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8 Great Read-Aloud Chapter Books for Bedtime

By Catherine Hong
July 09, 2020
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Hitty, Her First Hundred Years

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“In third grade, the ‘library lady’ handed me Hitty, Her First Hundred Years, by Rachel Field (ages 8 to 12) and said, ‘I think you’ll like this.’ I’m still in love with the clumsy-looking carved wooden doll and her hundred years of adventures ... some 80 years later.”

—The late Tomie dePaola, author of Strega Nona

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Anne of Green Gables

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“Anne of Green Gables, by L. M. Montgomery (ages 8 to 12), made me a reader because of the pathos, the wry humor, and Anne herself, who breaks a slate over Gilbert Blythe’s head. I was an obedient child (hmm ...), but I wished we still had slates and that I had nerve!”

—Gail Carson Levine, author of Ella Enchanted

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The Search for Delicious

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“When I was in second grade, the student teacher read aloud a chapter a day from The Search for Delicious, by Natalie Babbitt (ages 8 to 12). I was entranced by it and looked forward to the reading. When the story was finished, I took the book out of the library and started reading it on my own.”

—Grace Lin, author of A Big Bed for Little Snow

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Charlotte’s Web

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“I wasn’t much of a reader until I met Charlotte and Wilbur in Charlotte’s Web, by E. B. White (ages 8 to 12). I think it’s fair to say that a spider and a pig forever changed my life.”

—Katherine Applegate, author of Wishtree

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James and the Giant Peach

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“In fifth grade, I never knew books could be like James and the Giant Peach, by Roald Dahl (ages 8 to 12). A little weird. Kinda quirky. A bit naughty. Like, bad grown-ups got what they deserved! I loved it.”

—Aaron Reynolds, author of Creepy Carrots!

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Stuart Little

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“Stuart Little, by E. B. White (ages 8 to 12), is such an odd book—a mouse born to human parents—but I don’t remember questioning this too much. I loved watching him figure out how to live a human life in a mouse-size body and wished for a motor car just like he had that would take me anywhere.”

—Veera Hiranandani, author of The Night Diary

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Uncle Wiggily series

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“In third grade, I would come home from school and read a book from the Uncle Wiggily series, by Howard R. Garis (ages 8 to 12). I loved the stories mostly because they were so kindhearted and often involved tasty snacks. At least that’s how I remember them.”

—Mary Pope Osborne, author of the Magic Tree House series

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The Hobbit

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“My love for The Hobbit, by J. R. R. Tolkien (ages 12+), was sparked by an animated feature that ran during prime time when I was in fifth grade. I wanted more than the movie could give me, so I grabbed a copy of Tolkien’s hefty novel from the library and dove in. I was hooked from the first line.”

—Jeff Kinney, author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

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