Q. I want to get my brother some books to read and I'd like some suggestions. I'm usually good with finding books for him, and he does get his own books from school, but I think he could use a little variety.
That's where you come in!
Please don't mention Dr Seuss or Maurice Sendak. I'd prefer longer, more difficult books instead of ones that are mainly illustrations. It doesn't have to be famous or popular, though.
Most importantly, if it's something you think an active eight-year-old boy will find interesting enough to sit and read for a half hour to his older sister, then mention it by all means.
That's where you come in!
Please don't mention Dr Seuss or Maurice Sendak. I'd prefer longer, more difficult books instead of ones that are mainly illustrations. It doesn't have to be famous or popular, though.
Most importantly, if it's something you think an active eight-year-old boy will find interesting enough to sit and read for a half hour to his older sister, then mention it by all means.
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8 Year old at heart right here :D
Animorphs. For sure.
That's all I read in Grade 4. That and Goosebumps.
It's hard to think back to the things I liked to read at that time :(
I didn't pick up Harry Potter until Grade 6, although I suppose it might be okay for him.
There was this book I read in Grade 4 about the Black Plague that I remember being really interesting. It was about a kid in medieval times who watched his family die while a modern kid found out about plague rats and a construction crew uncovered a mass grave. It wasn't gory, but it stuck with me. I wish I could remember what it was called.
I think it was called "The Pit", but I can't find it on Amazon. 17,284 results in children's books alone :(
Dealing with Dragons was a good series of books
http://www.amazon.com/Dealing-Dragons-Enchanted-Forest-Chronicles/dp/015204566X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256186294&sr=1-1
The second one was the best.
hmmmmm
Calvin and Hobbes, maybe? I read Calvin and Hobbes at a young age. That's how I built my entire vocab. "My mandate also includes weird bugs"? "Vile Fiend!" Great stuff.
Garfield too. I remember lots of Garfield. After a few books they begin to seem the same though.
Ummmm
Lost Years of Merlin? TA Barron
http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Songs-Merlin-Lost-Years/dp/0441007015/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256186442&sr=1-1
I don't know for an 8 year old, but maybe in a few years.
Mindwarp by Chis Archer:
http://www.amazon.com/ALIEN-TERROR-MIND-WARP-Mind/dp/067101482X/ref=pd_sim_b_6
Really awesome cheesy sci-fi. I think these are out of print. I may be the only person who actually has a copy. But they're good. And if you can find them I'm sure your brother would like them. If I remember my childhood correctly and if he's as easily entertained as I was.
Brian Jacques' books are good, but are perhaps a little too thick for him right now. Couple years?
The Twits by Roald Dahl. Dahl is a great kids author. This is my favourite of his stuff. The Witches was good too.
http://www.amazon.com/Twits-Roald-Dahl/dp/014241039X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256187104&sr=1-1
That's all I can think of right now.
But if you're going to ignore the rest of this list and pay attention to only one thing, go for Animorphs. There's a reason KA Applegate was able to sell 50 odd books+ Visser, Andalite, Hork-Bajir, and Elimist Chronicles+Megamorphs+ get her own Animorphs TV show.
They rawked.
Also. If your brother doesn't read The Twits or the BFG by Dahl, I will have to remove him from your custody and assign him a new sister who actually loves him.
***
Also check out Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher and The Skull of Truth.
Frindle by Andrew Clements and The Janitor's Boy I remember being good, as well as Captain Underpants by Dav Pikly.
8 Year old at heart right here :D
Animorphs. For sure.
That's all I read in Grade 4. That and Goosebumps.
It's hard to think back to the things I liked to read at that time :(
I didn't pick up Harry Potter until Grade 6, although I suppose it might be okay for him.
There was this book I read in Grade 4 about the Black Plague that I remember being really interesting. It was about a kid in medieval times who watched his family die while a modern kid found out about plague rats and a construction crew uncovered a mass grave. It wasn't gory, but it stuck with me. I wish I could remember what it was called.
I think it was called "The Pit", but I can't find it on Amazon. 17,284 results in children's books alone :(
Dealing with Dragons was a good series of books
http://www.amazon.com/Dealing-Dragons-Enchanted-Forest-Chronicles/dp/015204566X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256186294&sr=1-1
The second one was the best.
hmmmmm
Calvin and Hobbes, maybe? I read Calvin and Hobbes at a young age. That's how I built my entire vocab. "My mandate also includes weird bugs"? "Vile Fiend!" Great stuff.
Garfield too. I remember lots of Garfield. After a few books they begin to seem the same though.
Ummmm
Lost Years of Merlin? TA Barron
http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Songs-Merlin-Lost-Years/dp/0441007015/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256186442&sr=1-1
I don't know for an 8 year old, but maybe in a few years.
Mindwarp by Chis Archer:
http://www.amazon.com/ALIEN-TERROR-MIND-WARP-Mind/dp/067101482X/ref=pd_sim_b_6
Really awesome cheesy sci-fi. I think these are out of print. I may be the only person who actually has a copy. But they're good. And if you can find them I'm sure your brother would like them. If I remember my childhood correctly and if he's as easily entertained as I was.
Brian Jacques' books are good, but are perhaps a little too thick for him right now. Couple years?
The Twits by Roald Dahl. Dahl is a great kids author. This is my favourite of his stuff. The Witches was good too.
http://www.amazon.com/Twits-Roald-Dahl/dp/014241039X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256187104&sr=1-1
That's all I can think of right now.
But if you're going to ignore the rest of this list and pay attention to only one thing, go for Animorphs. There's a reason KA Applegate was able to sell 50 odd books+ Visser, Andalite, Hork-Bajir, and Elimist Chronicles+Megamorphs+ get her own Animorphs TV show.
They rawked.
Also. If your brother doesn't read The Twits or the BFG by Dahl, I will have to remove him from your custody and assign him a new sister who actually loves him.
***
Also check out Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher and The Skull of Truth.
Frindle by Andrew Clements and The Janitor's Boy I remember being good, as well as Captain Underpants by Dav Pikly.
Good book for an 8 year old boy?
Q. I need a birthday present for an 8 year old boy and have no idea what kids are reading these days. He is the son of some friends, and I don't know him well.
Answer
Try Goosebumps by R.L. Stine, if he likes spooky things. They aren't the most intellectual books out there, but they're fun and most kids that age love them. I'd recommend The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, The Nightmare at Camp JellyJam, How I Got My Shrunken Head, Night of the Living Dummy, etc. There are a ton of those books.
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. I haven't read them in years, but I remember my classmates went crazy about this series in third grade. The first book is The Bad Beginning.
The Harry Potter series.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. I loved this book when I was 8.
Try Goosebumps by R.L. Stine, if he likes spooky things. They aren't the most intellectual books out there, but they're fun and most kids that age love them. I'd recommend The Werewolf of Fever Swamp, The Nightmare at Camp JellyJam, How I Got My Shrunken Head, Night of the Living Dummy, etc. There are a ton of those books.
A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket. I haven't read them in years, but I remember my classmates went crazy about this series in third grade. The first book is The Bad Beginning.
The Harry Potter series.
The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary. I loved this book when I was 8.
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