GT-World Reading Lists Parents of gifted and talented children are faced with many unusual challenges. We've avoided assigning age or grade levels to the various sections of the list. Some of our gifted kids are reading beginning chapter books labeled for 2nd or 3rd grade by the age of four. Other gifted kids start reading at 5 or 6, only to skip quickly to advanced chapter books labeled for 4th and 5th grade.
Every child is different.
Instead, we've created a continuum. If your child loves the Magic Treehouse series, he might also enjoy the poetry of Shel Silverstein or the Time Warp Trio series by Jon Scieszka. If he is outgrowing these books, perhaps he would enjoy E.B.White's or Roald Dohl's classics. This is a living, growing list. Please submit your own reading list suggestions.