Space exploration, Wild West, Wizards and Race Cars are just a few of the things young boys think about. Books can take young boys on all kinds of wild adventures. The following article walks you through a few of the books to do just that.
Five Best Ever Children’s Books for Young Boys
Reading is a wonderful way to spend the day. Readers become armchair travelers that are transported through space and time to different worlds and time periods in search of adventure and new friends. No one who has ever picked up a good book was happy when the story ended. It’s like losing a friend. Here are five of the best ever children’s books for young boys.
1. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Ronald Dahl- This is the story of Charlie Bucket. He is a poor boy who lives in a broken down house with his parents and his two sets of grandparents. Most of the town lost their jobs when a mysterious man by the name of Willy Wonka closed his factory. Then, there comes the announcement that Willy Wonka will open his factory again to five lucky children who each find a golden ticket hidden inside a bar of Willy Wonka chocolate. Charlie doesn’t think he has a chance of being one of the chosen children. But, when chance brings a golden ticket his way, what he discovers about himself and life within the walls of the Wonka factory, changes things forever.
2. Verdi by Jannell Cannon – Verdi is a small yellow snake with black racing stripes. He is a daredevil of the worst sort like all young males are. When talking to the older green snakes one day, he explains to them that he will never get old and green and lazy like them. Verdi is determined to stay young and reckless forever. He hasn’t yet realized that getting older doesn’t mean that he has to change who he is along with his color.
3. Goosebumps by R.L. Stine – Hold on to your covers and close your eyes. Goosebumps is the horror series that answers the question of what actually goes bump in the night. Tales of terror and the supernatural frighten young readers with vivid imagery and all too real situations. Boys will love to sit up at night with a flashlight under their covers or around a campfire and read these works of fiction. Who loves to be scared out of their wits more than boys?
4. The Mouse and the Motorcycle by Beverly Cleary – Enter Ralph S. Mouse. He is one of several mice living in the Mountain View Hotel. Ralph is a restless mouse, though. He longs for adventure away from home, with only the wind on his face and his little red motorcycle under his feet. Ralph has many adventures away from home and boys of all ages will enjoy going along for the ride in this and other books in the Ralph S. Mouse series.
5. Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling – Never has a book series taken the country by storm like that of the adventures of a British lad named Harry Potter. Harry grows up neglected and unwanted by his aunt and uncle until one day he discovers the truth about his parent’s death and that he is, in fact, a wizard. That is when the real adventure begins. At the age of eleven, Harry enters Hogwart’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry located within a world of magic that Harry never knew existed. He meets Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger and the three become fast friends. Follow Harry and his friends through a variety of adventures that will test their skill as young wizards and witches and their friendship. Harry learns that life is full of many exciting and dangerous things. The only way to make it through is to fight for what you believe in and the ones you love.
The best trait you can pass on to your children is a love of reading. Within the world of the written word no door is closed to an enquiring mind. Young boys will enjoy hours of adventure with any of these books.
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