I recently received an email asking me about bedtime reads for multiple age groups. Like you, I too had to face this issue. What do you do when you have children the ages of 3,5, and 7 ? How do you meet everyone's night-time story needs? One wants an engaging story that everyone can sit and follow and be interested in. Below is a list of some of our favorites.
First I would like to start with some of our favorite bed time chapter books.
- The Mousewife by Rumer Godden
- The House Above the Trees by Ethel Cook Eliot
- The Wind Boy by Ethel Cook Eliot
- The Inventions of Hugo Cabret (Great pictures which hold the attention of young listeners)
- Mary Poppins by Dr. P.L. Travers
- Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne
- Stuart Little by E.b. White
- Charlotte's Web by E.B.White
- The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary
We absolutely love the books by Edward Eager
- Knight's Castle
- The Time Garden
- Magic by the Lake
- Half Magic
Here's a couple of great series that we have read time and time again.
- The Emil series by Astrid Lindgren
- The Jake Drake Series by Andrew Clements
- When Dinosaurs came with everything by Elise Broach
- Welcome to Bed & Biscuit by Joan Carris
- Thimbleberry Stories by Cynthia Rylant
- Pickle-Chiffon Pie by Jolly Roger Bradfield
- Princess Hyacinth;The Surprising Tale of a Girl who Floated by Florence Parry Heide
- The Story of Ferdinand by Muro Leaf
- The Bremen Town musicians by Jacob Grim
- Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Helen
- Swan Lake by Lisbeth Zwerger
When my oldest child became an early reader she loved to have her turn reading as well. From our bookshelves she picked a few of my "I Can Read" books. The very ones I loved as a child. Though we love many of them as "favorites", here are the top of the list picks.
- Mouse Soup by Arnold Lobel
- Little Bear by else Holmelund Minarik & Marice Sendak (we love all of these books)
- Hats for Sale By Esphyr Slobodkina
I hope you enjoy some of our favorite bedtime reads. What do you like to read before you go to bed?
