Learning how to read is an exciting adventure, and here at Allerton Library we are glad to make it as enjoyable as we can with a great selection of easy readers. Kids who are just starting out will probably enjoy the Fly Guy series, starting with Hi! Fly Guy, by Tedd Arnold. A boy named Buzz decides to keep a fly as a pet when the fly does all kinds of tricks for him, including saying Buzz's name. The words are large and easy to sound out, and the pictures are amusing.
Once kids have mastered those, they may want to try the Biscuit books by Alyssa Capucilli. They are all stories about a puppy named Biscuit. They are a little like the old Spot books, but a little more complex and much more cute and modern. The Elephant and Piggy books by Mo Willems are also a good bet. Starting with Today I Will Fly!, these books give the easy reader genre a nice graphic-novel spin, with all the text in speech bubbles.
The Henry and Mudge books by Cynthia Rylant are also definitely worth a look, once readers have grown tired of Biscuit, Elephant, and Piggy. This series is about a boy named Henry and his enormous, goofy dog Mudge. There is also a Puppy Mudge series for the Fly Guy crowd.
For more advanced readers who aren't yet ready for chapter books, you can't beat the classics like Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel and Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish. Funny and touching, these books have stood the test of time for a good reason.We have all these and more at the library, in our special Easy Reader section behind the chapter books. Check them out!
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