So your kid likes Percy Jackson books but has already demolished the Heroes of Olympians series AND the Greek gods follow-up? And now they’re whining about how they have no good books to read? What’s a desperate parent to do?
You could just grab the closest chapter book, toss it to your kid and hope for the best. Or you could consult this list from I Think the Cover Was Red and give them something they’ll really like. Yup, good choice.
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It’s been a while since a book made me cry. It last happened five years ago. I was reading Bridge to Terabithia with my eldest kid. And I had to stop at that bit when I became too emotional to keep reading the words out loud. It happened again last week with Lenny’s Book of Everything.
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The world has gone superhero crazy. You can’t look at a screen – big or small – without getting sucked into the Marvel v DC superhero vortex. And while Thor, Hulk, Loki, Wonder Woman, Spiderman and crew are pretty impressive, there’s another bunch of superheroes worth introducing the kids to.
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When I was a kid I loved – I mean really, really loved – scary books. Give me a spooky chapter book and a dim lamp at bedtime and I was the happiest kid around. Even if it took quite a bit longer than usual to fall asleep.
If you have a future Stephen King or Joe Hall fan on your hands, give them a horror leg-up with these 9 incredibly scary junior fiction reads. From possessed dolls to haunted houses and malevolent ghosts, there’s a frightfully good book to suit every ghoulish taste.
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There are some classic books every kid should read. Books like Anne Frank’s Diary or The Giver. But whether you blame it on YouTube or Xbox or the darn weather, the truth is some kids won’t go anywhere near a book that starts with the dreaded ‘c’ word.
Lucky, we have graphic novels to counter that. And even the experts think so, as the lines of classic books getting graphic novel makeovers grow. These books may be heavy on the pictures, but research shows there’s no place for literary snobbery when it comes to graphic novels.
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Raymie Nightingale is a 10-year-old kid whose father has just run away with his dental hygienist. But Raymie has a plan to win him back – and it involves getting her picture in the newspaper by winning the Little Miss Florida Central Tire competition. The only catch is she needs to learn to twirl a baton.
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Give a kid a book about something they like and odds are they’ll stick with it to the very last page. So with that in mind, here’s 7 purr-fect junior fiction picks for kids who like cats. How do I know these kitty chapter books are any good? Because they’re all recommended by my own cat-loving, book reading kiddo.
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Find a comfy chair and get ready to read, because the Children’s Book Council of Australia has just announced the winners of its Book of the Year awards for 2019!
And the prize for older readers goes to … Continue reading “CBCA Book of the Year 2019 winners revealed!”
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