Early Chapter Books

Early chapter books help children make the exciting transition from primers to chapter books. Subject content is appropriate for 7 to 10-year-olds, and the vocabulary is accessible for children reading at the 2nd-3rd grade level. There is one main plotline with main characters between the ages of 8 and 10. Books are around 60-100 pages and printed in a reader-friendly font size with lots of white space, making them easier to read. Transitional books are a great tool for boosting the confidence of young - and even reluctant - readers!

Showing 101 - 120 of 131  There are a total of 133 valid entries on the list.
Book cover for "On a mission for her majesty"
Star rating for On a mission for her majesty
Author:
Description:
When a ring is stolen from the queen, Stanley, who is on vacation in London with his family, teams up with the world-famous detectives of Scotland Yard to track it down.
Book cover for "On impact!"
Star rating for On impact!
Author:
Series:
Alien in my pocket volume 0004
Description:
This must-read Alien in My Pocket book is the fourth in the series by Nate Ball, the host of PBS's Design Squad and Design Squad Nation . In this hilarious new adventure, Zack and his alien friend, Amp, learn about friction, deceleration, and how to soften a crash-landing. When Zack McGee crashes his bike, he's stuck at home with his arm in a sling and his baseball season on the line. What's worse, his bike crashed because his four-inch-tall houseguest,...
Book cover for "One smart sheep"
Star rating for One smart sheep
Description:
Wilson is a curious sheep, and after he foolishly climbs into the back of a piano movers' truck, he ends up alone in the big city, far from the farm. But Wilson is also one smart sheep, and soon enough he's finding his way home to his worried owner by recognizing the sounds that he heard while he was trapped in the truck--a jackhammer, a calliope, a hotdog man. And could that be the excited barking of his friend Tippy, the border collie?
Book cover for "Our friend hedgehog"
Star rating for Our friend hedgehog
Series:
Description:
When a storm separates Hedgehog from her lifelong friend, Mutty, she bravely sets out to find him and makes some very good new friends in the process.
Book cover for "Penelope the foal fairy"
Star rating for Penelope the foal fairy
Description:
Rachel and Kirsty are visiting beautiful Greenfields Farm. They've been given the very special job of taking care of all the baby animals that live there. But the farm is not as peaceful as it seems ... The ducklings are barking, the lambs are meowing, and the foals are oinking. Jack Frost has kidnapped the Farm Animal Fairies' magic animals and everything at Greenfields is all mixed up!
Book cover for "A place to call home"
Star rating for A place to call home
Series:
Description:
"Autumn leaves are falling in Hedge Hollow, and the change in season brings with it a spiny surprise...another hedgehog! On the one paw, Hedgehog is excited to meet one of her own kind, but on the other paw, she feels different...distant from her old friends. Where does Hedgehog belong? A tale of old friends and new, and the meaning of home." --
Book cover for "The polar bear piper"
Star rating for The polar bear piper
Author:
Description:
"Even though Arendelle is a cold, snowy place, polar bears have always been a very rare sight-- until now. A family of polar bears has been spotted on the outskirts of town, and it has started to cause all kinds of mischief. Olaf loves the bears, but Elsa and Anna need to figure out why they have suddenly appeared-- and how to lure them back to their Arctic home!"--Page 4 of cover.
Book cover for "The Princess in Black and the giant problem"
Star rating for The Princess in Black and the giant problem
Series:
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"The Princess in Black is ready for her snowy playdate with the Goat Avenger and the Princess in Blankets. It's a perfect day to build snow monsters and battle them for practice. But just when they're about to wage battle, a huge foot smashes their snow monster. "SQUASHY!" It's a giant, and it's smashing everything in its path! The giant is too strong for the three friends, so the Princess in Blankets has an idea: it's time to light the Sparkle Signal...
Book cover for "The Princess in Black and the mermaid princess"
Star rating for The Princess in Black and the mermaid princess
Series:
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
"The Princess in Black and her friends are enjoying a day of sun and sea on Princess Sneezewort's royal boat when a real, live mermaid princess emerges from the waves! Eeeeeee! Princess Posy needs their help protecting her very cute sea goats from being eaten by a very greedy kraken. But the princesses and the Goat Avenger quickly realize that fighting underwater can be tough for land dwellers, and only the mermaid Princess Posy can save the day....
