Blog posts of '2016' 'April'

Top Childrens books

For kids who love books or kids who are just getting into books or even for those who are reluctant when it comes to books, there is sure to be one to suit here.

For the younger ones anything Julia Donaldson is sure to grab their attention for the fantastic stories with lots of rhyme and repetition and each story has fabulous illustrations to capture children’s imaginations and bring the story to life on each page. Julia Donaldson is best known for The Gruffalo,  The story of a mouse who takes a walk in the deep dark wood and is met by lots of different creatures on his journey who would like to have him for their “tea”, but the quick thinking mouse invents a really scary creature who he calls  the Gruffalo,  as he proceeds through the woods he comes upon a very big creature by the name of “The Gruffalo”.

Other brilliant stories by Julia Donaldson include The Gruffalos Child, Monkey Puzzle, A squash and a squeeze, Stick Man, The Snail and the Whale, Tiddler, and lots more.  Check them out here 

Dr Seuss books are still hugely popular  today with children as they were many years ago, The Cat in the Hat, Oh, the Places Youll Go!, The Lorax are just a few of his brilliant books

Roald Dahl one of the greatest story tellers of all time,  Dahl`s books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide. Best known for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James and the Giant Peach, The Twits, Witches, other books include The Fantastic Mr Fox which was made into a movie, the BFG which is currently being made into a movie. 

Enid Blyton wrote over 760 books, selling more than 600 million copies worldwide and her books were translated into over 80 languages. Best known for The Famous Five, which now has been translated into Irish.  Very popular series include The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, Malory Towers, The Naughtiest Girl Collection, St Clare’s, Amelia Jane and The Faraway Tree Collection. http://www.childrensbooks.ie/blyton-enid

David Walliams brilliantly funny stories, kids from about the age of 7 are loving David Walliams books he is being compared to a modern day Roald Dahl, his aim is to get all children reading and his stories are certainly capturing their attention all over the world, have sold over 6 million copies in the Uk alone and his book have been translated into over 40 languages. Books include the latest Grandpas great escape, Awful Auntie, Gansta Granny, Billionaire Boy, Mr Stink, Demon Dentist, Rathburger and the Boy in the Dress his first Novel published in 2008.

The Harry Potter Series is another set of Top childrens books,  by JK Rowling. The stories are all based around Harry Potter who learns that his parents were killed by a dark lord and that he is a wizard, he then heads off to a magical school called Hogwards where his life takes a big change from his previous very ordinary unhappy lift with his aunt and uncle who didn’t treat him well at all.

Harry goes on adventures and learns the power of being a wizard, the first of the Harry Potter series is the Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, books are suited from around 7 upwards.

Check out all these fantastic books and much more at www.childrensbooks.ie

Classic Children’s Books

There are so many fantastic classics for children such as Heidi, Black Beauty, The Secret Garden, Charlotte’s Web, The Lion the witch and the wardrobe, all brilliant books still enjoyed by children today.

Roald Dahl is high on the list for classic children’s books having sold over 200 million copies worldwide. Books include Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Fantastic Mr Fox, James and the Giant Peach, The BFG and Matilda.

Nothing can compare to the books and the joy kids get from reading Roald Dahls fantastic stories, all of which are witty, entertaining and most have stories in which the adults are the villains of the child characters, with one good adult, the stories also have a warm sentiment to them. The characters are very well portrayed and the children can really picture the characters in the stories. The books have illustrations throughout to aid the story telling. 

Roald Dahls Poetry are humorous versions of the well know classic rhymes and fairy tales, with surprise endings to the original happy ever after.  These can be read the book Revolting Rhymes which is also available in a audiobook format.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle is also a baby classic book now available in lots of different versions this book has been popular since first published in 1969. The caterpillar eats his way through a variety of foods each day before pupating and turning into a beautiful butterfly.  The book has been winner of lots of children’s literature awards and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.

Goodnight Moon, another great classic first published in 1947, story about a child saying Good Night to everything around "Goodnight room. Goodnight moon. Goodnight cow jumping over the moon. Goodnight light and the red balloon ..."

Enid Blytons Famous Five are a great example of classic books, written over 60 years ago.  The adventures of four children and a dog, the stories are set when the kids are on school holidays, they all return from their boarding schools and get caught up in an adventures together, usually involving lost treasures and criminals. The Famous Five is one of the biggest selling children’s series of all time.

Other classics from Enid Blyton include:  The Secret Seven, Malory Towers, The Naughtiest Girl Collection, St Clare’s, Amelia Jane and The Faraway Tree Collection.

Check out the fabulous selection of classic children’s books available at our site www.childrensbooks.ie we cater for all ages of children from babies to young adults and have all our fiction broken into age categories.