The first entry to Ron Roy's beginner mystery chapter book series for young readers, featuring a trio of friends who solve mysteries around their town. In The Absent Author, Dink's favourite author fails to show up to his book signing and no one has…
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Transitional chapter books
If you're making the step from picture books or early readers to chapter books, Try one of these titles.
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- Part of Scholastic's early independent readers line from Branches, the Party Diaries features fun stories written in easy sentences and are illustrated to help young readers build confidence in their reading skills. In the Awesome Orange Birthday,…
- From Maryrose Wood, author of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series, and artist Giulia Ghigini, comes the surprisingly touching and beautiful Bad Badger: A Love Story. Our protagonist, a badger named Septimus, is actually not very good at…
- The first book in the Zooey and Sassafras has Zoey discovering that hurt magical animals will come to their barn for help. Can they help Marshmallow, the sick baby dragon, before it is too late? Each story in the series features a new magical animal…
- Frank the cat is looking forward to climbing inside the new box and turning it into his lair. But there is a surprise in the box, and it upsets his cushy life. There is nothing for it but to run away! However outside is splashy, and noisy, and…
- When Ivy finds an injured baby otter in the wilderness, she knows what to do - her family are “critter couriers," volunteers who transport animals to wildlife hospitals. Ivy is empathetic towards the baby otter who has been separated from its…
- From celebrated author Kate DiCamillo, Lost and Found is the second in a trilogy about Orris the rat and Timble the owl - both unlikely friends. Orris has been filling Timble's head with tales of adventure so when Orris doesn't see Timble one night…
- The wonderfully fun and adorable characters Narwhal and Jelly are back for their tenth adventure! To celebrate PALentine's Day, Narwhal and Jelly each have their own plans to surprise and show appreciation for their best friend: but Narwhal starts…
- Orris the rat had lived in the dangerous world a long time, and when a young owl named Timble becomes caught in a mousetrap, Orris is loath to help. Rats and owls, Orris explains to Timble, are supposed to be enemies. A heartwarming story about…
- A perfect series for young reluctant readers. The Owly series introduces readers to graphic novel formats, utilizing illustrations and text to convey heart-warming stories. In The Way Home, Owly is a warm and friendly owl looking for a friend. But…
- Cerberus the three headed dog is a self-professed chicken. Not a real chicken, but barking is scary and none of his three heads (named Sniffy, Ruff-Ruff, and Flappy) is brave enough to even try. But a tumble down into the Underworld puts Cerberus in…
- For fans of the picture book characters Rosie Rever, Iggy Peck, and Ada Twist, this title is the beginning of a chapter book series featuring these smart and creative kids, known as The Questioneers. In this book, Rosie's aunt Rose and her friends…
- Stella & Marigold are an inseparable pair of sisters who find joy and adventure throughout their everyday lives. This book sits at the beginning of a series that features the two sisters, who are always there for each other no matter what big or…
- The second delightfully spooky book in Jasper Rabbit's Creepy Tales chapter book series, Aaron Reynolds and The Wild Robot creator Peter Brown, bring readers a new story with a bit of bite. Thadeus the badger and Oliver Possum agree that healthy…
- This first book in the Zoomi and Zoe series explores the anxiety of life's first transitions with warmth, wisdom, and silliness. Zoomi and Zoe are both dealing with Tricky Turnarounds Can they come together to help each other say goodbye to friends…
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