aloud, J PAR 372.6 Hey
One of Each, E FIC Hob, M. A. Hoberman
Mystery of the Missing Tooth, E REA FIC Hoo, William Hooks
Ali Baba Bernstein*, J FIC Hur, Joanna Hurwitz**
Jack and the Beanstalk, J398.21 Jac --
Great Aunt Martha, E FIC Jon, Rebecca Jones
The School Mouse, J FIC Kin, Dick King-Smith
Pig's Picnic, E FIC Kas, Keiko Kasza
Jack and the Beanstalk, E FIC Kel, Steven Kellogg**
Onions and Garlic, J398.2 Kim, Eric Kimmel**
Lentil Soup, E FIC Las, Joe Lasker
American Folk Tales and Legends, J398.2 Lea, Marcia Leach
Knee-High Man and Other Stories, J398.2 Les, Julius Lester
Fables, E FIC Lob, Arnold Lobel
Frog and Toad are Friends*, E REA FIC Lob, Arnold Lobel**
What! Cried Granny, E FIC Lum, Kate Lum
Sarah, Plain and Tall, J FIC MacL, Patricia MacLachlan
Bookstore Ghost, E REA FIC Mai, Barbara Maitland
Nathaniel Willy, Scared Silly, E FIC Mat, Judith Mathews
Here Comes Tricky Rabbit*, J398.24 May, Gretchen Mayo
Too Much Talk, E FIC Med, Angela Medearis
Winnie-the-Pooh*, J FIC Mil, A. A. Milne
Little Bear*, E REA FIC Min, Else Minarik
Sunflakes: Poems for Children, J811 Sun, Lillian Moore
Stephanie's Ponytail, E FIC Mun, Robert Munch
Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm, E FIC Nol, Jerdine Nolen
Nursery Tales Around the World, J398.21 Nur --
Helen Oxenbury Nursery Story Book, J 398.2 Oxe, Helen Oxenbury
Piggie Pie, E FIC Pal, Margi Palatini
Psst! It's Me... the Bogeyman, E FIC Par, Barbara Park
Junie B. Hones and the Sneaky Peeky Spying*, J FIC Par, Barbara Park
Jump! The Adventures of Brer Rabbit, J398.2 Par, Van Dyke Parks
M for Mischief, J FIC Par, Richard Parker
Amelia Bedelia*, E REA FIC Par, Peggy Parrish
The Littles*, J FIC Pet, John Peterson
New Kid on the Block (poems), J811.54 Pre, Jack Prelutsky**
Officer Buckle and Gloria, E FIC Rat, Peggy Rathman
Best Christmas Pageant Ever*, J FIC Rob, Barbara Robinson
Puss in Boots and Other Stories, J398.2 Roc, Anne Rockwell
How to Eat Fried Worms, J FIC Roc, Thomas Rockwell
Buttons for General Washington, J921 Was, Peter Roop
How Giraffe Got Such a Long Neck..., E FIC Ros, Michael Rosen
Mr. Putter and Tabby Pick the Pears, E REA FIC Ryl, Cynthia Rylant
Bit by Bit, E FIC San, Steve Sanfield
Abiyoyo, E FIC See, Pete Seeger
Gang and Mrs. Higgins, E REA FIC Sha, George Shannon
Wiley and the Hairy Man, J398.2 Sie, Judy Sierra
Where the Sidewalk Ends, J811.54 Sil, Shel Silverstein**
Sody Sallyratus, J398.27 Slo, Terri Slote
Monster in the Third Dresser Drawer*, J FIC Smi, Janice Lee Smith
Chocolate Fever, J FIC Smi, Robert K. Smith
Coyote Steals the Blanket*, E FIC Ste, Janet Stevens
Tops and Bottoms, E FIC Ste, Janet Stevens**
Brementown Musicians, J398.2 Ste, Janet Stevens
Tall Book of Nursery Tales, J398.2 Tal --
Tiger Soup, E FIC Tem, Frances Temple
Two Foolish Cats, E FIC Uch, Yoshiko Uchida
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, E FIC Vio, Judith Viorst
Angel of Mill Street, J FIC Wel, Frances Ward Weller
Yoko, E FIC Wel, Rosemary Wells
Charlotte's Web, J FIC Whi, E. B. White**
Little House in the Big Woods*, J FIC Wil, Laura Ingalls Wilder
One Big Wish, E FIC Wil, Jay Williams
Seven Loaves of Bread, E FIC Wol, Ferida Wolff
Toll-Bridge Troll, E FIC Wol, Patricia Wolff