The summer holidays are on their way.  A wonderful chance for us all to get stuck into a book for that bit longer each day.  So, if you are looking for ideas for your children, I’ve put together my 7 and 8 year old children’s favourites from over the last year. A wonderful feast from both classic and contemporary authors and illustrators. Some lighter reads. Some denser ones. Some are sad, some are hilarious.  Many are part of a series or written by a prolific author so there’s more treasure behind lots of these books below if your child particularly enjoys one.

Enjoy scrolling down!

Contemporary Fiction

Classic Fiction

Living History

For more ideas and booklists here are some previous posts:

My Boy’s Book Recommendations

Listening to Audiobooks

Classics for Young Independent Readers

Dolls and Stories

Poetry with Children

Reading Aloud

Read Aloud Picture Books for 2 year olds

P.S. Do let me know of other titles your children have enjoyed 🙂