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Tag: early chapter books

December 18, 2024 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Easy and Early Chapter Books

Whatever you might call them, today's books are the titles that transition children into first reading on their own, and then into reading on their own for pleasure.

December 18, 2023 by Betsy Bird

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Easy Books and Early Chapter books

BOTH easy books and early chapter books are the hardest types of titles to write for kids. That's why it gives me so much pleasure to present you today with this incredible list of really and truly magnificent examples of the form.

March 31, 2023 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day – Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories by Jarvis

Today I ask you to consider Bear and Bird and all their myriad adventures from the small to the slightly less small but always cozy. Raw charm on the page.

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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Easy Books and Early Chapter Books

December 18, 2022 by Betsy Bird

The books on today's list pack a lot into their tiny packages. You know the drill. Easy Books come first. Then the Early Chapter Books

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Easy Book and Early Chapter Titles

December 18, 2021 by Betsy Bird

In the old days I used to separate out my Easy Book lists from my Early Chapter Book ones. This year, I may regret not doing that. So many good books!

Review of the Day: Too Small Tola by Atinuke, ill. Onyinye Iwu

July 30, 2021 by Betsy Bird

In the new chapter book series Too Small Tola, Atinuke has turned her book into a small masterpiece. Read these books, ye other mighty authors, and despair.

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Review of the Day: J.D. and the Great Barber Battle by J. Dillard, ill. Akeem S. Roberts

May 22, 2021 by Betsy Bird

The story of a boy subjected to an egregious home haircut and who takes that problem as an opportunity to not only learn new skills but also grow his own business . . . well, now that’s the kind of story I think we all need more of right now.

Review of the Day: Jo Jo Makoons by Dawn Quigley, ill. Tara Audibert

March 12, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Funny and smart, with a sly sense of humor that’s entirely its own, prepare for a series that you’ll want to see much more of in the future.

31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Easy Books and Early Chapter Books

December 18, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Easy Books might have been scant in 2020 but Early Chapter Books abounded. We take a look at the titles that fill a very real, ever present need.

Review of the Day: Planet Omar – Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian, ill. Nasaya Mafaridik

September 11, 2020 by Betsy Bird

Let’s hand Omar to as many kinds as we can name. Because as far as I’m concerned, funny books that also prove to be smart and socially conscious (not to mention anti-racist) might help us get out of the mess this world is in.

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