Summer Holidays: Your Child’s Reading List
Summer holiday reading list
Colleen Williams, librarian at CDNIS (featured image), shares her recommended reads for children aged three to 16 years.
Early Years: three years and above
“As children in the early years begin and continue to develop an interest and love for reading and books, it would be highly beneficial to have children listening to stories based on those experiences that they can relate to. Early years students need to be immersed in stories that engage with members of their family, parents, brothers and sisters and the emotions that may be associated with these interactions.
“Extending from this are stories surrounding play with friends, both in and out of school. Books that focus on a particular interest of the child are great for introducing the genre of non-fiction. Above all it is important that the parent responds with as much enjoyment to the story as much as the child.”
Recommended authors:
• Mo Willems
• Oliver Jeffers
• Mem Fox
• Julia Donaldson
• Lauren Child
Young Readers: 7-10 years
“The TBH series by Lisa Greenwald have been the hottest books in our library this year!”
Recommended books:
• Geronimo Stilton series
• Warriors (and all the related series) by Erin Hunter
• Spy School; Fun Jungle; and Moon Space Alpha by Stuart Gibbs
• They are on FIRE! The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
• Anything by David Walliams and Kate DiCamillo
Older Readers: 10-14 years
Recommended books:
• Percy Jackson; Kane Chronicles; Magnus Chase series by Rick Riordan
• War Horse and Private Peaceful by Michael Morpugo
• Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz
• Among the Hidden series; Found series by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
• The City of Ember series by Jeanne DuPrau
• Graphic novels by Raina Relgemeier (Sisters, Drama, Smile, Ghosts, Baby-Sitters Club)
• Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi
• Graphic novel series Bone by Jeff Smith
Next: Golden Dragon Books Awards: recommended reads
