We have discovered some real gems of books lately for my oldest son. The child who I thought would never learn to read and hated reading for a time is now an avid book-lover. I honestly never thought it would happen but over the past year his love for books has flourished to my delight. In order to give others some fresh ideas and for me to remember when my younger boys get older, here are some of the series & books he has devoured lately:
1. The Indian & the Cupboard series by Lynne Reid Banks (also available at the library) - just plain fun fiction with great imagination. My son loved these!
2. Scout series by Piet Prins - written by Dutch Christian author, these books contain adventures during and after WWII
3. Kingdom series by Chuck Black - Biblical allegories set in medieval times
4. Freddy the Pig series (also available at the library) -a classic set with many more titles from the 1950s or 60s. A sweet set of books about the humorous adventures of a talking pig
5. Navajo Code Talkers by Nathan Aaseng - very interesting book about the Navajo code that was developed during WWII and played an influential part in the winning of several battles of the war
6. The Story of Winston Churchill by Alida Malkus, now out of print but a great youth biography of one of the great heroes of the 20th century
And for the young girl readers out there, my 7 year old just discovered a Christian fiction series entitled Circle C Beginnings about a girl named Andrea Carter living in the late 1800s and her love of horses. The link is to the first in the series but there are 6, I believe in the series. There is also an older version for slightly more mature reader entitled Circle C Adventures. The surprised for me was when I found their website which has free downloadable activities to go along with the books that can be incorporated into your homeschool. Check it out!
Happy Reading!
1. The Indian & the Cupboard series by Lynne Reid Banks (also available at the library) - just plain fun fiction with great imagination. My son loved these!
2. Scout series by Piet Prins - written by Dutch Christian author, these books contain adventures during and after WWII
3. Kingdom series by Chuck Black - Biblical allegories set in medieval times
4. Freddy the Pig series (also available at the library) -a classic set with many more titles from the 1950s or 60s. A sweet set of books about the humorous adventures of a talking pig
5. Navajo Code Talkers by Nathan Aaseng - very interesting book about the Navajo code that was developed during WWII and played an influential part in the winning of several battles of the war
6. The Story of Winston Churchill by Alida Malkus, now out of print but a great youth biography of one of the great heroes of the 20th century
And for the young girl readers out there, my 7 year old just discovered a Christian fiction series entitled Circle C Beginnings about a girl named Andrea Carter living in the late 1800s and her love of horses. The link is to the first in the series but there are 6, I believe in the series. There is also an older version for slightly more mature reader entitled Circle C Adventures. The surprised for me was when I found their website which has free downloadable activities to go along with the books that can be incorporated into your homeschool. Check it out!
Happy Reading!
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