Post your favorite books for kids roundabouts 12.
(Very) Roughly listed in order of appreciation:
Wayside Stories From Wayside School (series)
The Phantom Tollbooth
Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of NIMH (& sequel)
A Wrinkle in Time
The Pushcart War
Ender's Game (a classic for any age, though I read it first a bit older)
The Magic Grandfather
Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days
The Great Brain (series)
Danny Dunn and the ___ ___ (series)
The Westing Game
No Coins, Please
Little House on the Prairie (series)
Witch's Sister (series)
How To Eat Fried Worms
Kid Midas
Total Classics, no order:
Winnie the Pooh (series)
The Wizard of Oz (series)
The Chronicles of Narnia (series)
Peter Pan
Alice In Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Great Glass Elevator
The Neverending Story
Anybody else?
This is an excellent list that matches many of mine and throws in a whole lot more:
http://www.kith.org/logos/things/kidfic.html
But he misses a lot of my personal favorites like"Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days," "No Coins, Please," and the Great Brain series.
(Very) Roughly listed in order of appreciation:
Wayside Stories From Wayside School (series)
The Phantom Tollbooth
Mrs. Frisby and The Rats of NIMH (& sequel)
A Wrinkle in Time
The Pushcart War
Ender's Game (a classic for any age, though I read it first a bit older)
The Magic Grandfather
Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days
The Great Brain (series)
Danny Dunn and the ___ ___ (series)
The Westing Game
No Coins, Please
Little House on the Prairie (series)
Witch's Sister (series)
How To Eat Fried Worms
Kid Midas
Total Classics, no order:
Winnie the Pooh (series)
The Wizard of Oz (series)
The Chronicles of Narnia (series)
Peter Pan
Alice In Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The Great Glass Elevator
The Neverending Story
Anybody else?
This is an excellent list that matches many of mine and throws in a whole lot more:
http://www.kith.org/logos/things/kidfic.html
But he misses a lot of my personal favorites like"Be A Perfect Person in Just Three Days," "No Coins, Please," and the Great Brain series.
