Children of primary school age are very curious. They learn the world around them, seek to comprehend the events that take place, and learn to communicate with people. At this age, the foundations of a worldview are laid, personal qualities develop. Therefore, parents should pay special attention to the environment of the child, correctly guide their interests and plan leisure activities. In the upbringing of a child of eight years old, the books that he reads and which adults read to him play an important role. The kid learns to distinguish good from evil, analyzes events, empathizes with the heroes and follows the plot with enthusiasm. What books for a child of 8 years old will be useful and interesting? The best examples are discussed in this article.
List of interesting books for children 8 years old
Children at this age can be recommended for reading:
- E. Assumption. "Uncle Fedor, dog and cat."
- E. Assumption. "Crocodile Gena and his friends."
- V. Gubarev. "Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors".
- A. Lindgren. "The kid and Carlson, who lives on the roof."
- P. Travers. "Mary Poppins".
- K. Bulychev. "The mystery of the third planet."
- A. Volkov. "The Wizard of Oz".
- N. Nosov. "Vitya Maleev at school and at home."
- V. Dragunsky. "Deniskins stories."
- Countess de Segur. "Tricks of Sophie."
- F. Burnett. "Little Princess".
"Uncle Fedor, dog and cat"
One of the best children's books is considered to be the book of Uncle Fedor, the dog and the cat by Edward Uspensky. Serious and reasonable Uncle Fedor with his faithful talking friends - the good-natured dog Sharik, the economic cat Matroskin - lives in the village of Prostokvashino. They manage the house, solve pressing problems, and fall into funny situations. An unusually fascinating, fun and kind book will become a favorite and will be re-read more than once. It is not surprising that a child who does not have pets, after reading the book begins to dream of a dog or cat, which will become his faithful friends. The continuation of the adventures of commoners is no less interesting. These are the books “Winter in Prostokvashino”, “Uncle Fedor's Favorite Girl”, and “Aunt Uncle Fedor”.
“Crocodile Gena and his friends”
Another wonderful children's book written by Eduard Uspensky is “Crocodile Gena and His Friends”. It shows how important it is to have good friends, because living without them is boring and lonely. And it does not matter what you look like, because the main thing is personal qualities. So different Crocodile Gena and little Cheburashka of unknown breed become real friends, complementing each other. Having made friends, they seek other lonely personalities to find friends. Funny adventures from the life of Gena and Cheburashka will undoubtedly please an eight-year-old child.
"Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors"
The fairy tale “Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors” was written by Vitaly Gubarev in 1951. Therefore, it contains a lot of hidden communist ideology inherent in the upbringing of children of that time. Why is this book interesting for children of 8 years now? “The Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors” tells of the incredible adventures in the kingdom of the looking glass of the ordinary schoolgirl Olya and her reflection Yalo. In Yalo, both good and bad traits of Olya's character were reflected. Thanks to this, the girl, having seen her shortcomings from the outside, tries to improve herself.
The book clearly gives ideas about good and evil. They make fun of stupidity, cruelty, meanness (King Topsed Seventh, Minister Nushrok, Anidag, Abazh) and praise such qualities as courage, determination, honesty, willingness to help friends (Olya, Yalo, Gourd, Bar).
“The kid and Carlson who lives on the roof”
The debate does not cease whether it is worth including in the school curriculum the book of the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, “The Kid and Carlson, who lives on the roof”. Carlson is not a good example to follow. On the one hand, he is a narcissistic, selfish glutton, tyrannically commanding his friend, to whom he is rather condescending. But on the other, Carlson is a charming, good-natured and cheerful cheerleader. It is not surprising that the Kid adores him - it is fun and interesting with him. Little readers begin to dream of such a wonderful companion for games. This book for a child of 8 years old will be very exciting, because it is easy to read and interesting, there are many funny moments in it that the child will be happy to re-read and retell repeatedly.
"Mary Poppins"
A fascinating book for a child of 8 years old will be "Mary Poppins" by Pamela Travers. The story of how in the ordinary life of an ordinary family a nanny-sorceress appears and makes every weekday amazing and interesting does not leave small readers indifferent. Unlike the usual image of a good-natured nanny-grandmother, Mary Poppins is young, beautiful and perfect. She is a true lady. She is distinguished by rigor and poise. Mary Poppins does not outwardly show her love for children and keeps her distance, surrounding herself with a halo of mystery and showing that she is only an occasional guest in their life. But it is obvious that she is very attached to them. Children adore her, because she knows how to turn any ordinary incident into a miracle, every day with this unusual nanny she does not look like another, she is never bored. Mary Poppins gives children a fairy tale, which is so lacking in ordinary life.
