My son is in 1st grade and getting more and more interested in reading.  He keeps telling me that he wants to read "chapter books" but I'm not sure of a good series for him to start out on.  Any suggestions??

Thanks, Angel

Hi Angel,

Is your son reading at his grade level?

I'm sure you'll get more responses which are probably more up-to-date, but some ideas from my childhood:

Harry Potter (might be too advanced?)

Boxcar children

books by Beverly Cleary and Judy Blume

more recent: Diary of a Wimpy Kid seems popular.

Good luck!

Yes HP is a little much for him yet I think.  I had thought about the Box Car Children, that may just be a good match for him.  He is at his grade level.  Thank you for the suggestions! =]

Boxcar Children bored both of my kids. Does he like Pokemon? They have good junior-level novels. The Black Lagoon series is very funny for this age, as is Amelia Bedelia. Magic Schoolbus is great too.

Thanks for the ideas ladies, I will check into the one's that y'all mentioned! =]

There is a set of Arthur chapter books which my little brother enjoys.  Also, the Step into Reading books moves through the various stages including basic and more difficult chapter books.  There is a series of books called Nicholas which are wonderful (the author is Goscinny and Sempe).  Let us know if you need more suggestions, I can come up with a million of them.