HarperCollins I Can Read! Series is celebrating their 60th Anniversary. You can check out the 60th Anniversary timeline here and the tips for reading with your child, here. Below are some of the I Can Read! books that I recently read.
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur: Perfect Pumpkin by Kallie George; Illustrated by Oriol Vidal (HarperCollins, July 25, 2017)
Duck, Duck, Dinosaur began as a picture book and have evolved into an early reader series. Though not as simple in text pattern that I would like to see in the most basic early reader, it does have repetitive language and a simple story line.
Clark the Shark and the Big Book Report by Bruce Hale; Illustrated by Guy Francis (HarperCollins, June 20, 2017)
Similar to Duck, Duck, Dinosaur, this level 1 early reader also began as a picture book series. Picture book fans of Clark the Shark can enjoy the series in a more easy to read size than a picture book. Clark continues to be his lovable self and his foibles make him more relatable.
My Weird School: Class Pet Mess! by Dan Gutman; Illustrated by Jim Paillot (HarperCollins, June 20, 2017)
I was certainly curious about this new early reader based on Gutman's My Weird School chapter book series. There are a lot of similarities between the early reader and the chapter book. However, for students not quite ready for the length and more complex language, the new early reader makes for a nice transition text.
In a Dark, Dark Room And Other Scary Stories Retold by Alvin Schwartz; Illustrated by Victor Rivas (HarperCollins, July 25, 2017)
In time for Halloween is the reprint of In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories in a full color version. Though it isn't super complex or scary, it does have an element of quirky scary that children will enjoy.
Look for these and other titles in the I Can Read! Series at your local book store or community library.
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