Please help! We are all bored of our current books, and need recommendations of books for 5-8 year olds (either to be read to, or by, the child) - ThreadSky

maosbot.bsky.social • 176 days ago

Please help! We are all bored of our current books, and need recommendations of books for 5-8 year olds (either to be read to, or by, the child)

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maosbot.bsky.social•176 days ago

All types of books appreciated, but especially bedtime stories

dianecoyle1859.bsky.social•176 days ago

A classic: Stig of the Dump. Roald Dahl, various. In a year or three, Edie and the Box of Flits.

soulclaphands.bsky.social•176 days ago

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo would be a good bedtime story for this age range.

darkcake.bsky.social•176 days ago

Interstellar Cinderella is great!

darkcake.bsky.social•176 days ago

Most of the Little People, Big Dreams books are great. https://littlepeoplebigdreams.com/

mustbemistry.bsky.social•176 days ago

My boys are a similar age & particularly like: Billy and the mini monsters, Dirty Bertie, Famous Five illustrated short stories.

Also books by Benji Davies, Sam Usher, and little people, big dreams.

mojonati.bsky.social•176 days ago

The Phantom Tollbooth https://g.co/kgs/6D9jHVg

sef-lopod.bsky.social•176 days ago

Seconding that one.

sharky6000.bsky.social•176 days ago

+1, a classic! And there was a mixed animated plus real life movie made that is quite cute (fun to watch after reading the book).

jacobeisenstein.bsky.social•176 days ago

currently enjoying https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52677418-a-sprinkle-of-sorcery

mdaware.org•176 days ago

dog man is a silly and fun

kittywhisperer.bsky.social•176 days ago

They (and you!) will be in for a real treat with anything by @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social 🥰

https://michaelrosen.co.uk

shanemchugh.bsky.social•176 days ago

Silly one off bedtime reading: Stuck by Oliver Jeffers or I Want My Hat Back by John Klassen

More ambitious night by night storytelling with problem solving, thrills and humour: The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

katyahe.bsky.social•176 days ago

p.s. let me know if any of these look interesting and if at any point you would like any more suggestions :) I will stop for now.

katyahe.bsky.social•176 days ago

This is my very favourite. I never understood why it was never republished. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Talking-Parcel-Lions-Gerald-Durrell/dp/0006712185/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2E50NV1NXXTUU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Vvr1gshQG31xnfB7GrgGRwKHTTNsITc4lvwDwy_LQg83d1XY92WHMWlroUV18TzX2IgyeK-TxSLg5w_wdZaligK7HdaSJMdSnA-JT4Qb4fUjiVCIxVBlViwcKa2pQ0wYsgZswm7B9xUxCxu60UhUoz1h00Vv3c3C19WN4EVo21htYgMoFztqsArHoplYTILUM60Cwq7L6Rs98quTLrXoCbAjBXrbC2b8UImsw6ubNUI.nctGl4BKT3b1gxtCcK6-7I-TQit-j905l1nNcWy9-nY&dib_tag=se&keywords=talking+parcel&qid=1726503796&s=digital-text&sprefix=talking+parcel%2Cdigital-text%2C103&sr=1-1-catcorr

katyahe.bsky.social•176 days ago

Geral Durrells little known fiction books for children were quite good: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fantastic-Dinosaur-Adventure-Gerald-Durrell/dp/1850292175?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.mkWDIcm6qdgJ5cxqBb54xAqXaJ7hh-ErmCoEr5V-Cz_SD0wWkWRXv0GpUwug0GORZ9Mz-yKVUK5XglMEKUc0mIytBwNN7QoV_KAG-RjdnQnvNJJPeTucIbBxz5iCSeFvthDGuWrk1InKmOUSFw6py1V92UCdN-2cxVynZg1zgpbahih_z7p62E9XRV3SvEu2gDZ_YjlBniz-Dp3r6b-H3hhYszVEVoOcl1--OC2-LqA.yYCAcXdwwzxTG5X7kMEVTWxsColUjTFpI7tIJAsfoUU&dib_tag=AUTHOR

katyahe.bsky.social•176 days ago

My boys found this one funny (it is a bit silly) https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00JKA3WN8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_d_asin_title_129_o03?ie=UTF8&psc=1

katyahe.bsky.social•176 days ago

also these ones, all the seasons were so cool. there are the same characters going through life across the seasons. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/3836953382?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

katyahe.bsky.social•176 days ago

Both our kids loved looking at this one with us: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Street-Through-Time-Journey-Along/dp/0241411548/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11MXJQXCIKIKU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jhJ-FgQ4Gx0VjrGd7cG1RyE2syuYjrQqaX6pqV1MCoyP_bc8G9OAkFLcKBfYITSAGVlOFVYQ_4_JqOhPXMUVK1uUz2tC6S_l2AF5i4VEzOC_ER0IpBZp4tKZKWeu1HTGLCq-vnH9azXq4S-9xgsA_3fShCXHv2efwJ85BVHx3oUX0rymIsHCnHZJJkYPkWpIFwZn_DUQ_tB5OsodmD0XukRSPuOQvB2ODgJMSNfnc1Y.3vqr1qQb-3yGsNRV9wo88UK3VS_Z9rPcn684PXgN60I&dib_tag=se&keywords=street+through+time&qid=1726503442&sprefix=street+through+time%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-1

katyahe.bsky.social•176 days ago

I am REALLY into beautiful children's books :)

Books by this author used to buy us a few hours of time :) would work with an 8 year old, 5 year old likely too young. https://www.amazon.co.uk/000-Leagues-Under-Sea-Aleksandra/dp/1787412407/ref=sr_1_1?crid=S3ZXRUIH73H6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4j8b9HqNGyOiQtl1OMK_D6sLOa3S0cXYN-8Pp-JajBfFm9qLuGxb2Uu6TGJn4juBVGrWiwXuIkcEr8UflTZxSK4zFZBTbuopNR_JG9B4PQd26Vb-fiSlV9kJPUIuBmypXbM0CkJZen1JVPDQgWCZSH-8Rykb5O96m3Is4aFC6FwOjQukvP14Y-eOaUQaCJ-aMQh7c2qg_De4b0OUxSWRUI40p3loGL6yraY6wGPdS9s.nVShUEUvUGU9kTRMLPCw8j20pxky4JoaCXYGVlUuzr8&dib_tag=se&keywords=artymowska&qid=1726503305&sprefix=artymowska%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-1

jeannetteg.bsky.to•176 days ago

I credit The Magic Tree House series for getting my kids heavily into reading 📚

anderbergskan.bsky.social•176 days ago

I don't know what age range for The Donkey Egg by Janet Stevens and Susan Crummel
, here read with effects.
I am 62 and laughed out loud. https://youtu.be/0tU765Uce6E?si=N2n7pB38SSRcqwkn

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