[My 7 year old son Neel, is an avid and advanced reader. He has many must reads on his list. But these were the first 12 he mentioned. I’m posting it on behalf of him! Hope your children enjoy these books the way he has.]
Recommended books for 7+ year olds as suggested by a 7 year old:
1. Matilda (also mentioned as one of the 100 books to read in a lifetime on Amazon)
2. Harry Potter (1st and 2nd, Philosopher’s Stone, Chamber of Secrets)
3. The Day the Crayons Came Home
4. The Smartest Giant in Town (read review here)
5. Fantastic Mister Fox (read review here)
6. Danny the Champion of the World
7. Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different
11. Diary of a Wimpy Kid – The Last Straw
12. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
[Note from Team Kids Book Café: For your convenience, affiliate links (MARKED IN PINK) to some of the books have been added to enable you to buy the books from AMAZON, should you wish to! A very small amount of money comes to kidsbookcafe.com when you purchase a book via the amazon affiliate link provided (at no extra cost to you!). Do let us know if you’d like to buy some other children’s books that are not listed here yet, by writing to asha@kidsbookcafe.com.]