Easy Chapter Books and Novels
Welcome to part three of the Summer Reading Recommendations post. In this post I will recommend easy to read chapter books and novels. These are books that harder than you average readers, but not quite as hard to read as Inkheart or The Hobbit.
At the end of this post you will find a printable list containing all of the titles I am going to mention.
If you have any book suggestions please feel free to mention them in the comment section below!
Henry Huggins Series
The first books I am going to recommend are the Henry Huggins books by Beverly Cleary.
Henry Huggins is your average boy growing up in Portland, Oregon, in the 1950’s. Along with his friends and his dog Ribsy, Henry gets into coutless entertaining scrapes.
The series in order goes:
- Henry Huggins
- Henry and Beezus
- Henry and Ribsy
- Henry and the Paper Route
- Henry and the Clubhouse
- Ribsy
Ramona Quimby Series
Next on the list is another series by Beverly Cleary. The Ramona Quimby Series
The series in order goes:
- Beezus and Ramona
- Ramona the Pest
- Ramona the Brave
- Ramona and Her Father
- Ramona and Her Mother
- Ramona Quimby, Age 8
- Ramona Forever
- Ramona’s World
Ralph Mouse Series
Another great series by Beverly Cleary is The Ralph Mouse Series.
The series in order goes:
Some other great books by Beverly Cleary
Some other great books by Beverly Cleary that fall into the Easy Chapter Books and Novels category are:
- Ellen Tebbits
- Otis Spofford
- Muggie Maggie
- Socks
- Strider
- Mitch and Amy
- and so many more
More Easy Chapter Books and Novels
- The Boxcar Children Series by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Winnie the Pooh Series by A. A. Milne
- Pippi Longstocking Series by Astrid Lindgren
- Children of the Noisy Village by Astrid Lindgren
- Grandma’s Attic Series by Arleta Richardson
- Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
- Homer Price by Robert McCloskey