If you are looking for some novels to get your children into books and reading, here are five recommendations. These novels are suitable for ages 10 and under, and they cover a range of genres, themes and styles.
– **Little House on the Prairie** by Laura Ingalls Wilder: This classic frontier novel is inspired by the author’s own childhood in the 19th century. It tells the story of a pioneer family that travels through the Midwest by covered wagon and settles in a little grey house made of logs. The novel depicts the daily life, challenges and adventures of living in the wilderness with vivid detail and authenticity.
– **A Wrinkle in Time** by Madeleine L’Engle: This science fiction fantasy novel follows the journey of Meg Murry, her younger brother Charles Wallace and their friend Calvin O’Keefe as they search for Meg’s father, a time traveling physicist who has disappeared. They are aided by three mysterious beings who guide them through a fifth dimension called a tesseract, where they encounter strange worlds and evil forces.
– **The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe** by C.S. Lewis: This is the first book in the Chronicles of Narnia series, which introduces the magical land of Narnia, where animals can talk and winter lasts forever. Four siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy, discover Narnia through a wardrobe in an old house and join forces with Aslan, the great lion king, to defeat the evil White Witch who has cursed the land.
– **Charlotte’s Web** by E.B. White: This beloved children’s classic tells the story of a friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a spider named Charlotte. Wilbur is destined to be slaughtered, but Charlotte decides to save him by spinning words into her web that praise him and make him famous. Along the way, they also befriend other animals on the farm and learn about life, death and loyalty.
– **Matilda** by Roald Dahl: This humorous and fantastical novel features Matilda Wormwood, a brilliant and neglected girl who loves reading books and playing pranks on her mean parents and school headmistress. She also discovers that she has telekinetic powers, which she uses to help her friends and teachers and to get revenge on her enemies.