Thirteen Terrific Book Series for Kids ~ 5th Edition

March 12, 2008 > 24 Comments

Here is my list of Thirteen Terrific Book Series for Kids

1. Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis

2. Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder

3. Favorite Animal Stories by Thornton W. Burgess

4. My Side of the Mountain Trilogy by Jean Craighead George

5. The Ramona Collection by Beverly Cleary

6. Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park

7. Encyclopedia Brown by Donald J. Sobol

8. Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien

9. The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald

10. Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner

11. Dear America Series by various authors

12. The Borrowers by Mary Norton

13. Henry Huggins series by Beverly Cleary

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24 Responses to “Thirteen Terrific Book Series for Kids ~ 5th Edition”

SandyCarlson
March 12th, 2008 @ 8:14 pm

These are all great ones. Spiderwick is big around here too. And those Cat books–Thundercats one through everything. I’m glad series are big. Keeps ‘em going!

Cheerio
March 12th, 2008 @ 8:29 pm

Seems to be great books for my grandchildren. I don’t know if we have them over here. Will have to check our bookstores here.

melissa
March 12th, 2008 @ 8:54 pm

those are all great picks!! we have a bunch of those at my house. my son loves the narnia chronicles…as do i!! both my daughters adore beverly cleary, the junie b. jones series and…i’ve been trying to get them to read the little house on the prairie series!!
have a wonderful tt!

Lara
March 12th, 2008 @ 8:57 pm

Great list of books! My kids loved 1,2,5,6, and 13. My favorite when I was young was Nancy Drew. I wonder if it would seem too dated to be popular now?? And I loved Sherlock Holmes too. I think he’s pretty timeless.
Terrific TT!

mommy2myblessings
March 12th, 2008 @ 9:07 pm

Hey, thanks for posting this, it reminded me of a few good ideas for my almost 8 year old daughter who is almost _reading_ me out of house and home! LOL

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On a Limb with Claudia
March 12th, 2008 @ 9:21 pm

I really love the Ursula Le Guin series – Earthsea. My friend Lynda Sandoval writes a great series for girl tweens too!

Jane @ What About Mom?
March 12th, 2008 @ 10:10 pm

Great list. We also love The Ordinary Princess by MM Kaye. And the Anne of Green Gables Books. And the Wrinkle in Time series. (got too tired to keep up the italics). Happy reading!

Nicholas
March 12th, 2008 @ 11:23 pm

I never read any of them. Deprived childhood,I guess. I used to read the Tintin books.

Joyce
March 13th, 2008 @ 12:29 am

We loved those books, too, back when our children were little.

Shari
March 13th, 2008 @ 1:08 am

I had no idea there were 2 other My Side of the Mountain books. My son will be happy to hear that.

dette
March 13th, 2008 @ 1:21 am

That is a GREAT list. We only have about half of them – so now I know what to get next!

P.S. Your comment about paying the electricity bill made me laugh out loud – the kids turned around to ask, “What , Mom? What?”

pussreboots
March 13th, 2008 @ 1:47 am

I’m currently enjoying the Junie B. Jones series. Happy TT.

damozel
March 13th, 2008 @ 2:35 am

1, 2, 8, 10, 12, and 13 were all favorites of mine. At last! A children’s book list with books on it that I read!

Mine:
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BallerinaGurl
March 13th, 2008 @ 6:39 am

I soooooo love ALL those books I have read them all but two. I have kept all my books in mint condition for my daughter and am excited for her to read them on her own too! She is already reading it is so exciting to be able to pass mine on soon!

Have a lovely Thursday!

lisa brown
March 13th, 2008 @ 9:03 am

Hi, I enjoyed my visit to your blog world.
I stopped by from 5minformoms. I too raised by children on 1 income. I learned to be very created and O so worth it!
Have a great Day!

Edi
March 13th, 2008 @ 9:26 am

I’m glad to see your list…I’ve often wondered what books we are missing out on.

Yesterday at a library sale I bought 31 Thornton Burgess books for 50 cents each! I’m hoping my kids will take to them (my dh remembers them as a kid) – or they’ll be heading to eBay! (the books I mean, not the kids)

Karen @ Surviving Motherhood
March 13th, 2008 @ 11:07 am

Can you tell me what age range the Favorite Animal Stories is geared toward? My 10-year-old son loves animals and I am always looking for books he will enjoy.
Thanks!!!

happyhousewife
March 13th, 2008 @ 11:12 am

Depending on your son’s reading level, I think the books might be a little to young for him. Has he read My Side of the Mountain the the other books in that series? Those might be more on his level. There is also another series of books called Julie of the Wolves that he might enjoy as well.

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