A friend with little ones asked me about reading recommendations for her 6-7 year olds, so I thought I’d give her a list of what our 6.5-year-old is reading right now. Hope this helps, J!
Life of Fred Decimals and Percents – his big sister’s book, but he’s reading it for fun.
Clare and Francis
Catholic Children’s Treasure Box, Books 4, 3, 9, and 2
Viking Raiders (Usborne Time Traveler)
The Mysterious Benedict Society
Alexander Graham Bell: An Inventive Life
The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor
Thomas Edison: Young Inventor (Childhood of Famous Americans)
DK Readers: Secrets of the Mummies
Reader’s Digest ~ How Science Works
Abner Doubleday: Boy Baseball Pioneer (Young Patriots series)
Where Do Sharks Cross Mountain Peaks?
Cam Jansen and the Ghostly Mystery – probably should not have bought this (bought this at a resale shop and I thought, eh, a quick read for him for when he’s bored) — now he’s asking me about ghosts. ack.
The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys – one of his birthday gifts; he rereads this every couple of weeks or so.
Great Illustrated Classics: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – a bit twaddly version of the original, but it will do for now
The Story of a Bad Boy – recommended by big sis because she loved it. I haven’t had time to read it aloud to him as we still have several read alouds we’re working on, but he’s slowly making his way through it and said I could read it aloud to him, if/when I catch up.
The Story of the Spar-Spangled Banner
The Lady of Guadalupe – a Tomie de Paola classic
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