Book cover for "Prism's paint"
Star rating for Prism's paint
Author:
Series:
Description:
After one of Ernest the wizard-lizard's spells goes awry, draining color from Princess Prism and her domain, the unicorn princesses call on the human girl Cressida to help Prism locate the Valley of Light's missing rainbow so she regain her magic and repaint the land and creatures.
Book cover for "Rabbit's bad habits"
Star rating for Rabbit's bad habits
Series:
Rabbit & Bear volume 1.
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
From novelist and playwright Julian Gough, and the winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, Jim Field, comes a brilliantly funny story of a rabbit and bear who discover that things are always better when they're shared with a friend ... Bear wakes up early from hibernation. If she can't sleep, then at least she can make a snowman. Rabbit has never made a snowman, but he definitely wants to make one that's better than Bear's. But with an avalanche and...
Book cover for "Recess is a jungle!"
Star rating for Recess is a jungle!
Series:
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
At the end of recess at Eerie Elementary, everything on the school grounds suddenly comes alive and turns into a fog-filled jungle maze intent on trapping and disposing of hall monitor Sam Graves and his friends Antonio and Lucy.
Book cover for "Recipe for disaster"
Star rating for Recipe for disaster
Series:
Description:
When Koko Dodo's secret chocolate sauce is stolen just before an important cooking contest Didi Dodo, a dodo bird, devises a daring plan to help--whether he wants her to or not.
Book cover for "Rescue on Turtle Beach"
Star rating for Rescue on Turtle Beach
Author:
Series:
Wind Riders volume 1.
Description:
After discovering Wind Rider, an abandoned magical sailboat, Max and Sofia arrive on a beach in Hawaii where, with new friend Laila, they rescue newly-hatched sea turtles. Includes facts about sea turtles.
Book cover for "Return to the Ice Palace"
Star rating for Return to the Ice Palace
Author:
Description:
Anna and Elsa are hosting very important guests - and whatbetter way to impress than to show them the beautiful ice palace Elsa created high in the mountains? But their visitors get a big surprise when the ice palace is taken over by Elsa's tiny snowgies!
Book cover for "Sadie the saxophone fairy"
Star rating for Sadie the saxophone fairy
Description:
Jack Frost and his goblins have stolen the Magic Fairies' magic instruments and music everywhere is out of tune. Now they plan to use Sadie's magic saxophone in the talent contest and it's up to Rachel and Kirsty to save their fairy friends.
Book cover for "The search for Zane"
Star rating for The search for Zane
Author:
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Ninjago: Rebooted! The wise-cracking ninja are back with all-new adventures on Cartoon Network and all-new toys on sale everywhere. The Masters of Spinjitzu and the wise Sensei Wu are back in this brand new chapter book based on the latest season of the hit LEGO Ninjago television series on Cartoon Network! Join the ninja warriors as they fight enemies old and new and encounter challenges that will test their strength. Will they be victorious in the...
Book cover for "Searching for stinkodon"
Star rating for Searching for stinkodon
Description:
Surprises are in store as Stink excavates his backyard in search of a relic from an extinct beast -- and Judy lends him a little sleight of hand. Mega-chomp! Stink wants to make the find of the century. He's on a dig, dig, digging quest in his backyard to find a tooth from a saber-toothed cat, otherwise known as a Smilodon. Why not? Two kids in Michigan found a mastodon bone in a backyard stream, and a girl in Great Britain found a pterosaur bone....
Book cover for "The secret admirer"
Star rating for The secret admirer
Author:
Description:
When gifts and notes begin appearing at the castle, it seems that Elsa has a secret admirer somewhere in the kingdom, so she and her sister Anna try to find out who itis.
Book cover for "Showdown at the Alamo"
Star rating for Showdown at the Alamo
Description:
Autograph-seekers interfere with Stanley Lambchop's hopes for a fun vacation with friends while sightseeing in Texas.