Comments on: What childrens book series is the best ?

By: shoshanamom

shoshanamom — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 13:02:43 +0000

series of unfortunate events.

these books are fantastic and so creatively and cleverly written. they also define the words within the text which is fantastic- teaches new words & phrases.

my daughter likes them and so do I ..she also likes the harry potter series. she just turned 9 but she has been reading both series since age 5-6.

By: laurieanne72

laurieanne72 — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:08:46 +0000

The Boxcar Children Series by Gertrude Chandler Warner.

By: wholenote4

wholenote4 — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:52:14 +0000

I have to second Southern Bell….Beverly Cleary’s Ramona books are also excellent reading..and there are several where Ramona is in that age bracket. The Henry Huggins books rock to, although the illustrations will probably be a small ancient fashioned.

By: lorlor5683

lorlor5683 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:52:01 +0000

The boxcar children, Babysitter’s club, Sweet Valley Twins, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, Animorphs, Time Warp Trio, A-Z Mysteries, Magic Tree House….

By: boston857

boston857 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:42:26 +0000

try margaret l’engle…she reads for kids a small older but smart younger ones can also follow along. she was my favorite.

By: Carietta

Carietta — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:31:32 +0000

That’s certainly Harry Potter.

By: Electro760

Electro760 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:46:59 +0000

I would have to say that the Chronicles of Narnia have to be the best all-around SERIES of books for single-digit-midgets. I feel that Harry Potter, although fantastic for anyone over 11 or 12, deals with far too many dark subjects for the younger crowd. Although CoN (Chronicles of Narnia) teaches about morality and doing the right thing, it never gets “scary” like Potter or even TLotR (The Lord of the Rings).
As an addition, my oldest (now 11) absolutely ADORED the Junie B. Jones series of books, but they’re too “girlie” for boys.

By: wunderkind

wunderkind — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:34:20 +0000

Narnia or harry potter. I also loved the children’s classics when I was 6; alice in wonderland, snow white, the small mermaid etc..

By: jennoizgutta

jennoizgutta — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:35:41 +0000

Arthur and Clifford the Huge Red Dog

By: MagicGirl*

MagicGirl* — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:24:50 +0000

When I was that age (not so long ago) I really liked the Animorph series (I would suggest that one for boys) and the Heartland Series (for girls), but either series could be read by any kid.

Animorphs is about 5 kids that are given the power to turn into any animal they want by an alien. They have to save the world from evil aliens.

Heartland is about a girl who’s mother dies and leaves her to take care of the horse farm they own. She learns to make unmanageable horses, into cooler horses, and heals herself over time. Really touching.