Reading guide
Easy English Books for Beginners
The easiest English books to start with are children’s classics: simple sentences, a clear plot, and stories you may already know. This list gathers the most approachable B1 titles in the library — Alice, Peter Pan, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — each a graded reader with tap-to-translate and audio so no word stops you.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll·CEFR B1·13 chapters
Only 13 short chapters at B1, full of playful nonsense. A famously gentle place to read your first whole book in English.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum·CEFR B1·24 chapters
Simple, repetitive B1 language and a clear quest down the yellow brick road — easy to follow even if the words are new.
Peter Pan : $b [Peter and Wendy]
J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie·CEFR B1·17 chapters
A beloved B1 story you probably half-know already, which makes the English much easier to predict and absorb.
Anne of Green Gables
L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery·CEFR B1·38 chapters
Warm, everyday B1 English about ordinary life — ideal for learning the words you actually use in daily conversation.
The Blue Castle: a novel
L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery·CEFR B1·46 chapters
A modern-feeling B1 romance in clear contemporary-style prose, with short chapters that build reading confidence fast.
Little Women; Or, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy
Louisa May Alcott·CEFR B1·47 chapters
Domestic, character-driven B1 storytelling. The familiar family scenes give you context that makes new vocabulary stick.
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