Life's too short for mediocre books. What is you favourite book for 7/ 8 year olds?

[SprinkledGlitter]

I am looking for suggestions for my nephews for Christmas. Both confident readers, i have been told.

My DS is 8 and a good reader. He loves Tom Gates and Harry Potter as well as anything by Roald Dahl or Tom Fletcher but there's a good chance the boys will have those already.

A couple of lesser known favourites are The Impossible Boy, the Marsh Road Mysteries series, or the Legend of Frog series.

Mine loved the wimpy kid series at that age.

Amari and the Night Brothers is great. Might be a wee bit too challenging to read themselves? Good to read aloud.

The Fudge series by Judy Blume.

My 8yos current favourite series is the Mysteries on Trains series. Starts with Highland Falcon Thief.

Shes also enjoyed the Roman Mysteries recently.

At 7yo she adored the Adventures of Mr Penguin.

I really enjoyed reading Atticus Claw with them

Pugs of the Frozen North by Phillip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre is excellent for that age (or any age for that matter). Any of their books would be a good choice, but Pugs is the most Christmassy.

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DD (8) loves
David Walliams
Micheal Morpurgo
The Wimpy Kid books
The “how to train your dragon” series
The Christmasaurus
Barry Loser?
Tom Gates? books
Captain Underpants
Anything by Anthony Horowitz

She’s currently reading a Michael Rosen retelling of a Christmas Carol called Bah, humbug!

The horrible histories ones are good!

The Magician’s Nephew remains my all time favourite children’s book - could be the start of a great adventure if they’re not already Narnia aficionados.

‘Ballet Shoes’, and ‘White Boots’ are close behind.

‘Miss Rivers & Miss Bridges’

‘The Wind on the Moon’

‘101 Dalmatians’

Essentially, just recreate the Puffin lists from the late 60s and early 70s and you’ll be grand …

The Artemis Fowl Series
The Alex Rider Series
Roald Dahl
I think maybe the first 2-3 Harry Potter books.
Charlotte’s Web
I really like the Richard Hammond car engineering books for kids

We really liked the Alan and Janet Ahlberg Burglar Bill and other strange books from that series. One was a about a thieving supply teacher. I'm not sure what age they're for though, tbh.

I loved anything by Jeremy Strong. As did my dc
They also liked Captain Underpants and Some Roald Dahl and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

I think Harry Potter and Anthony Horowitz (both very much enjoyed by my dc) are a bit mature for 7 yr olds as a rule.

It was all about How to Train your dragon at that age for us.

Mr Gum books by Andy Stanton are super funny
I really like the 'Amazing Esme' books by Tamara Macfarlane as well - funny and charming

Harry potter is still my sons all time favourite. The illustrated ones are beautiful. Diary of a wimpy kid, how to train your dragon, Greek/Roman mythology, horrible histories, Alex rider, land of stories books, you can get some lovely non fiction books if they would like those? Percy Jackson,

@Newuser82

Harry potter is still my sons all time favourite. The illustrated ones are beautiful. Diary of a wimpy kid, how to train your dragon, Greek/Roman mythology, horrible histories, Alex rider, land of stories books, you can get some lovely non fiction books if they would like those? Percy Jackson,

My son loved all of those. And yes to the hilarious Mr Gum

Thanks x

Mine is obsessed with Kay's Anatomy (v funny) and is getting Kay's Marvellous Medicine for Christmas

Wizards of once is brilliant.

DD1 is currently reading The Demon Headmaster at home to me, Dahl's The Witches in school (when they finish their work before the rest of the class), and the Asterix comics to herself in bed, and is enjoying them all. In the last year, The Iron Man, Bill's New Frock, The Invention of Hugo Cabret, and Gobbolino the Witch's Cat have proven hits.

Would agree Wizards of Once, the various how to train your dragon
The Bolds

My DC don’t go there but I found this when googling and it has a whole bunch of good recommendations (not sure I will link properly …)
www.jags.org.uk/userfiles/jagsmvc/Updates/Junior%20School/Y3%20and%20Y4%20Great%20Reads%202020-21.pdf

We’ve been working our way through various ones on there - the old Chitty Chitty bang bang and the various new ones also went down well

Dog man books, these are comic style books but the only books my boys have read over and over again.

@HeyMicky

Mine is obsessed with Kay's Anatomy (v funny) and is getting Kay's Marvellous Medicine for Christmas

I second this one. My ten year old whizzed through both of these and loved them

Would second Kay’s Anatomy. Has been read and re-read since it’s been bought. Because it’s non fiction can dip in and out with ease.