What are Chapter Books?
A chapter book, like a picture book, is a category of children’s books. Categorizing children’s books makes it easier for parents and educators to choose age-appropriate reading material for children. A chapter book is a category designated as appropriate for children who have learned to read, but are in the early stages of reading. Chapter books often still have drawings or pictures in them, but unlike a picture book, which is designed for very young children, a chapter book typically has pages without pictures also.
A chapter book, like a picture book, is a category of children’s books. Categorizing children’s books makes it easier for parents and educators to choose age-appropriate reading material for children. A chapter book is a category designated as appropriate for children who have learned to read, but are in the early stages of reading. Chapter books often still have drawings or pictures in them, but unlike a picture book, which is designed for very young children, a chapter book typically has pages without pictures also. A chapter book is comprised of several chapters, but they are very short, usually only a few pages in length. Many chapter books come in series such as Mary Pope Osborne’s Magic Tree House series, Barbara Park’s Junie B. Jones, or Dan Gutman’s My Weird School series. A chapter book is always considered a children’s book and is categorized as such because the story is told in chapters, but unlike a novel, has illustrations in each chapter. However, different chapter books
