toawh Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Ds (8) has been having a Harry Potter summer. He started with the books and is now on the movies and full time discussion part. Seeing how much he is loving it, I made a mental note to remember to introduce the series to ds (5 & 3) when they turn 8 respectively. That got me thinking that there must be other books that were must-reads for this age bracket before Rowling came about. What are they? What did you or your dh read as eight year olds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songsparrow Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 A Wrinkle In Time - absolute favorite of both my daughter's and mine at that age. There are other books in the series, but neither of us cared for the others as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Chronicles of Narnia. Wrinkle in Time, yes. I actually LOVED Many Waters, but had to mature before I could enjoy A Swiftly Tilting Planet. Phantom Tollbooth. Anything by E.B. White Anything by E. Nesbit Anything by Edward Eager (a little lighter than E. Nesbit, very derivative, but excellent reading anyway) Anything by Elizabeth Enright Anything by Carol Ryrie Brink (most famous for Caddie Woodlawn, but she wrote many other hilarious books) Anything by Meindert de Jong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toawh Posted August 21, 2014 Author Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks. Looking online to order now. Dh and I were raised in families that only allowed religious books, so this is all new territory for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Thanks. Looking online to order now. Dh and I were raised in families that only allowed religious books, so this is all new territory for me. Oh my goodness, you have such a treat in front of you. Almost all of what I listed should be available in any decent public library. Here are some additional suggestions from my mother: Harriet the Spy Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 The trilogy by Jean Craighead George of: My Side of the Mountain On the Far Side of the Mountain Frightful's Mountain are not-to-be-missed boy books at maybe about 9 - 10 years old. Also, go through the Newberry Medal and Newberry Honor books. These date from 1922 and are various reading level. One of my sons had a goal to read every Newberry Medal book. He nearly made it but some of the newer books seemed darker (heavy life issues) and he aged out of the books. Would be a fun goal though! Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Two favorite series: - the great brain (series we love, love, love). Mostly out of print but we borrowed from the library. - little britches (series) - understood Betsy (adorable) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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