Since my oldest child is just finishing third grade, most of these books are for up to maybe 5th grade but many would be enjoyed by any age child. These are not in order by favorites, just as they come to mind.
The Penderwicks and The Penderwicks of Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall
All the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary
All the Fudge books by Judy Blume--even Joe loves these stories. They listen to them on CD when they go to bed at night.
Frindle, The School Story, and other books by Andrew Clements
Clementine and The Talented Clementine
Any Dear America book
Katie Kazoo Switcheroo books
Skippack School
Wheel on the School
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Grandma's Attic books
Twenty and Ten
Granny Han's Breakfast
CapyBoppy
Family Under the Bridge
The Hundred Dresses
My Father's Dragon
The Wizard of Oz
Homer Price
The Year of Miss Agnes
Follow My Leader
All the Mrs. Piggle Wiggle books--again a favorite of Joe's (I keep mentioning the ones he likes for those of you looking for appropriate chapter books to read to younger kids.)
Ginger Pye
The Saturdays and the other books after that one by Elizabeth Enright
Any of the Betsy books by Carolyn Haywood
American Girl books
The Courage of Sarah Noble
Sarah Whitcher's Story
All of a Kind Family and the other books after that one by Sydney Taylor
Chronicles of Narnia
Junie B. Jones books
Wow--that list is really long. I could probably go on and on but that's enough for now. I think that is most of what we have read or listened to at some point in the last three years or so. We listen to a lot of books on CD--mostly in the car. The kids love it and it makes running errands much more enjoyable. The kids also listen while they are going to bed. It probably makes them stay up a little later but it keeps them happy in bed.
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