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Top Ten Tuesday: Books That Would Be On Your Syllabus If You Taught EASY READERS 101 – Literacious
So rather than specific titles, I’m going to go ahead and focus on authors, many of who mainly focus on easy readers, but a few who are a little more widespread. I chose to go with Easy Readers because its a section of our library (and many others, I suspect) that gets a lot of use, year around. So many parents want to help their children learn to read. So here are my top ten authors that I would suggest (for varying reading levels): Tedd Arnold – If you’ve never read the Fly Guy series, you’re in for a treat! A great series for boys who may be a little choosy in their book selection. Kate DiCamillo – A rather well-known author of chapter books, but check out Bink & Gollie and the Mercy Watson series for more accessible short chapter books for beginner readers. Grace Lin – An author who has written everything from picture books to chapter books, her easy reader series, Ling and Ting about Chinese-American twins who are the same, but different. Arnold Lobel – A classic author of the easy reader format, I know I grew up reading the Frog and Toad series. Antoinette Portis – An author whose books will most likely show up on the picture book shelf, her stories are simple to read and are filled with imagination. Cynthia Rylant – Another classic on my list who has continued to write books for many, many years. Rylant is well-know for her Henry and Mudge series and her more recent series, Mr. Putter & Tabby. Laura Vaccaro Seeger – Seeger’s books will be found both in the picture book and easy reader section and are great for beginner readers! Dr. Seuss – An author who needs no introduction and one of the most popular easy reader authors! Jean Van Leeuwen – The Amanda Pig & Oliver Pig series are about a sister and brother pig as they deal with school, family and friends! Mo Willems – One of my favorite read aloud authors, Mo Willems has one a number of Theodor Seuss Geisel Awards for his series Elephant & Piggie. The Geisel Award is given annually to authors and illustrators for the most distinguished book for beginner readers. Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.
Laura Arnhold