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Chapter books for kids who love Rainbow Magic
The Rainbow Magic series by Daisy Meadows is one of the most popular fantasy series for 2nd-3rd graders. When I worked at an elementary school library, my entire Rainbow Magic collection would be checked out as fast as I could re-shelve it. If your child hasn’t started reading them already, it’s only a matter of time before they get hooked. Rainbow Magic is a long-running series with hundreds of books, all starring fairies and their friends. They’re short (under 100 pages) and written at a lower reading level, so they’ve very popular for getting kids started on easy-to-read chapter books. Kids tend to blast through a dozen or more of…
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20+ Diary of a Wimpy Kid Read-Alikes | Reading List
Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is one of the best-loved kids book series and one of the most highly-requested in all of the public and school libraries I’ve worked in. Kids LOVE this series, and they’ll read them over and over again. There are currently 13 books in the series plus four movies, and if your kid hasn’t yet started reading them– they probably will soon. Kids who like Wimpy Kid usually like it because it’s funny, easy to read (large font and illustrations sprinkled throughout), has quirky characters who get into oddball situations, and it’s fast-paced and exciting. *This post contains affiliate links. Read our full…
