Summer reading essentials: 8 chapter books before the kids head back to school

Summer reading essentials: 8 chapter books before the kids head back to school

It’s the perfect weather for spending time outdoors with a good book. With the holiday season coming to a close, there’s no better time for reading as many books as you can this summer.

From quirky characters to school-related themes, these vast eight titles are sure to leave kids of a range of ages in hysterics before they head into a new school year. 

Scary Mary and the Stripe Spell: Monty’s Island 1 by Emily Rodda

Monty lives on a perfect island in the middle of a magical sea. Monty, Tawny and friends receive some startling news: Scary Mary and her pirate crew are on their way, looking for a new island to call home. They can’t hide, especially when Bunchy accidentlly turns the whole island stripy with her new magi wand. It’s going to take one of Monty’s best ideas to save them. This is an adventurous and delightful new series from beloved author Emily Rodda. Ages 6+

School Rules Are Optional by Alison Hart

Jesse is in his final year of primary school and should be living it up as one of the ‘Kings,’ but he can’t even get his Prep buddy to follow school rules. Jesse will have you roaring with laughter as he navigates the rites and rituals of Grade Six. School Rules Are Optional is a hilarious story of being undervalued and over everything. Ages 8+

The Book of Giant Adventures: Tashi Collection 1 by Anna and Barbara Fienberg and Kim Gamble

Meet Tashi: he’s brave, he’s bold, and he tells the best stories. Tashi always has daring adventures; like the time he meets Chintu, the giant as big as a mountain, or the time when the demons sneak onto the new bus and kidnap the driver’s son. But clever Tashi always knows what to do: stay calm, think hard, and move fast! Explore the wonderful world of Tashi in these eight enormous adventures in one volume. Ages 6+

Beady Bold and the Yum-Yams: Monty’s Island 2 by Emily Rodda

Everyone loves Bring-and-Buy Day, when Trader Jolly visits the island with all the supplies Monty and his friends need. But this time it’s different.Instead of Trader Jolly, there’s a sneaky new trader called Beady Bold who’s arrived with a boatload of trouble. All seems lost until Monty comes up with a daring plan in this second book of Emily Rodda’s charming and exciting series. Ages 6+

Skunk and Badger by Amy Timberlake and Jon Klassen

No one wants a skunk. They are unwelcome on front stoops. Skunks should never, ever be allowed to move in. But Skunk is Badger’s new roommate, and there is nothing Badger, who prefers to be alone, can do about it. Skunk ploughs into Badger’s life and Badger’s life is upended. Amy Timberlake writes this junior fiction novel that’s at once ihlarious and deeply felt. Ages 7+

Pierre’s Not There by Ursula Dubosarsky

Lara had always wished she was a dog, and one day, just for a short time, she actually became one. Lara meets Pierre, a boy about her age with a beautful antique puppet theatre where he tells Lara a story about a boy whose family has been eaten by wolves. The boy is lost and he needs to find his grandmother. Caught up in Pierre’s story, Lara has to fight to protect her identity – and her friend. Dubosarsky’s story is a lyrical, captivating and imaginative story that can read on many levels. Ages 8+

Hodgepodge: How to Make a Pet Monster 1 by Lili Wilkinson

Artie is eleven years old. He doesn’t believe in ghosts or monsters. But he does believe in science and that his step-sister Willow is kind of terrifying. Willow and Artie find a weird old book in the attic of their new house called the Big Boke of Fetching Monsters. And it tells you how to make your own monster, but monsters DO NOT EXIST. Wilkinson’s story is a fantastically readable, gloriously funny and highly collectable new junior fiction series. Ages 7+

Elvis Eager and the Golden Egg: Monty’s Island 3 by Emily Rodda

The most unexpected things wash up on Monty’s Island, and a golden egg might be his most amaing find yet! But when a pair of flying monsters and a mysterious explorer arrive, it seems the eff is about to hatch into a very big problem. Can Monty find a way to solve it? Surely he can. All he needs is a little help from his friends. Ages 6+

 

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