Beginning chapter books, or transitional chapter books, are often the next step in reading once children have moved beyond early/beginning readers. With short chapters and illustrations, beginning chapter books are designed to help newly independent readers build their stamina and learn how to pick reading material that appeals to them. For those same reasons, beginning chapter books also make great read-alouds for families with children of various ages, as well as excellent choices for younger children who are reading at a higher level but still need books with appropriate subject matter.

If you need beginning chapter books, you can always check out our display of new books by the Youth Services desk, or contact us (bookbag@mppl.org) and let us know what you need and we can pull some options for you to choose from.