Tuesday, October 29, 2013

a question for you about reading out loud to kids

A friend asked this question on Facebook:

"Now I've finished reading The Hobbit out loud to my children, what should I read to them next?"

I'd love to hear your ideas.

What are your favourite books for reading out loud?

Tell us here.

10 comments:

Jan said...

My sons are now in their 30s but absolutely loved all the old classics. Wind in the Willows, Lord of the rings, Blinky Bill, Magic Pudding, Narnia and heaps more. You don't mention age but that would need to be considered too.

Jan said...

I meant to add Swallows and Amazons series and I'm sure there are many more I could add too.

Meredith said...

Iused to read The Hobbit to my class every year when I was teaching. Also in the line up was...
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks.
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
The first book from the the Cairo Jim series by Geoffrey McSkimming. This series is a lot of fun and so I gave the kids a starter on that series.
Blueback by Tim Winton as a nod to Australian authors.
I'm sure there were some others...

Anonymous said...

Suggestions for younger kids: Roald Dahl books, the 'What Katie did' series and the 'Anne of Green Gables' series and related books for girls.

Anonymous said...

We love Roald Dahl too. The famous five is now capturing their attention!

Jean said...

Keep them coming!

Here are some from my friend's Facebook thread:

Tom's Midnight Garden
Milly-molly-Mandy
Lemony Snicket
The Princess and the Goblin

The Little White Horse - Goudge
Treasure Island - Stevenson
The Silver Sword – Serraiilier
Island of the Blue Dolphins – O'Dell
My Side of the Mountain – George

Little Pilgrim's Progress

Jenaren said...

Little house in the prairie books always go down well! Even with the boys...

Wendy said...

I've just done a whole series on this! http://musingsinadelaide.blogspot.com.au/search/label/books%20to%20read%20aloud

Not complete at all, but a starting point!

Jean said...

Thanks Wendy. :) Love your series. I'm going to try and post a top 10...

Anonymous said...

All of the above! Also: Goodnight Mr Tom, Kensuke's Kingdom (my class was absolutely gripped!) , War Horse (or any of Michael Morpurgo's books). These for starters, but there are so many.