Children's Books for Beginning Readers

Carefully selected books for beginning readers can increase confidence and produce success.

Some type of phonic based books should be read in the early stages of reading. My favorite phonic based books are in a series written by Nora Gaydos called Now I'm Reading! Each set has short books that stay neatly organized in the plastic sleeves of a hardcover with a magnetic closure. Books can be removed and replaced easily.
Now I'm Reading! Playful Pals, Level 1 Short Vowels
Now I'm Reading! Animal Antics Level 1 Short Vowels
Now I'm Reading! Amazing Animals Level 2 Long Vowels
Now I'm Reading! Clever Critters Level 1 Mixed Short Vowels
Now I'm Reading! On the Go Level 3 New Sounds and Blends
Now I'm Reading! Let's Play Level 4 More Word Skills

Here's a video of my daughter reading a book from Now I'm Reading! On the Go Level 3





Children will love to practice their phonics knowledge, learn new sight words, and use picture clues in these fun books with repeated language.
Brand New Readers Blue Set
Brand New Readers Purple Set
Brand New Readers Red Set

I've collected a few favorite Scholastic Level 1 Books here. Once you find my selection of Scholastic Level 1 books, you can search for more with the similar items section. You'll be sure to find some that will interest the beginning reader in your life. Scholastic leveled books meet the needs of beginning readers. There are strong picture clues and many contain rhyme and similar spelling patterns.
Check out my Amazon Store for other recommended beginning reader books.

Starfall has free phonics books online with animation if you click on some of the pictures. You can buy these phonics more and another phonics books set at their online store.

Go to your local library and ask a librarian for help choosing books.

Find the level of books you own or check out at the library.

Match books to your child's reading level. Even if your child has not been tested for a reading level. Try out a level. One in ten difficult words will be a book a child can read with support. One in twenty difficult words will be a book a child can read independently.

  

Children's Books for Beginning Readers