Develop Your Kid's Interests on ReadingDo you have growing children? Then, it is suggested that you guide them in creating their interests on reading. According to some studies, children aging 9-12 is a crucial stage as they are already entering their teenage years. This is also the years wherein they can meet up with various individuals who can influence their interests.
As parents, you should remember that everything starts from home. If you desire to point their interests into reading, then you have to start collecting the following books:
- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
- Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
- The BFG by Roald Dahl
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
- James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story by Roald Dahl
- Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
- Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner
- Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
- Charlotte's Web by E. B. White
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- Little House on the Prarie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
- Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
- The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert C. O'Brien
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
- Matilda by Roald Dahl
- Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
- Ramona Quimby, Age 8 by Beverly Cleary
- The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
- Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt
List from: http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm