# Early Chapter Book books assigned in US schools

**3** books in the Early Chapter Book genre that US schools assign. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Lexile range:** 510L–990L
**Grade span:** 1–4
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/genre/early-chapter-book
**Wikipedia (entity):** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapter_book
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Recurring themes

- adventure (3)
- family (2)
- cleverness
- courage
- creativity
- imagination
- kindness to animals
- nature
- problem solving

## Authors in this genre

- Jeff Brown
- Mary Pope Osborne
- Ruth Stiles Gannett

## Early Chapter Book titles

- [Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)](https://readinglist.school/book/magic-tree-house-dinosaurs-before-dark) by Mary Pope Osborne _(510L · Grades 1–4)_
- [Flat Stanley](https://readinglist.school/book/flat-stanley) by Jeff Brown _(540L · Grades 1–3)_
- [My Father's Dragon](https://readinglist.school/book/my-fathers-dragon) by Ruth Stiles Gannett _(990L · Grades 2–4)_

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