as a parent what would you want your child to read about, age 6-10?

That's a huge age gap... I'm no parent but at six you could have them reading curious George pop-up books. At ten, it wouldn't be too out of the ordinary to see them read Harry Potter, or Percy Jackson. Not flaming though, assuming you just have multiple kids around those ages.=

not sure why kenton and y are getting thumbs down, but i'm a parent and agree with them. at 6, my daughter was reading picture books about cute fuzzy animals. she's now 10 and reading a series called Horizon about a group of kids caught in some kind of multidimensional time warp, fighting monsters and sci-fi type stuff. (i haven't read it, so i might not be getting that exactly right, but you get the idea.)

As a parent, I understand that 6 to 10 is a huge difference in reading material and growth. That there isn't any one size fits all, not even close.

whatever they wanted. But I'd encourage them to use the library first.

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I’m not a parent , but when I was a child.I’m so lucky that my parents give me a book, which can change all my life .When the first time I see this book, it tells me that there is a God in the World .He give us the air 、water、food and the life.He is our Father in heaven. I totally can’t understand it. And it tells me we should love others and treat others like your brothers and sisters. So I know that i can’t quarrel and have Contradictory with others. Because God don’t like it.When I was grow up, this book teach much. My parents has always supported me in everything. Because they know that I always do like the Bible. So I really want my child can read and learn it.

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Anything except Harry F****** Potter.

Whatever took their fancy at the library - my daughter was still enjoying really easy 'ten words to a page' books at the age of 8, but also some Dickens, Dahl, fantasy books - all sorts!

There are several ideas to be aware of:

1. Reading is perhaps the single most important skill a child acquires; so, it is important to encourage--and, depending on your child, reward if necessary with extrinsic rewards (gold stars, praise, awards for reading a book and writing/giving an oral report (1 minute is ok ;-) etc.).

2. Your child has a personality, character, which good parenting raises by a) championing and nurturing his/her inner Child, innocence (inner sense), soul--that which is loving, kind, gracious, truthful, liking to work, etc., b) healing childish fear, greed, etc., and c) teaching/encouraging the child to do so for him/her self.

3. Your child has abilities, talents, and interests; these should be catered to, insofar as they are not childish (likes sugary junk food, dislikes peas, etc. are childish/harmful).

4. The child at 6 is important for the child at 10; however, there is about a 2/3 increase from 6 to 10; thus, book recommendations are given below for two groups, 6-8 and 8-10. Your child's intelligence or ability to in-tell is also a factor. Reading with your child, regularly, before bed/sleep, is/ought be a loving ritual, with the child able to read aloud, even as the parent likely does more; this also helps the child to understand the more age-challenging writing, and the parent to gauge what is appropriate--some hurdles, not too daunting, is a good balance/combination re reading level.

Ages 6-8:

Aesop's Fables;
Mr. Popper's Penguins;
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel;
Just So Stories for Little Children;
The Story of Ferdinand;
All Winnie-the-Pooh: The House at Pooh Corner; Now We Are Six; When We Were Very Young; Winnie-the-Pooh;
Make Way for Ducklings;
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (and other writings by Beatrix Potter);
Cinderella;
The Velveteen Rabbit;
A Child's Garden of Verses;
The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh.

Ages 8-10:

Charlotte's Web;
Stuart Little;
Mary Poppins series;
Little House series;
Swiss Family Robinson;
Heidi;
Black Beauty;
Tom's Midnight Garden;
The Little White Horse;
Anne of Green Gables;
My Friend Flicka;
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians series;
The Borrowers series;
Dr. Doolittle series (may be good for 6-8, too, depending on interest);
Miss Pickerell series;
Pippi Longstocking series;
Chronicles of Narnia series;
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch;
Lassie Come Home;
Big Red;
Captains Courageous;
The Jungle Books;
Tales from Shakespeare (by Charles and Mary Lamb);
The Little Prince;
Betsy series by Carolyn Haywood;
King of the Wind;
Misty of Chincoteague;
The Wind in the Willows;
Old Yeller;
Johnny Tremain;
The Twenty-One Balloons;
Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates;
The House of Sixty Fathers;
The Wheel on the School;
The Matchlock Gun;
The Black Stallion;
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years;
Children on the Oregon Trail;
Diary of a Young Girl: Opal Whitley;
The Cat Who Went to Heaven;
Caddie Woodlawn;
The Secret Garden;
Secret of the Andes;
Henry Huggins series;
A Wrinkle in Time series;
The Neverending Story;
The Wonderful World of Oz;
Peter Pan;
A Bear Called Paddington;
Caddie Woodlawn;
The Courage of Sarah Noble;
Ox-Cart Man;
Stories Jesus Told: Hidden Picture Activity Book;
The Ancient Times: Story of the World, by Susan Wise Bauer (4 volumes in the series--this title is vol. I);
Bible Story Hidden Pictures;
Math and Magic in Wonderland;
Math and Magic in Camelot;
The Once and Future King.
The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat series;
How Many Guinea Pigs Can Fit on a Plane? by Laura Overdeck (and others in her series, e.g. Bedtime Math: The Truth Comes Out).
Rush Revere and the Brave Pilgrims series;
The Striker Jones series by Maggie M. Larche;
The Encyclopedia Brown series by Donald J. Sobol;
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
The Book of Virtues for Young People by William J. Bennett;
Cautionary Verses by Hilaire Belloc;
Sarah Plain and Tall;
Adam of the Road;
DK Eyewitness Books: Da Vinci and His Times (one in a series of DK Eyewitness Books);
101 Favorite Stories from the Bible by Ura Miller;
Pedro's Journal.

Also, for parents, Bringing up Boys; Bringing up Girls; both by Dr. James Dobson; For Couples Only by Shaunti Feldhahn; 101 Things Every Young Adult Should Know by Sir John Hawkins; Golden Rules for Everyday Life; Understanding Yourself by Mark Prophet; are excellent. You might wish to make a point of going shopping with your child to a bricks and mortar bookstore, having called beforehand to reserve a copy of a book, and then going on a "date" to a local coffee shop, to begin reading it, talk about it, and just talk in general.

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Whatever interested them

At that age, I was happy for my kids to read ANYTHING. I tried to make reading a shared activity, though.