Geronimo Stilton Series
I have to admit that this is not my favorite series, but when kids start reading on their own they get to pick what they want to read (not what mom wants to read to them) and this was a favorite at our house for a while. This series follows Geronimo Stilton, who is a mouse, his crazy mouse family and all of the adventures they go on. I think one of the things that my oldest liked about this series, besides all of the adventures, is the mouse lingo. For example, they live in New Mouse City. They travel to the Mousific Ocean…you get the idea. (In my opinion all of that mouse lingo gets real old, real fast, but the kids love it.) I will admit that the stories are very creative, they are great for those kids who are ready for chapter books, they have some illustrations (that are in color) throughout the book and I know I heard some giggles coming from our son as he was reading them. He will still pick one up every now and again and re-read it or if a new one comes out he will check it out from the library. They are also available on CD if you want to listen to them in car.
