Summer Reading List- Best Books for Kids
May 29
WearyParent.com is hosting a writing project around recommended summer reading for kids ages 8-18, and since I LOVE books I definitely wanted to participate. The books on my list are ones that I still read regularly when I have time, and have read them all 4 or 5 times each:
- Anne of Green Gables Series
, by L.M. Montgomery – great books for girls of all ages
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Little House on the Prairie Series
I have others of course, but I’ll stop at three. What are your favorite books?
I love Narnia! My son read those last summer. I would be so happy if I could get my daughter to read Little House, but she is really into animals at the moment.
Thanks for contributing to the list!
If you like Narnia, you may also like:
The Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis–Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, and That Hideous Strength
The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
For discerning kids–probably middle- and older teens (adults can enjoy them, too):
The Dark is Rising sequence, by Susan Cooper–Over Sea, Under Stone, The Dark Is Rising, Greenwitch, The Grey King, and Silver on the Tree
The Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander–The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron, The Castle of Llyr, Taran Wanderer and The High King
The Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling–they get a lot of flak from Christians, but they’re really well-written stories and I don’t find anything fundamentally objectionable with them.
And for very discerning older teens and adults (those who can enjoy a story without being drawn in by the worldview that drives it): The His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman–The Golden Compass, the Subtle Knife, and The Amber Spyglass. Perhaps best read and discussed by parents along with their kids.
I reckon that’s enough for now.