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Top childrens books to read

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.

the gruffalooh, the places you`ll go  Charlie and the chocolate factory  Georges Hair Is Too Long The Early Years at Malory Towers Mr Stink Granpas great escape Harry Potter and the prisoner

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 Childrens Books

Classic Children’s Books

good  night moon the very hungary caterpillar  the bfg heidi charlottes web

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 SevenMalory TowersThe Naughtiest Girl CollectionSt Clare’sAmelia 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.

Summer Reads

Summer Reads for Kids, Teens & young adults

As recommended by Lovekidsbooks

 

Katie the Kitten

Katie the Kitten Rhyming Stories, Alex Scheffler

(Early Learning)

Katie's a kitten with sleek shiny fur She has sparkly eyes and a lovely deep purr. Lizzy's a lamb

who loves to have fun She plays in the fields and skips in the sun. Katie the Kitten and Lizzy the

Lamb are two playful creatures that love to dance and skip through the day!

 

My First Gruffalo Little Library

My First Gruffalo Little Library, Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler

(Baby & Toddler)

From the Gruffalo baby and toddler series featuring all your favourite characters from the deep

dark wood. Learn about colours, numbers, opposites and animals with this fabulous set of four

bold, bright board books in a miniature slipcase. A perfect gift for young Gruffalo fans! Great for

taking on holidays or for travelling.

 

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates, Liz Pichon

(Ages 8 upwards)

Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks, spilt water ­ lightning..Tom' s

exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts,as well as comments from his long-
suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton. After gaining five merits for his CAMPING SUCKS holiday story,

Tom's work starts to go downhill which is a pity, as he's desperate to impress Amy Porter, who

sits next to him...

There are eight books in this series, enough to cover the whole summer for enhusiastic readers or

rainy days!

 

The Twits

The Twits, Roald Dahl

(Ages 8 upwards)

Fantastic story by the No.1 Childrens author Roald Dahl. Mr and Mrs Twit are extremely nasty, so

the Muggle­Wump monkeys and the Roly­Poly bird hatch an ingenious plan to give them just the

ghastly surprise they deserve! Lovekidsbooks recommends all of the Roald Dahl Books, amazing

stories for children to get lost in their imaginations.

 

The Secret Seven Collection

The Secret Seven Collection, Enid Blyton

(Ages 9-­12)

Kids who enjoy adventures or dreaming up adventures will love these books. Peter, Janet and

Jack, Barbara, Pam, Colin and George, together they are The Secret Seven ­ ready to solve any

mystery, any time! In their first adventure and the Secret Seven super­sleuths are already on the trail

of a mystery! The gang are dressed in disguise, following a lead to a spooky old house in the snow...

 

Paper Towns

Paper Towns, John Green

(Teenage Fiction)

Quentin has always loved Margo Roth Spiegelman, for Margo (and her adventures) are the stuff of

legend at their high school. So when she one day climbs through his window and summons him on an

all­night road trip of revenge he cannot help but follow. But the next day Margo doesnt come to school

and a week later she is still missing. Q soon learns that there are clues in her disappearance . . . and

they are for him. But as he gets deeper into the mystery ­ culminating in another awesome road trip

across America ­ he becomes less sure of who and what he is looking for. This is a thoughtful,

insightful and hilarious coming­of­age story.

 

Girl Online

Girl Online, Zoe Sugg

(Young adult fiction)

The incredible debut novel from YouTube phenomenon Zoe Sugg aka Zoella.I have this dream

that secretly all teenage girls feel exactly like me. And maybe one day when we realize that we all

feel the same we can all stop pretending we're something we're not... But until that day I'm going

to keep it real on this blog and keep it unreal in real life.Penny has a secret. Under the alias Girl

Online Penny blogs her hidden feelings about friendship boys high school drama her crazy family

and the panic attacks that have begun to take over her life. When things go from bad to worse her

family whisks her away to New York where she meets Noah a gorgeous guitar­strumming

American. Suddenly Penny is falling in love ­ and capturing every moment of it on her blog.But

Noah has a secret too one that threatens to ruin Penny's cover ­ and her closest friendship ­

forever.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl

 

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been voted as the number one book to read before a child turns 16 by World Book Day, 2015. Roald Dahl the famous world renowned childrens author of which other books include Matilda, The Twits, Danny Champion of the World, James and the Giant Peach, The Witches and The Fantastic Mr Fox

 

Roald Dahl wrote 22 children's books, including three books that were published after his death.

His books are witty, humorous and very entertaining. There are always a few grown up villains from which the children break free from and go on amazing adventures. All the characters are really well described and detailed, children love the books, Roald Dahl had an amazing imagination in which he was fantastic at portraying in his stories. Children get lost in the books and the characters.

 

Some have been made into films, probably the most well know being Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory 1971a musical fantasty film, direceted by Mel Stuart and staring Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka.

Later 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory staring Johnny Depp and directed by Tim Burton.

 

The Fantastic Mr Fox another fabulous movie, its a stop motion animation movie, startin George Clooney as Mr Fox.

 

Roald Dahl`s books are to be treasured and enjoyed by children whether they are reading themselves or being read to, these are definitely books have in your home for years to come.

The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, by Roald Dahl reviewed by Lily aged 7

The Giraffe and the Pelly and me

 

Lilys Blog: The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me, by Roald Dahl

Once upon a time there was a boy called Billy who lived near a big tall house it said “For Sale”. Billy knew it used to be a shop because he could still read the old sign. The sign said Grubber, Billy’s parents told him that a Grubber was an old name for a sweet shop. Billy would love if he could make it into a sweet shop again. One Day Billy went over  to the shop and he looked at the sale sign someone had scrapped it off and in its place was the word “Sold”.

Billy stared up at it, a second later a bath tub crashed out an open window onto the middle of the road and smashed in half. A few minutes later a few more things came crashing out the same window. Billy waited in silence for a moment, he thought something else might come but nothing did. But another window flew open and a head popped out and stared at him. Two more windows flew open a monkey and a Pelly popped out. We are the window cleaners the monkey said, will you help us clean?

Where do you think this story is going?

Does Billy think his eyes and ears aren’t working?

Or does he want to help?

I wasn’t sure what this story would turn into but I really enjoyed reading it and I recommend it.

Lily my daughter aged 7 will be blogging about books she reads for lovekidsbooks, be sure to check them out!

Roald Dahl Books

 

 

 

Roald Dahl Books

Roald Dahl a novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter. He was born in Wales to Norwegian parents, served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.

He rose to fame in the 40`s with his works for children and adults and became one of the world’s best-selling authors. His short stories are known for their unexpected endings and his children’s books for their unsentimental and often very dark humour.

His books are so well written, humorous and very entertaining. Children break free from their cruel oppressors (adults) and go on to have the most amazing adventures. Goodness triumphs; revenge is sweet; evil is punished. It's no wonder that children have continued to enjoy Dahl's tales for decades, as have younger children who have and still do enjoy having Dahl's books read to them.

In all, Dahl wrote 22 children's books, including three books that were published after his death. His most well-known children's books include: