My 3 year old daughter recently started asking me to read books to her at bedtime (vs singing etc). I didn't have any nearby at the time so I downloaded the first one I could think of onto my phone's Kindle – Harry Potter – and she enjoyed it. She likes falling asleep to the sound of my voice and perks up when I say words like wizard, cat, and magic.
We love this part of bedtime now but I'd love a new book since I've already read the HP series (I'll read this with her when she's old enough to follow it). Ideally it will be very similar: a fun novel with simple language and a kid-friendly theme.
I don't mind if it's geared for adults or young adults, but would love one that's not solely meant for children as we read plenty of those throughout the day. I'm interested in something with chapters that we can continue to pick up every night.
What do you suggest?
by FluffaDuffa
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I recommend The Hobbit. It’s kind of a “kids of all ages” book and absolutely captivating.
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt?
You wouldn’t run out of {{Redwall by Brian Jacques}} books anytime soon. There’s over 20 in the series.
{{Discworld by Terry Pratchett}} might work too. Maybe the Tiffany Aching novels in particular.
Ex’s grandson lived with us for years and when he was that age he loved this book by Tom Watson called Garbage! Monster! Burp!
Part of the appeal might have been my embellishment of the buuuuuuuuurrrrrpp in the story, but I’d read it to him all the time.
She’s 3 . She won’t remember chapters. Take her to barnes and noble they have books based on age
Watership Down, lots of rabbits with cute names.
Charlotte’s Web was my favorite book around that age. Soon after that I loved the Little House on the Prairie series and Anne of Green Gables.
Howl’s Moving Castle by Dianna Wynne Jones, Jupiter Nettle and the Seven Schools of Magic by Sangu Mandanna, The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman, Amelia Bedelia by Herman Parish, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, All of a Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, & The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall.
Magic tree house series. It’s an early reader series so they can read chapter book independently but great start to get read to her.
The phantom tollbooth by Norton Juster, James and the giant peach by Roald Dahl. Both of these are kids books (not for a three year old, more like a 10 year old) but really wonderful language, great for reading aloud. A lot of Roald Dahl books would fit the bill here.
My son is the same way. I could read nearly anything to him and he would love it. I got the Paddington books from the library and those were a hit. I’ve also read the Indian in the Cupboard series to him. He also listens to Redwall on our smart speaker. He’s 4 and we’ve been doing this since he was 2.
Rohld Dahl
*Molly on the Moon* by Mary Robinette Kowal.
The Hariette the Hamster Princess series by Ursula Vernon. The first book is *Harriet the Invincible*.
*Catwings* by Ursula LeGuin.
*No Flying in the House* by Betty Brock.
Check out the authors Beatrix Potter and A. A. Milne.