kwg Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 your 4 and 9 year old boy- that they both enjoy :bigear: The last one I picked my four year old would groan "not this again":lol: so I would like something a little more to his liking :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 By The Great Horn Spoon Humphrey Hamster {any/all} Olga Da Polga Narnia {LWW was the fav thus far} The Tale Of Despereaux {if you find it too sad to read try the audio version it's well done} Sign Of The Beaver Mr Poppers Penguins Ramona Books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Any hints about what he has or has not liked? Any subject or topic that might easily catch his interest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 He liked Wizard of Oz, Winnie the Pooh. We did the audio version of Tale of Despereaux and they both enjoyed that. He liked Charlotte's Web okay. Wayside School. Finn Family Moomintroll was tolerated. Not like: Secret Garden is the latest. It might be too hard to find one together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Depending on which one of my boys you ask. You would be told that book #2 or book #3 in the oz series is way better then book #1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 :lol:Mine liked it so much he read the whole series- the older one. He was quite into it for a while. I forgot ds4 liked peter pan too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I read the Little House books to dd when she was 4. Maybe Farmer Boy, since you have boys? I'd also make sure you have time just with the 4yo, and hit some of the awesome picture books out there, the ones with more complex text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 :lol:Mine liked it so much he read the whole series- the older one. He was quite into it for a while. I forgot ds4 liked peter pan too. Do you mean the whole OZ series? I must admit we did number four once, and the first three chapters of number five. But that was it. We have done the first three numbers times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted August 20, 2011 Author Share Posted August 20, 2011 Yeah...they aren't bad are they? :tongue_smilie: I have never read them. He didn't start acting weird or anything after reading them. :D Maybe though if yours enjoyed the first several a few times my ds9 wouldn't mind hearing it again. I could try that. Ds loved little house books! DH was appalled that we read them but really they are not that feminine I didn't think. We have not done Farmer boy yet so maybe we can try that. And thank you kolamum for your suggestions. There are several that ds9 has not read we will check out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Some Roald Dahl? How about Freddy the Detective? The Lightning Thief or Gregor the Overlander (though that one might be too much for a 4 yo)? The Wolves of Willoughby Chase? Half-Magic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warneral Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 My kids (7&9) loved Henry Huggins and Mrs. Piggle Wiggle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Twain Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 I have a boy who is all boy, and he is plowing through the Little House books for his fun reading. If they were feminine he wouldn't touch them, so I think they are fine for boys! We are enjoying The Story of Dr. Doolittle, and The Voyages of Dr. Doolittle (adventures about a doctor who loves and talks with animals). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prose Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 We are reading Indian in the Cupboard right now and it is a big hit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kama Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Beezus and Ramona might work well since they are almost the same ages as your kids (Beezus is 8 and Ramona is 4). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) REAL LIFE - Henry Huggins (series) (McCleary) - Baby Island (Brink) -- a shipwreck story FANTASY - Land of Oz; Ozma of Oz (Baum) - Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series (Betty MacDonald) - The Father Christmas Letters (Tolkien) - The Borrowers (series) (Norton) - Charlie & the Chocolate Factory; Great Glass Elevator (Dahl) - Pippi Longstockings; Pippi in the South Seas (Astrid) - My Father's Dragon (Gannett) - fairy tale collections (Grimm brothers; Andrew Lang; "A Book of ...." series by Ruth Manning Sanders -- out of print, but well worth looking for; each collection is on one topic, such as dragons, wizards, trolls, giants, etc.) FUN TALL TALE - The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (Dalgliesh) - The Whipping Boy (Fleischman) - McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm (Fleischman) - Just So Stories (Kipling) - Adventures of TinTin (Herge) - Miss Pickerell series (MacGregor) -- the pre-1980 titles; these are out of print, but worth looking for HISTORICAL FICTION - Viking Adventure (Bulla) - The Sword in the Tree (Bulla) -- Medieval England - Skippack School (de Angeli) -- Colonial U.S. - The Matchlock Gun (Edmonds) -- Colonial US - The Courage of Sarah Noble (Dalgliesh) -- Colonial US - Sarah Whitcher's Story -- Colonial US - The Sign of the Beaver (Speare) -- Colonial US/Native American - Robert Fulton, Boy Craftsman (Henry) - Louis Braille (Davidson) - Phoebe the Spy (Griffin) --American Revolution - true story - Caddie Woodlawn (Brink) -- pioneer times US - Little Pear (Lattimore) --1900 China - The Story of Thomas Alva Edison (Davidson) ANIMALS (real) - Stone Fox (Gardiner) - Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa (Kalney) - Rascal (North) - Ginger Pye (Estes) - Big Red (Kjelgaard ) - Gentle Ben (Morey) - books by Thornton Burgess - Billy and Blaze series (Anderson) ANIMALS (fantasy) - Catwings (series) (Le Guin) - Mr. Popper's Penguins (Atwater) - The Cricket in Times Square (Selden) - Charlotte's Web; Trumpet of the Swan (White) - The Mouse and the Motorcycle (McCleary) - Ben and I; Mr. Revere and Me (Lawson) - The Rescuers, Miss Bianca, Miss Bianca in the Orient, The Turret, Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines (Sharpe) -- out of print, but WELL worth looking for!! - Basil of Baker Street (Titus) -- out of print, but fun CLASSICS - Just So Stories (Kipling) - Rikki Tikki Tavi (Kipling) - The Jungle Book (Kipling) - Wind in the Willows (Grahame) - The Reluctant Dragon (Grahame) - Rabbit Hill (Lawson) - The Tale of Despereaux (DiCamillo) - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Carroll) - Mary Poppins (Travers) - Peter Pan (Barrie) - Doctor Doolittle (Lofting) Edited August 21, 2011 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwg Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Thank you! Great ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhotoGal Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Thanks for the list Lori D.! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 I don't think anyone has mentioned Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O'Brien. Also, if you haven't read it The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden is wonderful, and many people miss the sequels. I recommend Tucker's Countryside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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