Recently my second grade son finished reading the Flat Stanley book series and was looking to start a new one. While naming off a few of my favorites such as Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner, Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park, Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene, Babymouse by Jennifer L. Holm, Geronimo Stilton by Geronimo Stilton, or Judy Moody by Megan McDonald. I could of went on and on, but he was already looking at me like I had a third eye. I quickly realized I didn’t have a clue what books would appeal to boys.
After multiple trips the the library I have a list of top series books for elementary boys:
- Mighty Mighty Monsters by Sean O’Reilly
- Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
- Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
- The Adventures of Captain Underpants/Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
- Squish by Jennifer L. Holm
- Eerie Elementary by Jack Chabert
- The Zack Files by Dan Greenburg
- Goosebumps by R.L. Stine
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
- Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon
- I survived by Lauren Tarshis
- Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson
- Harry Potter by J. K. Rowlings