Books for your grandchildren

My experience is that children are interested in anything nand everything and no book is unsuitable, just, occasionally bought too soon or too late

We are a family of genetic bookaholics. Every family member's home is full of them.

DS used to get fascinated with subjects and, aged about 4, I can remember him saying to me accusingly 'I have been interested in the Romans for three weeks and you haven't bought me a book about them yet.'

Use age of your grandchildren as a guide and any book shop can advise you. By the time they reach three or four they will have clearly defined interests - and then read with them.

What children need more than anything is to be in homes where there is plenty of reading materiala lying around and where they see adults engrossed by books.

You cannot expect children to embrace reading when their homes are devoid of adults owning, reading and enjoying books.

I second Hairy McClary GS loved them. And Alfie; Percy the Park Keeper: Katie Morag. He loved Aesop’s Fables and Greek Myths. Simon Bartram’s “Man on the Moon - a Day in the life of Bob” books were very popular. There are lots that I can’t remember. Then later, Percy Jackson, Alex Rider and of course Harry Potter.

Another vote here. for Roald Dahl and David Walliams - DGD chose these herself when spending a book token that we gave her.

My 11 year old grand daughter reads Percy Jackson

My absolute favourites are the Hairy Maclary series. I read them to my children, and now read them to my grandchildren. They have an easy rhythm, lots of alliteration and fun words, and I enjoy them too. Lots of scope for loud miaows (Scarface Claw) and different dog barks (Hairy's friends).

My grandson, just 15 months loves the That's not my........., series, especially the Monkey one. They all are very tactile. We look after him 2 mornings, and he brings them on numerous occasions to read, but not always finished, or pages not always turned in order, as yet!!.

I’d add all the Shirley Hughes Alfie books for the younger children, plus anything about dinosaurs or trains (Thomas included), then the Dave Pilkey Dogman books and all the many Tom Gates and Percy Jackson books for the older ones. I do only have grandsons though, and these are what have appealed to them.

They have all had The Tiger who Came to Tea and Anton the French mouse who worked in a cheese factory. I tried to find my children’s favourite series about Arabelle and her pet raven but they are unavailable. Just found a second hand copy for sale in the library of ‘The Ghost of Thomas Kemp’. I am reading it before I give it to my grandson! They have all the modern ones their friends read but like Nana’s ‘old fashioned ones’.

Depends upon the age and interests of the child.

For age up to 8 you can't go wrong with Julia Donaldson books. Over 8's, J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter books, Tom Fletcher, The Wimpy Kid series, David Walliams and Roald Dahl.

Age is important 🙂

Too many to count!

What ages are we talking?