In this episode, Chrissie responds to listener requests for short chapter book recommendations.

FEATURED BOOKS
Chapter Books to Read Aloud to a First Grade Class:

• OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG by Lauren Castillo
• CORNBREAD AND POPPY by Matthew Cordell
• FABLED STABLES by Jonathan Auxier
• THE STORY OF GUMLUCK THE WIZARD
• HENRY LIKE ALWAYS by Jenn Bailey
• SEARCH FOR A GIANT SQUID by Amy Seto Forrester
• GEEGER THE ROBOT GOES TO SCHOOL by Jarrett Lerner

Funny Short Chapter Books

• PETS RULE! series by Susan Tan
• RABBIT AND BEAR series by Julian Gough
• DORY FANTASMAGORY series by Abby Hanlon
• LULU AND THE BRONTOSAURUS by Judith Viorst
• THE GIGGLER TREATMENT by Roddy Doyle

Short Chapter Books with Speech Bubbles

• THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD by Ben Clanton
• DEAR BEAST by Dori Hillestad Butler
• Branches imprint from Scholastic
  • THE PARTY DIARIES by Mitali Banerjee Ruths
  • KUNG POW CHICKEN by Cyndi Marko

Chapter Books for 5th Graders Decoding at a 2nd Grade Level

• INFAMOUS RATSOS by Kara LaReau
• WIND RIDERS: RESCUE ON TURTLE BEACH by Jen Marlin
• GRIMWOOD by Nadia Shireen

Related Podcast episodes mentioned on the show:

• Ep 13 - Deep Dive - Chapter Books
• Ep 14 - Booklist - Short Chapter Books to Read Aloud

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