Comments on: Irresistible Book Series for Kids

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 18:20:01 +0000

In reply to Lauree.

LOVE that series — so glad she found it.
I have all my fantasy book reviews here: https://imaginationsoup.net/best-fantasy-books-kids/ including these possibilities that she might like:
Whatever After by Sarah Mlynowski
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
The Familiars by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson
The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

Some finished series here that might be interesting: https://imaginationsoup.net/best-boxed-chapter-book-sets-kids-teens/

Nonfiction ideas: https://imaginationsoup.net/nonfiction-books-for-9-year-olds/ The Weird But True books are always engaging as is the Almanac or World Record books.

Does that help?

By: Lauree

Lauree — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 01:51:48 +0000

Wanted to add that she likes info books as well. She likes animal encyclopedias, animal track books, books on the human body, math facts, presidents and their pets. She has a How To Speak cat and Dog book that she has read half a dozen times each. Hope that helps make any recommendations. 🙂

By: Lauree

Lauree — Mon, 17 Dec 2018 01:42:10 +0000

My daughter is 7 1/2. She reads at a 5.5 reading level. She started the Imaginary Veterinary series when she was 5 and has read then over and over. We have a hard time finding a series we like as much though that is still age appropriate. We’ve tried Chronicles of Narnia, The Green Embers, Warriors, etc. We get a couple chapters in and it just doesn’t grab her like the Imaginary Veterinary series did. She has dreams of being a veterinarian herself some day and so she loves books. I’m seeing if our library (or lending library) have any of the books on the this list and hopefully we find another winner. Thanks! Any recommendations are appreciated.

By: Lauren Drompt

Lauren Drompt — Tue, 12 Apr 2016 13:07:46 +0000

In reply to Melissa Taylor. Great! I just sent you an email!

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Fri, 08 Apr 2016 23:07:27 +0000

In reply to Lauren Drompt.

sure — email me! melissa@imaginationsoup.net

By: Lauren Drompt

Lauren Drompt — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 16:42:25 +0000

Melissa- I love your site! It has a lot of great reads. I am working with a new book series, Founders Force (www.foundersforce.com), that is awesome for preschool age children and early grade school children. The books take the Founding Fathers and turn them into superheros, so it teaches children about our U.S. history in a fun and engaging way. I would love to send you a PDF copy and if you like them even feature them on your site! Looking forward to hearing from you. Lauren

By: Susan Bright

Susan Bright — Wed, 14 Oct 2015 06:01:01 +0000

In reply to Jill.

I would also add that poetry is awesome to start at those ages. It’s something I can read both my kids (who are now 6 and 11 but I started reading my daughter poetry around 3) My son loves Shel Siverstein and we also through in some classical poetry every now and again. It’s great for their vocab (my sis in law actually commented this weekend on my 11 year old’s use of the phrase “my dad would be reluctant to…..” and my 6 year old’s phrase of “I would prefer…”) as well as encouraging their imaginations 🙂

By: Melissa Taylor

Melissa Taylor — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 03:28:00 +0000

In reply to Ashley. The only thing with Harry Potter is that the books are really long and there are some scary parts. A few other ideas: Lulu and the Brontosaurus, The Imaginary Veterinarian books, The Land of Stories, or Dragon Slippers.