# Recommend me some children's classics for summer out loud reading. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-childrens-classics-for-summer-out-loud-reading/353528 "2006-04-20T21:20:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![carlotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-childrens-classics-for-summer-out-loud-reading/353528/81 "2006-04-27T01:20:12Z")
Did I miss it or did nobody say _Alice in Wonderland_ ? ---
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-childrens-classics-for-summer-out-loud-reading/353528/82 "2006-08-16T11:53:19Z")
bump So, your summer’s nearly over, right? How’d all that reading work out? Was there much of it, or did you say ‘to hell with it!’ and spend a couple of months in Fiji? Did anything you read strike a chord with your kids? (If you did spend two month sunning yourself in Fiji, then feel free to let this sink back down. Lucky dog!) ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-childrens-classics-for-summer-out-loud-reading/353528/83 "2006-08-16T12:15:15Z")
I’d forgotten about this thread and updating it. We are still working on the Harry Potter set. #3. It’s a long one and we take it in bites. Naturally, they want to jump on up to #6. ---
**Author:** ![manx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/65b543/32.png) [@manx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manx)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-childrens-classics-for-summer-out-loud-reading/353528/84 "2006-08-16T12:25:47Z")
[QUOTE=Shirley Ujest] I’d forgotten about this thread and updating it. We are still working on the Harry Potter set. #3. It’s a long one and we take it in bites. Naturally, they want to jump on up to #6. [/QUOTE] Ah, fun! The third book is my favourite in the series, I think; it all takes a turn for the darker after this one. Still good though, as I’m sure you know 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-childrens-classics-for-summer-out-loud-reading/353528/85 "2006-08-16T13:03:41Z")
[QUOTE=ivylass] I’ll also mention the Encyclopedia Brown books, as they contain several “mysteries” and are easy enough for kids to figure out, and there is a mystery “novel” for kids called _The Westinghouse Game_. (Is that it?) [/QUOTE] Yes that’s it, although I’d say six might be a bit young to follow that. I’d second most things here, although with our kids some of the above were hit and miss. For example, my son likes _The Hobbit_, but my daughter doesn’t really get into it. They both really liked _The House at Awful End_ (short series) and _A Series of Unfortunate Events_, although probably more if done with voices and such (they love both narrators from the books on CD as well). And they still both devour Encyclopedia Brown as light reading. _Captain Underpants_ is also well appreciated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-childrens-classics-for-summer-out-loud-reading/353528.md?page=4)