Lists and Suggestions for Kids

List: Beginning Chapter Books

Applegate, Katherine.

Also available in Overdrive, Hoopla, and RB Digital. When the first-graders' bee antennae would... More

Brown, Jeff,

Available in Overdrive and Hoopla. After a bulletin board falls on Stanley while he is sleeping, he ... More

Brown, Jeffrey, 1975- author.

Also available in Overdrive. When Roan's application to pilot school is rejected, he finds he ... More

Cronin, Doreen,

Also available in RB Digital. When the squirrel Tail comes barreling into the chicken coop ranting a... More

DiCamillo, Kate.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. After Mercy the pig snuggles to sleep with the Watsons, all ... More

Elliott, Rebecca, author.

Also available in Overdrive. Having a Bloomtastic Festival at school to celebrate spring is a great ... More

Gutman, Dan.

Also available in Overdrive and RB Digital. Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her ... More

Hale, Shannon.

Also available in Overdrive. "Who says princesses don't wear black? When trouble raises it... More

Hanlon, Abby, author, illustrator.

Also available in Overdrive. Dory, the youngest in her family, is a girl with a very active imaginat... More

Harper, Charise Mericle.

Also available in Overdrive, Hoopla, and RB Digital. Misnamed by her teacher, seven-year-old Just Gr... More

Himmelman, John, author, illustrator.

Although she can throw farther, kick higher, and hit harder than anyone else at school, Isabel, aka ... More

Look, Lenore.

Also available in Overdrive. A young boy in Concord, Massachusetts, who loves superheroes and comes ... More

Mass, Wendy, 1967- author.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. On "Take Your Kid to Work Day," eight-year-old Arc... More

McDonald, Megan.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood... More

McDonald, Megan.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also know... More

Messner, Kate.

Also available in Hoopla. When tomboy Marty is cast as the princess in the third-grade play, she lea... More

Montijo, Rhode.

When Mom issues a no-gum rule, Gabby Gomez sneaks a piece of special bubble gum that turns her into ... More

Nolan, Lucy A.

A dog who thinks her name is Down Girl goes on a car ride to the beach, goes camping in the woods, a... More

O'Hara, Mo.

When Tom's big brother decides to become an Evil Scientist, his first experiment involves dun... More

Pennypacker, Sara,

Also available in Overdrive and RB Digital. While sorting through difficulties in her friendship wit... More

Potter, Ellen, 1963-

"Piper's older brother leaves Peek-A-Book Island and Piper refuses to take off his old ear... More

Surovec, Yasmine.

A cat that enjoys his carefree life gets some treats and backrubs from the humans who have just move... More

Trueit, Trudi Strain.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Fearless nine-year-old "Scab" McNally tries to get... More

Willems, Mo.

In the bustling city of Paris, a small yet brave dog, Diva, and an adventurous cat named Flea become... More