Grade 1/2 Level Chapter Books?

[ditzyscrap]

Any suggestions for chapter books suitable for a grade 1/2 reading level?

I ordered Mason some "Ready, Freddy" books from Scholastic this past month (waiting anxiously to receive them, lol), and am going to check out the Junie B Jones series (are those good for boys? I have a girl and a boy, but my girl is only 4...though she'll be sitting with us when we're reading the chapter books each night) and Robin Hill School.

Tonight I was looking through the flyer for the Scholastic Book Fair and there was a little ad in the bottom corner for a new series "39 Clues"...the first book just came out and the second one is coming in December. All together there are supposed to be 10 books in the series, over the course of a year. It sounds pretty interesting and interactive, too. You can read about it here. I'm kinda curious to check them out, actually...not sure what age group they're aimed at, though.

Anyhow, yeah...I'm on the hunt for chapter books that will hold the kids' interest and not be too complicated, that I can read a chapter or so a night with the kids. Any ideas?