I decided to make a couple gift guides based on topics I know pretty well. Yesterday was Mean Girls, today it's about the elementary school reader. Since I have an elementary school-age child who likes to read (and I read his books with him most of the time), I decided to share the BEST OF.
This guide is for the child ages 7-13ish who you'd love to share the gift and joy of reading with.
So, here is a list of books you should buy for a beginning reader:
1. The Last Kids on Earth (#1) by Max Brallier & The Last Kids on Earth and the Zombie Parade (#2) by Max Brallier
- This is our #1 favorite. It's funny and has cool illustrations-- but it's not all pictures, there's a lot of content in this book. It's about a Monster Apocalypse and the 4 kids that have survived. The narrator has the best sense of humor, and I really don't see any kid (especially boy) not loving it.
- We haven't read the 2nd book yet, but the first book in this series was adorable. I thought it had a fun message & quirky characters. We read this together, but I'd say a decent 3rd grade reader could read this alone.
- We loved this!! It's about a genius 6th grader who turns his cat giant AND invisible!! He teams up with a new friend and they try to stop Proton from destroying the whole town.
- This wasn't the BEST book we'd ever read (or the most well-written), but the premise was fun, and my son loved the girl m/c.
- A cute story about a Goldish that was turned into a zombie by a boy's evil scientist brother. Great for the 3-5th grade ages!
6. Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi
- Favorite graphic novel series. Totally Cole approved (that's my boy). He flew through all 7 of these books & it made me wish there were 999 other graphic novel series like this. Side note-- where are all the graphic novels for kids??
- Another graphic novel that my kid got really into. It's about a boy who gets stuck in the spirit world.
- Another kids vs. zombies book with illustrations. It's not as good as The Last Kids on Earth, but it's for a little bit of an older crowd-- probably 5th grade and up.
- It's basically about Jedi Middle School-- which is totally FUN!! Great for 2nd-4th graders. It's part graphic novel, part regular book.
- A graphic novel with really bright, colorful, cartooney illustrations. Would be awesome for 1st-5th grade.
I see a few on here that I'm going to have to ask my sister in law if my niece would be interested in any! What a great idea for a post, it's always nice to get recs from fellow bloggers.
ReplyDeleteI loved your Mean Girls gift guide and this one too! (although no one in my family is in that age group so no help there XD)
ReplyDeletePrabhleen @ Booksarelife987
I wrote you on Instagram about The Lost Property Office, right? If not, I totally recommend that! I think your son would really enjoy it - I know I did! :)
ReplyDeleteYou're right, there should be more graphic novels for kids. I feel like a lot of them are graphic novels of actual books. In that regard, I'd recommend the graphic novel for A Wrinkle in Time. I loved it! I think it's done really well.
-Lauren
Yes The Lost Property Office is definitely on our TBR. AND I didn't think about A Wrinkle in Time!! That probably would be perfect for my boy. BUT yes, I have no clue why they aren't pumping out cool graphic novels for elementary age. So many reluctant readers that would probably fall in love if they had them!!
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