RAR #24: From Picture Books to Chapter Books and Novels

For Mamas of Younger Kids
bySarah Mackenzie

I’m trying something new for this episode of the Read-Aloud Revival Podcast. Instead of interviewing a guest, I’m chatting with you one-on-one.

Something I hear about a lot is the struggle it can be to make the transition from picture books to chapter books and novels during read-aloud time. It’s something I’ve struggled with in the past, as well, and I’ve got a few ideas about how to make this as seamless and simple as possible.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • some quick tips for making the transition from picture books to chapter books
  • my very favorite first novels and chapter books
  • and tell you my #1 tippy-top recommendation of them all

Nope–not gonna tell ya. You have to listen to find out. ;)

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Books from this episode:

(All links are affiliate links.)

James Herriot’s Treasury for Children
May B.
A Bear Called Paddington
Blue Birds
Charlotte’s Web
Poppy
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
The Boxcar Children Mysteries
My Father’s Dragon
Swallows and Amazons
The Bears on Hemlock Mountain
The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, No. 1) (The Boxcar Children Mysteries)
The Cricket in Times Square
The Horse and His Boy
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Read for the Heart: Whole Books for WholeHearted Families
Favorite Thornton Burgess Animal Stories Boxed Set (Sets)
James and the Giant Peach
The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook
The Ramona Collection, Vol. 1: Beezus and Ramona / Ramona the Pest / Ramona the Brave / Ramona and Her Father [4 Book Box set]
McBroom’s Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Three Tall Tales
The Wheel on the School
Pippi Longstocking
The Hobbit
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
Honey for a Child’s Heart
Farmer Boy