7 fantasy books to get kids into reading if they just ‘don’t like it’
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Stink by Jenny McLachlan is published in paperback by HarperCollins, £7.99 You don’t have to wait until your kids are totally confident reading for them to get hooked on fantasy. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell is published in paperback by Hachette Children’s Group, £7.99 Movie icon Toothless in a book, and like the much-loved films, the books are a surefire, exhilarating and adorable read. Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson is published in paperback by HarperCollins, £8.99 This hilarious and exhilarating witchy adventure-come-romance novel could be just the tonic for a kid who isn’t keen on reading. Lockwood and Co: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud is published in paperback by Penguin Random House, £7.99 Series fantasy books have an incredible capacity to build worlds and keep your imagination engaged in them, and Lockwood and Co is doing just that.
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