I’ve been reading chapter books lately, so today’s ReaderKidZ post focuses on three from this week.
SYDNEY AND TAYLOR: Explore the Whole Wide World by Jacqueline Davies, illustrated by Deborah Hocking
For Sydney and Taylor, the whole wide world up to this point had been their small burrow under Miss Nancy’s potting shed.
“Sydney, being a skunk, likes to nap in the burrow… warm his feet by the fire, … listen to the strong, steady heartbeat of the earth…
“Taylor likes those things, too. But sometimes Taylor gets ideas. Big Ideas!”
Sydney wanting his friend to be happy, makes a decision. This day, they will launch an expedition. They’ll see new places, try new things, even meet… strangers.
Suddenly, Taylor isn’t so sure his Big Idea is a good one. But the more they talk it through, the more exciting and adventurous they feel. Bags packed, and a map of the Whole Wide World in tiny paws, Taylor and Sydney are off!
This endearing first book in a series about friendship, bravery, and adventure is a winner.
BALONEY AND FRIENDS by Greg Pizzoli
Take one “Get Started Intro” + 3 Stories + Mini-Comics sprinkled in-between + 1 “Fare Thee Well” + 1 Super Mega Bonus How-to-Draw ALL Four Friends = Wow! Wow! Wow!
Meet: Baloney – the adorable and happy-go-lucky pig. Peanut, his best friend, Bizz, the bee, and Krabbit – the crabby and skeptical rabbit.
Together, these become the perfect recipe for an adorable and totally fun graphic novel for emerging readers. Don’t miss this new series!
OUR FRIEND HEDGEHOG: The Story of Us by Lauren Castillo
At first, there was Hedgehog and Mutty. They played. Imagined. Dreamed. But when a Terrible Storm whistles, huffs, swoops, and whisks away Muffy, Hedgehog is suddenly alone. She cries and cries, but eventually, takes a deep breath, jumps into the rough river and begins the winding search for her friend.
This tender story of a loyal friend and the new friends she makes along the way – Mole, Owl, Beaver, Hen and Chicks, and Annika Mae – is sure to be a classic.
Enjoy these other early chapter books!
PRINCESS POSEY series by Stephanie Greene, illustrated by Stephanie Roth Sisson
DORY FANTASMAGORY series by Abby Hanlon
LULU and THE DUCK IN THE PARK and others in the series by Hilary McKay, illustrated by Pricilla Lamont
