A
Series of Unfortunate Events There
are several books in this series.
Adventures
of Tom Sawyer
Holes
How
to Eat Fried Worms This is a great boy book! We read it as an extra read
aloud for Core 1.
Magic
School Bus chapter book series
Magic Tree House series These have some historical information in it but
it is basically twaddle. However, these were the first chapter books my son read
and he loved them. They are great fun reads for ones just beginning to need
chapter books.
The
Mouse and the Motorcycle and sequels This book is part of Core 2 but you
can read the sequels after reading it with the core.
A
Cricket in Times Square This is part of Core 2
A Wrinkle in Time Series
Agatha
Christie Mysteries
These were written for adults but have been recommend as good chapter
books for children by some other homeschool moms I know. I would suggest
pre-reading any of the titles before using them with your children.
Alice
and Wonderland A short version of this is part of one of the treasuries
for Core PK. Reading the whole story later on would be a great addition to your
curriculum!
Anne
of Green Gables series
B
is for Betsy; Little Eddie; other books in the Betsy or Eddie
series by Carolyn Haywood B is for Betsy is a reader for Core 2.
Babe,
The Gallant Pig; 
Lady Lollipop; others by Dick King-Smith
Black
Beauty
Both the abridged and unabridged versions have been recommended.
Books
by Robert McCloskey
Books
by Charles Dickens
Books
by Jane Austen
Books
by Beverley Cleary
A lot of her books are used in various cores for readers or read alouds.
Check titles before using these to supplement with.
Books
by Emily Bronte
Books
by Alexandre Dumas
Books
by Homer Price
Boxcar
Children Sequels by Gertrude Chandler Warner
Captain Underpants
This is nothing but twaddle but again it was written to get little boys
to read and it certainly does do that. This has a lot of bathroom humor in it
and sometimes not so appropriate language. I recall the word idiot being used frequently
in these books.
Catwings
series by Ursula Le Guin These are very short chapter books. These I
would use with a child still using leveled readers as an introduction to chapter
books. Each chapter is about 3 or 4 pages and every page has illustrations.
Charlie
and the Chocolate Factory and sequels
Charlotte's
Web This book is part of Core K.
Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang
Doctor
Dolittle Sequels
by Hugh Lofting The first book in this series is part of Core K.
Emil
in the Soup Tureen; other Emil books ; 
Pippi Longstocking books of course by Astrid Lindgren
Encyclopedia
Brown
Books
by Enid
Blyton
Famous
Five
Five
Children and It by Edith Nesbit
Five
Little Peppers and How They Grew
Follow
My Leader by James B. Garfield This is part of Core 1.
Fudge Series
Greek
myths There are many books on this subject. There are a couple that are
included in various cores. Look for other books on this topic for even more to
read.
Heidi
Both the abridged and unabridged versions are recommended. An abridged version is part of Core K.
Henry
Huggins series by Beverly Cleary This first book is part of Core 1.
James
and the Giant Peach by Ronald Dahl. There
is a Disney movie by the same name that you could use as a special treat after
they finish the book.
Jungle
Book unabridged
Kirsten
an American Girl (she is in Minnesota)
Little
Pear by Eleanor Lattimore This is part of Core 2. There are sequels to
this book that appear to be great as well.
Little
Women
Lord
of the Rings
The Hobbit
Mary
Poppins There
is a Disney movie by the same name that you could use as a special treat after
they finish the book. There are also sequels to this novel.
Milly-Molly-Mandy
Stories by Joyce Lankester Brisley
Misty
of Chincoteague and sequels This first book in this series in part of
Core 2.
Mr.
Popper's Penguins This book is part of Core 1.
Mrs.
Piggle-Wiggle sequels by Betty MacDonald. The first book in this series
is part of Core 1.
My
Father's Dragon sequels by Ruth Stiles Gannett The first book in this
series is part of Core K.
Nancy
Drew novels
Old
Mother West Wind and other stories by Thornton W. Burgess
Paddington
Bear Series This
book is added to the PK core in Janet's schedule. This was originally part of
Core PK.
Peter
Pan unabridged There
used to be an abridged version of this that was part of core K.
Pinocchio
Power of Three by Diana Wynne Jones
Raggedy
Ann Stories by Johnny Gruelle
Ralph
Moody books
A
few of these books are in several different cores. Check the SL catalog for
exact information.
Rocking
Horse Land and other Classic Tales of Dolls and Toys compiled by Naomi Lewis
Series
by Maude Hart Lovelace
Shakespeare
Plays
Sherlock
Holmes
Sophie Series by Dick
King-Smith
Strawberry
Girl
This is part of Core 2.
Stuart
Little
Swiss
Family Robinson
Tales
from Dimwood Forest books by Avi
Tales
from the Odyssey series by Mary Pope Osbourne
Ballet Shoes, 
Dancing Shoes, and The "shoes" books by
Noel Streatfield.
The
Adventurous Four
The Bobbsey Twins
The
Borrowers and sequels by Mary Norton
The
Cay
This is a great book! You will need a Jamacian accent to read this one
or try the audio book. There is also a movie version but I have yet to see it.
The Chronicles of
Narnia Series
This is a great series! In 2006, a movie of the Lion, Witch, and the
Wardrobe was released by Disney. My children love it and are praying they make
more movies to go along with this series.
Books
by Beatrix Potter Some of these stories are included with Core PK.
Janet's schedule adds in the remaining ones.
The
Enormous Egg by Oliver Butterworth
The
Far Away Tree
The Great Brain series
This is part of Core 300. We read it as an extra read-aloud with Core 1
and it was great! My son loved it!!
This is part of Core 300. We read it as an extra read-aloud with Core 1
and it was great! My son loved it!!
The
Happy Hollisters series by Jerry West
The Hardy Boys Series
The
King of Ireland's Son, epic adventure by Padraic Colum
The
Little House on the Prairie series
The
Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
A Little Princess
The
Littles Series
The
Magic Wishing Chair
The
Mildenhall Treasure by Roald Dahl
The
Railway Children by Edith Nesbit. We read this shortly after reading the
Boxcar children in Core K. It was a bit long for my children then. We re-read it
while doing Core 2 as another read-aloud. This worked out much better for us.
The
Secret Garden
This is one of my favorite stories growing up. It used to be part of
Basic 8 for girls, I believe. It is no longer in the SL curriculum but still
.... a great book to read for both boys and girls.
The
Secret School by Avi
The
Teddy Robinson Storybook by Joan G. Robinson
The
Trumpet of the Swan by EB White
The
Wind in the Willows
The
Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill. This is part of Core 1. Look for
other books by this author. They are equally as Good.
Through
the Looking Glass This is a sequel to Alice in Wonderland.
Trixie Beldon Series
Twig
by Elizabeth Orton Jones
Understood
Betsy by Dorothy Canfield Fisher.
This is part of Core 2.
Winnie
the Pooh This is part of Core K. Look for the sequels to this
as well. Makes a great read aloud for young child and an even better audiobook.
I am not good with voices.
Wizard
of Oz. Sequels The first book is part of Core 1.
Wolf
Story by William McCleery
Woody's
Roundup
Marvin Redpost Series by
Louis Sachar
Series by
Louis Sachar
Apples, Bubbles, Crystals
Sir
Cumference Books by Cindy Neuschwander. These are excellent math books
and help introduce some tough concepts in easy terms plus they are fun to read.
With these you can explore advanced math topics with young kids!
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