Lost in the Stacks/recommendations for ages 6+

Welcome to our blog series 'Lost in the Stacks' - with recommendations by Dublin City Libraries staff. This one was submitted by Jessica from Cabra Library. Most titles are available on our online catalogue. 

The ability to read independently arrives like a moment of alchemy into a child’s life - all the hard work of sounding out words phonetically and learning lists of tricky words pays off and comes together when they are suddenly able to make sense of the sentences in front of them. It is a magical moment that opens up so many possibilities for each child.

It can sometimes be difficult in a library setting for children to choose a book as the sheer choice and number of books available can be overwhelming. It is daunting for a child to navigate the shelves and try to figure out the titles and authors by peering sideways at the books, especially when they rarely know an author's full name. For your convenience the books listed here are arranged thematically, we have noticed that children often ask for a funny book, a spooky book or a book about friends/magic/fairies.

If you know the name of the author you are looking for you should be able to find something on the shelves BUT do not worry if you cannot find what you are looking for. The book you are interested in might be out on loan to another library patron and is probably available to reserve from another library branch. There is always someone working at the library desk who will be happy to help you so please do come up and ask us – our favourite thing is helping people, children and adults, find the books they want to read!

Author                Title                       Series

Adventure:

Bear Grylls    The blizzard challenge    Bear Grylls Adventures
Shirley Hughes    Dixie O'Day: up, up and away    Dixie O'Day
Nick Sharatt    The cat and the king    
Alex T. Smith    Claude going for gold    Claude
Geronimo Stilton    The temple of the ruby of fire    Geronimo Stilton

Animals:

George Adams    Bramble and the treasure hunt    The Railway Rabbits
Catherine Coe    Lost and found    The Owls of Blossom Wood
Lesley Gibbes    Fizz and the police dog tryouts    Fizz
Daisy Meadows    Sophie Flufftail's brave plan    Magic Animal Friends
Michael Morpurgo    Cock-a-doodle-doo    Mudpuddle Farm

Classic:

A. A. Milne    The house at Pooh corner    Winnie the Pooh

Family:

Atinuke    The no. 1 car spotter and the broken road    
Michael Bond    A bear called Paddington    Paddington Bear
Dorothy Edwards    My naughty little sister    
Isla Fisher    Marge in charge    Marge
Chris Higgins    My funny family gets bigger    My Funny Family
Hayley Scott    Meet the twitches    Teacup House

Friendship:

Annie Barrows    Ivy and Bean take the case    Ivy and Bean
Julian Gough    Rabbit's bad habits    Rabbit and Bear
Jacqueline Harvey    Clementine-Rose and the famous friend    Clementine-Rose
Pip Jones    Seaside rescue!    Squishy McFluff

Funny:

Peter Bently    Life stinks!    Knightmare
Aaron Blabey    The bad guys: episode 1    The Bad Guys
Jeff Brown    Stanley and the magic lamp    Flat Stanley
Troy Cummings    Rise of the balloon goons    Notebook of Doom
Julia Donaldson    Princess Mirror-Belle and the magic shoes    Princess Mirror-Belle
Anne Fine    The killer cat runs away    
Patricia Forde    Bumpfizzle: the best on planet Earth    
Kes Gray    Daisy and the trouble with school trips    Daisy
Dexter Green    Trapped in the bog of beasts    Goozillas
Swapna Haddow    Dave Pigeon (nuggets!)    Dave Pigeon
Alison Healy    How Billy Brown saved the queen    
Sheila Lavelle    My best fiend    
Alan MacDonald    Ask Oscar    Oscar
Joe O'Brien    Alfie Green and the magical gift    Alfie Green
Francesca Simon    Horrid Henry's krazy ketchup    Horrid Henry
Andy Stanton    You're a bad man, Mr Gum!    Mr Gum

Magic:

Tracey Corderoy    Hubble bubble granny trouble    Hubble Bubble
Daisy Meadows    Cara the coding fairy    Rainbow Magic
Harriet Muncaster    Isadora Moon goes to school    Isadora Moon
Laura Owen    Winnie's big catch    Winnie the Witch

Mystery:  

Enid Blyton    The Secret Seven    The Secret Seven
Tracey Corderoy    The spooky school    Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam
Jennifer Gray    Trouble in New York    The Travels of Ermine
Dermot O'Leary    Toto the ninja cat and the great snake escape    Toto the Ninja Cat
Chris Riddell     Ottoline and the yellow cat    Ottoline
Sarah Todd Taylor    The disappearing diva    Max the detective cat

Myths & Legends:

Lucy Coats    Beast keeper    Beasts of Olympus
Eddie Lenihen    Fionn MacCumhail's epic adventure