we read a lot but are running out of ideas we have 5 kids age between 9months and 9 years (eldest a boy then 4 girls)
if anyone could help would be greatly appreciated
2006-09-06 02:11:27 · 27 answers · asked by ? 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I get a lot of my kids (5 & 3) books from Grolier. They run series of books for all ages. My 2 love all the books I have got them. Some are just stories and others are educational. They have their own website. Think it's just www.grolier.co.uk
2006-09-06 02:14:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
James and the Giant Peach
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Magic Finger
Fantastic Mr Fox
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
Danny the Champion of the World
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More
The Enormous Crocodile
The Twits
George's Marvelous Medicine
The BFG
The Witches
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
Matilda
Esio Trot
The Minpins
The Vicar of Nibbleswicke
Revolting Rhymes
Dirty Beasts
Rhyme Stew
the hobbit
lord of the rings trilogy
The Chronicles of Narnia
funny bones
thomas the tank engine
Aesop's Fables
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
3 little pigs
3 billy goats gruff
Cinderella
The Elves and the Shoemaker
The Frog Prince
Hansel and Gretel
Little Red Riding Hood
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Rumpelstiltskin
Rapunzel
Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
Snow-White and Rose-Red
Tom Thumb
The Little Mermaid
The Princess and the Pea
The Snow Queen
Thumbelina
The Tinder Box
The Ugly Duckling
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Richard Scarry books
beatrix potter books
wheres wally books
2006-09-07 05:41:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try the classics like the Winnie the Pooh books. They are very intelligent and clever and the illustrations are great but they really do need to be read to the children by an adult to bring them to life. They are great for your younger kids around four to seven years old. The older ones might dig The Narnia Chronicles or having you read The Lord of the Rings to them. Chris Van Allsburg is a great children's author. He wrote Jumanji, Two Bad Ants, The Polar Express and the Garden of Abdul Gasazi. All have wonderful Illustrations. Another favorite of mine is Maurice Sendak who wrote Where the Wild Things Are and Little Bear. Try the collected stories of Beatrix Potter. And don't forget the Wizard of Oz series, the Adventures of Alice In Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Another your older kids might like, especially if they're boys, is The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. I can think of a million more. My kids really enjoyed these books.
2006-09-06 09:27:03 · answer #3 · answered by Paisley T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has enjoyed the Septimus Heap books as well as the Harry Potter series, but those are old hat, I guess. There are several great Avalon/Arthur series out there that fit into that genre and tend to be more exciting because their semi-historical. Also, if you haven't read Jonathan Norrel and Mr. Strange, that's another fantastic family book.
Neil Gaiman also has a lot of great books for children, the younger and older alike. Wolves in the Walls, the Day I Swapped my Dad for Two Goldfish, Coraline, and I believe he has a new one coming out soon called Mouse Circus.
If you don't spend a lot of the time at the library, that would be a great place to start.
2006-09-06 09:21:26 · answer #4 · answered by jennybeanses 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The faraway tree
Mr pinkwhistle - anything Enid Blyton
Narnia
Lord of the Rings - the hobbit
The magic Pudding
Swallows and Amazons
Little house on the prairie
Terry Pratchett books
Anne of Green Gables.
Wuthering Heights
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Eyre
Sense and sensibility
James and the Giant Peach
These are just a few of the ones I grew up with, I think theres lot better chance of finding good childrens books than good books for adults nowadays.
2006-09-06 09:33:22 · answer #5 · answered by sereneicequeen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried old fashioned fairy tales and mythology? When I was little I loved Roald Dahl, I know they can seem pretty extreme as an adult (i re-read some of them recently and I was surprised how gruesome some of them were!) but children love them. When I had worked my way through all of them my mum gave me an Andrew Lang fairytale book, some fantastic tales from around the world, plenty darkness and beasts for your boy and witches, princesses and orphans for the girls! What's great about these is that they don't talk down so you'll enjoy them as well without having to skip pages to finish the stories!
There's also the classics of Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson but you've probably worked your way through those already. Mythologies such as Greek and Norse have some great tales in too, you can pick up Penguin compilations fairly cheaply as well and they are definately the kind of thing your local library will have, not usually many pictures but plenty of opportunities for voices!
Tintin and Asterix books are another great option for mixed audiences, good solid narratives and pictures, should keep everyone happy! Or try comic books or graphic novels from Marvel or any of the other big comic companies, your kids will probably be familiar with some of the characteurs from the recent spate of movies such as X-Men and Superman Returns.
Finally, my folks used to read me books such as "Monkey", "lord of the rings" and "cold comfort farm" each evening, fantastic tales that kids and adults can appreciate and it creates a lovely ritual each evening for carrying on the tale together!
Libraries, charity shops and Bookcrossing.com are all great places to get further inspiration, have fun! xx
2006-09-06 14:50:53 · answer #6 · answered by babybondgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
*Have you tried Shel Silverstien yet? His poetry for kids is wonderful, and it's entertaining for adults, too, without being inappropriate for children.
*Marguerite Henry is a great children's author - she writes most often about horses, so odds are the girls will love her. Start off with Misty of Chincoteague...it's about a girl and her brother who very badly want a horse of their own. I also recommend King of the Wind and Brighty of the Grand Canyon.
*Bruce Coville wrote a series that your oldest might enjoy depending on his interests...the first book is titled "My Teacher is an Alien." Coville also wrote "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" which might be a good one if your kids enjoyed the Harry Potter books.
*The Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket really are very cute, too. I wasn't too excited about them just from looking over the cover (they just seemed too dark), but they really are good. They encourage kids to stick together, use their heads, and most of all, take care of each other.
*The Magic Tree House books were pretty popular a couple years ago when I worked at Borders. I don't know that much about them except that they're recommended for intermediate readers.
*Ronald Dahl's books are treasures. You might try Witches, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and/or James and the Giant Peach. They're just wonderful books. All have been made into movies, too, so you can tie that right in, if you'd like.
*The Nancy Drew books might be good for the girls. Yes, they're much older, but they're still good books and encourage independence, teamwork, and friendship.
*E.B. White's books are also great - someone already mentioned Charlotte's Web, which is a wonderful book. I also recommend The Trumpet of the Swan and Stuart Little.
I hope this helps. It's wonderful that you're reading to your kids and getting them to read on their own! :)
2006-09-06 09:29:52 · answer #7 · answered by Jinx U 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Picture Books:
The Charlie and Lola series by Lauren Child is great.
Grump by Janet Wong is great.
Doreen Cronin is one of the best. Her newest is Dooby Dooby Moo. Click Clack Moo Cows That Type is also fabulous.
Laura Numeroff is great with the whole If You Give series (If You Give A Mouse A Cookie; If You Give A Pig A Pancake, etc.)
Robert Munsch
Eric Carle
Dr. Seuss of course
The list of great picture book authors go on and on. Just spend some time browsing in the library or bookstore.
Chapter books...
Junie B. Jones is great. Barbara Parks is the author.
Beverly Cleary (Ramona series in particular)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
2006-09-06 09:26:39 · answer #8 · answered by laney_po 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My little girl loves Dr Seuss (which I think anyone would agree are fantastic books for toddlers) and my son (7) loves Captain Underpants series by Dave Pilkey which are very funny with titles like 'Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy Part 1:The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets' . Go to www.scholastic.co.uk/zone there is great list of books there, also Roald Dahl books are great for kids of most ages.
2006-09-08 09:42:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My kids aged 5 and 7 love reading Mr Men and Little Miss books. They enjoy reading the Disney books by Grollier too.
2006-09-06 09:24:37 · answer #10 · answered by b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