There are a range of great authors for children who have written a number of fabulous books or series. These are all enjoyable to read aloud to children as well as being appropriate for them to read for themselves. Age groups are approximate.
BY AUTHOR and SERIES
- The Ranger's Apprentice Series by John Flanagan (10+)
- The Mountain Series by Jean Craighead George (10+)
- Chris Ryan has a couple of adventure series, "Code Red" and "The Alpha Force" for 12-14 yr old boys.
- Anything by Dick King Smith for 1-10 year olds
- The Moomintrol series by Tove Jansson for 6-10 years
- Anything by C.S.Lewis for everyone
- Famous Five and Secret Seven Enid Blyton for 5-11 year olds
- The Mark of the Lion Series by Francine Rivers for 12+ years, appeals to girls
- Anything by A.A.Milne for 1-7 years
- Paddington Bear by Michael Bond for 1-5 years
- Anything by Roald Dahl for all ages
- Anything by Michael Morpurgo for all ages
- Anythingn by Giles Andre for 1-5 years
- Anything by Madelein L'Engle for 5+, specially "A Wrinkle in Time"
- Pippy Longstocking series by Astrid Lindgren for 5-10 years
- Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery series for 13+
- Little House on The Prairie Series by Laura Ingalls Wilder for all ages.
- Anything by Beatrix Potter for 1-6 years specially Peter Rabbit series
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney for 7-12, appeals to boys
- Captain Underpants series by Dav Pilkey for 5-7 years, appeals to boys
By TITLE: Contemporary
- The Tale of Desperaux by Kate DiCamillo 5-10, for all.
- Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo, from board books to young adult fiction.
BY TITLE: Classics
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
- Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Watership Down by Richard Adams
- Little Women by Louisa Alcott
- The Velveteen Rabbit by M.Williams Banco
- What Katie did by Susan Coolidge
- Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
- Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
- Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
- The Silver Brumby by Elyne Mitchell
- The Railway Children by E.M. Nesbit
- Swallows and Amazons by Arthur Ransome
- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
- Heidi by Heidi Spyri
- Treasure Island and Kidnapped by R.L. Stevenson
- Charlotte's Webb by E.B.White
- The Sword in the stone by E.B. White
- Swiss family Robinson
