These Will Be the 31 Chapter Books That Turn Your Little Reader Into a Bona Fide Bookworm
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If your child has started to become more attentive at story time — or maybe he's starting to prefer reading on his own — it may be time to slide a few chapter books onto the bookshelf. Picture books and short stories are wonderful, but chapter books build the foundation for young readers as they help to further develop language and literacy.
Read through for 31 chapter books that are going to turn your little reader into a bona fide bookworm in no time.
![A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/nl9dn0x1xu0fH2T28cvil1FSLfE=/fit-in/353x500/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/01/20/873/n/24155406/caa2200dfd0c78ac_51yesDhY5bL.jpg)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket ($13)
![From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/_j_RrVYBlbcsESlTdatU7ZLdS2Y=/fit-in/338x500/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/01/20/873/n/24155406/2c02ab91c19123af_514zsB1j2PL.jpg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg ($18)
![The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/u0QN8HdEI-j3pKYCvRLQuDy5lZw=/fit-in/356x531/filters:format_auto():upscale()/2016/01/20/894/n/24155406/e83e7b88_Screen_Shot_2016-01-20_at_3.27.08_PM.png)
The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians
The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan ($8)