Page 31 - FWG Issue 4 May 2023

Today’s Child

Encouraging your children to
read is one of the best gifts
you can give them.

If you are not sure where to start, here
are some recommended books broken
down by age group to get you started:

For young children
(ages 0-5):
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric
Carle
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise
Brown
• Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice
Sendak
• Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne
• Any book by Julia Donaldson

For foundation phase children
(ages 6-9):
• Giraffe’s Knot by Michaël Escoffier
and Kris Di Giacomo
• Angry Owl Goes Swimming by Kerryn
Ponter
• The Elephant Who Was Scared by
Rachel Elliot
• The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde
• The Twits by Roald Dahl
• George’s Marvellous Medicine by
Roald Dahl
• Any book by David Walliams
• The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series

For intermediate phase children
(ages 10-13):
• Holes by Louis Sachar
• The Fablehaven book series by
Brandon Mull
• The Land of Stories series by American
Chris Colfer
• Any book by David Walliams
• The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series
• The Witches by Roald Dahl
• Matilda by Roald Dahl
• Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• The Percy Jackson series by Rick
Riordan

For teenagers (ages 13-18):
• Eragon by Christopher Paolini
• The Hunger Games by Suzanne
Collins
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by
Stephen Chbosky
• The Princess Bride by William
Goldman
• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the
Night-Time by Mark Haddon

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