"The mystery of the third planet"
The book "The Secret of the Third Planet" by Kira Bulychev is an excellent example of children's fiction from the list of books for reading to a child of 8 years old. The little reader travels with Alice, her dad and Green through amazing planets in search of three captains and rare animals. The book shows how completely unrealistic events happen to real people. Open space for imagination. It is not surprising that after reading the book a child dreams of flying into space and traveling to distant galaxies.
The book shows how important it is to be courageous, decisive, ready to help people who are in trouble, as well as how great friendship, kindness and mutual assistance are in human life.
"The Wizard of Oz"
This book by Alexander Volkov was written on the basis of the tale "The Amazing Wizard of Oz" by the American writer Lyman Frank Baum. These are the amazing adventures of the girl Ellie, whose house, with her and her dog Totoshka, was taken by a hurricane to a magical land. There, Ellie meets unusual friends - Scarecrow, Ironman, Leo. Together they go to the wizard of the Emerald City, who will fulfill their desires. The scarecrow wants to become smart, Leo the brave, the Lumberjack wants to have a real heart, and Ellie and Totoshka want to return home. On the way, friends will find many trials that they pass, acquiring the qualities that they so need. This book for a child of 8 years old will be not only interesting, but also useful, because it shows the strength and significance of true friendship.
“Vitya Maleev at school and at home”
The work "Vitya Maleev at school and at home", written by Nikolai Nosov, is an excellent children's book for children of 8 years old. Everyday life of a schoolboy Viti Maleev is consonant with the everyday life of every eight-year-old child. The book is fun and interesting, its reading will give the child pleasure. In addition, the story is very instructive. The main character defeats his own laziness, trains willpower, learns to be a true friend, a reliable honest person.
Deniskins Stories
The Deniskins Tales by writer Viktor Dragunsky is one of the best books for children of 8 years old. Children are very interested in reading about their peers. Deniska Korablev and his friend Mishka Elephants are ordinary Soviet schoolchildren. Their school days, relationships with parents and comrades, tricks and fun games - all this is in the life of every younger student. In his stories, Dragunsky does not teach little readers; there are no moralizing at all in the text. On the contrary, the author narrates with humor about the next interesting event from Deniskin's life. But after reading the stories, the children understand how to act correctly with comrades in certain situations, what true friendship is, why the secret becomes apparent, why it is embarrassing to deceive, why you need to learn lessons, and many other necessary truths.
Sophie's Tricks
A good book to read for children of 8 years old will be the book of Countess de Segur "Tricks of Sophie." Baby Sophie is very curious and curious. She often violates Mom’s bans and explores the world around her, drawing conclusions from her own mistakes. Each trick Sophie ends with another incident. The eight-year-old reader, along with the heroine of the book, understands why this is not worth doing. The book has a sequel - "Model Girls" (where the story is about Sophie's cousins, and she herself is a secondary character) and "Vacations", which complete the trilogy.
"Little Princess"
The amazing story described in Francis Burnett’s book “Little Princess” will impress the eight-year-old reader deeply. This is one of the most instructive stories from the list of books for children of 8 years. Little Sarah is the daughter of a wealthy captain. Her father leaves her in care in a boarding house of noble maidens. The wealth of his father is dizzy with the hostess of the guesthouse, she tries to please the girl in everything. But as soon as the news arrives about the death of Sarah's father, her attitude to her changes dramatically. The poor girl, left an orphan, is made a servant and moved from a luxury apartment to the attic with rats. Everyone takes revenge on Sarah for having creeped before her. But little Sarah shows unprecedented strength of mind for a child. Having received a severe psychological trauma, a brave girl steadily and meekly goes through all the trials, makes real friends. Having retained her dignity as a real little princess, she emerges from the seemingly hopeless situation for her as a winner.
It will be useful for an eight-year-old child to read this book. On the one hand, there is a lot of negativity in it: the author shows the darkest qualities of the human soul: meanness, deceit, hypocrisy, betrayal, inability and unwillingness to sympathize with one's neighbor. On the other hand, with the example of Sarah, the child understands how to properly respond to the manifestation of these qualities from others. This book teaches very important qualities: never to give up, no matter how hard it is, to find positive aspects in any life situation, to maintain your own dignity, no matter what happens.