Are you stumped when it comes to buying books for your son?
As parents of boys often come to realize, finding a chapter book that a boy will love can be daunting. Some of you, as you meander past book after book showing smiling girls and cutesy artwork, begin to wonder just where the books are for boys.
Here is a list of some great books that boys, ages 8 to 10, will love. All of these books are series that will get your son hooked on reading and into the action of his favorite genre.
Hot Dog and Bob
Does your son love everything wacky and bizarre? Does he love to laugh? The Hot Dog and Bob book series might be the books you’re searching for. Written by L. Bob Rovetch and published by Chronicle Books, is about a superhero hotdog and his human boy partner, Bob. Together they battle strange aliens and save the planet from alien domination. The first three books in this series are The Seriously Scary Attack of the Evil Alien Pizza Person, The Particularly Pesky Attack of the Pencil People, and The Dangerously Dizzy Attack of the Hypno Hamsters.
Jack Russell: Dog Detective
Love dogs? Detective stories? Jack Russell, a dog detective, is always stumbling upon a new mystery to solve in the town of Doggeroo. Helped by his doggie friends, Foxy (a fox terrier) and Lord Red (an Irish setter), Jack Russell sends the reader on a paw-fect adventure. This series is written by Darrell and Sally Odgers and is published by Kane/Miller Book Publishers. The first three books in this series are Dog Den Mystery, The Phantom Mudder, and The Mugged Pug.
The Time Warp Trio
Travel back in time with three outrageous boys: Fred, Sam, and Joe. These boys possess a magical book that takes them back in time to explore and blunder through the Viking age, the ancient Egyptians, and other cultures around the world. These books are a hilarious adventures that make readers laugh and groan in sheer agony whenever bad luck appears. Written by Jon Sczieska and published by Puffin, titles for the first three books in this series are Knights of the Kitchen Table; The Not-So-Jolly Rodger; and The Good, the Bad, and the Goofy.
The Heroic Misadventures of Hiccup the Viking
Vikings and dragons. What more could a boy want? Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is not your average Viking boy. He’s rather small, much smaller than the other Viking boys, but he is clever. In this comedic series, boys follow the childhood adventures of Hiccup as he meets with dragons and almost certain doom. Written by Cressida Cowell and published by Little, Brown Young Readers, the first three titles in this series are How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, and How to Speak Dragonese.
