I've been homeschooling Ben since Kindergarten; he's soon to be 13. We both love to read, but sometimes it's been a challenge to find engaging books for him. Through the years, we've read dozens upon dozens of books. And here are our favorites......
Ages 3-8 - The Franklin Series.
Each book solves a problem that Franklin is facing. His family and friends are always nearby to help. We own all of these wonderful books.
Ages 4-9 - Have you filled a bucket today.
This book has a very sweet
understandable message, and illustrations.
It would make a great gift.
Age 5-7 A boy and his dog makes the best stories.
We adored the many books of Henry and Mudge.
Ages 6-9 - The Magic Tree House series.
The unexpected adventures of Jack and Annie will leave children hanging on to your every word. These are a fun way to get imaginations going.
Age 8-12 Henry And Ribsy -
These engaging and very relatable books were hands down our all time favorite.
There are more books in this series.
We love Beverly Cleary 💕
Ages 8-12 - Trapped in a video game has been my son, Ben's favorite "read alone" book series. They also have a couple of Escape from a Video Game books that follows these.
It's always been a challenge to find engaging books for a teen boy,
let alone an interesting Christian book for a teen boy.
The Christian book is a 5-minute devotional book.
This book is stellar in its presentation every.single.day! The posts are, in a word, REVENANT. My son, Ben, is 12. Almost every night, when he reads one aloud to me, he says, "another one written just for me." Each devotional takes 5 minutes max, and they always plant seeds of goodness with some gentle corrections. There is a question after each devotion that has brought about some good conversations between him and me. This book is a treasure, and I highly recommend it.