tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post116008959265040309..comments2024-01-10T17:38:08.333-05:00Comments on Elizabeth Burns: Six Year Old Seeking Castles, ArthurLiz Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16671844475303001610noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-1160336776226931202006-10-08T15:46:00.000-04:002006-10-08T15:46:00.000-04:00Not sure about the age-appropriateness, but what a...Not sure about the age-appropriateness, but what about some of Diana Wynne Jones' books? I think they're probably at the same reading level as Harry Potter.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure Chrestromanci has a magical castle. There's also <I>Howl's Moving Castle</I> and its sequel <I>Castles in the Air</I>.<BR/><BR/>I'd also suggest Robin McKinley (i.e., Beauty), but it might be a little difficult for 6....https://www.blogger.com/profile/15503928403374410112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-1160165154650573952006-10-06T16:05:00.000-04:002006-10-06T16:05:00.000-04:00Edward Eager's "Knight's Castle," without a doubt....Edward Eager's "Knight's Castle," without a doubt. My six-year-old boy who is reading a few grades up adores it. It has Robin Hood, Ivanhoe, and toy knights in a toy castle that the children play with during the day and find themselves shrunk into at nighttime.<BR/><BR/>The rest of the Eager books are good, too (all involve magic), but Knight's Castle will be perfect.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read "Castle in the Attic" yet, but I've heard it's very good.<BR/><BR/>There's an Usborne book of knights stories -- 3 short stories including Gawain and the Green Knight, at the right level for this age. It's not as long a read as a real chapter book, but excellent for him to read himself. My son couldn't put it down when he first read it -- he literally walked to the table while holding it and reading (and I said, "This is truly my child.") Usborne also has various nonfiction on castles and knights.<BR/><BR/>Jim Weiss has a good story tape on King Arthur and the knights. Doesn't get into the Guinevere / Lancelot issues, which I didn't feel like explaining to my six-year-old (of course, I later took him to Damn Yankees where he saw attempted seduction . . . ).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-1160138239800845062006-10-06T08:37:00.000-04:002006-10-06T08:37:00.000-04:00Edward Eager, if he hadn't already had them as rea...Edward Eager, if he hadn't already had them as read-alouds. Some of E. Nesbit's would work, too. And the Gerald Morris books are geared older, but the earlier ones should be fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-1160101889152877972006-10-05T22:31:00.000-04:002006-10-05T22:31:00.000-04:00The OutCast series by Christopher Golden and Thoma...The OutCast series by Christopher Golden and Thomas E. Sniegoski, which I may have told you about before, would be great for him! The first book is called The Un-Magician. There are four books total, and they should be read in order. They take place in a world run on and by magic, where EVERYONE can do magic - except for a young boy who was born without any magical abilities. Loaded with adventures, friends, good guys and gals, bad guys and gals. Talking crow, a mechanical buddy, a bodyguard with camoflague abilities. A council with plenty of power-hungry persons. Magic and technology (loads of inventions from the boy).<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I second the Spiderwick recommendation. He should be able to blaze right through those.<BR/><BR/>The Phantom Tollbooth, of course!<BR/><BR/>A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court for the obvious reasons.<BR/><BR/>Urchin of the Riding Stars for action/adventure with critters.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps some John Bellairs, if those aren't too spooky-scary for him.Little Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058463472836988047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-1160100657428633122006-10-05T22:10:00.000-04:002006-10-05T22:10:00.000-04:00Not really castles, but definitely fantasy - how a...Not really castles, but definitely fantasy - how about The Spiderwick Chronicles by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi? <BR/>debbi michiko florenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12461652.post-1160092341992939192006-10-05T19:52:00.000-04:002006-10-05T19:52:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link, Liz!Thanks for the link, Liz!christine Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17800441088372947329noreply@blogger.com