19 best books for children 7 years old

*Overview of the best according to the editors of Healthy Food Near Me. About selection criteria. This material is subjective, is not an advertisement and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you need to consult with a specialist.

At the age of 7, a child is able to read voluminous books or even series of books. Fairy-tale publications with an interesting and dynamic plot are still the priority. Our rating will help you choose the best books for children 7 years old.

Rating of the best books for children 7 years old

Carroll Lewis “Alice in Wonderland”, “Through the Looking Glass”

Rating: 5.0

The first children’s book was written in 1865.

In the center of the plot is the girl Alice. Exhausted from the heat, she sits on the coast with her sister and thinks of weaving a wreath, when suddenly a white rabbit appears. A curious girl follows him and gets through the rabbit hole into a fairy-tale land, gets acquainted with the local inhabitants. Each of them is endowed with oddities.

In the imaginary world, Alice is forced to change her height all the time: she either shrinks to a tiny size, or becomes huge, like a giant. From such changes, the girl’s thoughts are all mixed up – she forgets everything that she taught at home.

Alice is brought to face the King and Queen of Hearts. To the girl they seem very severe. The queen endlessly orders to cut off the heads of subordinates.

The girl is in the courtroom on the case of the theft of pies. She does not agree with the actions of the queen, loudly declares this. At this moment, the entire deck of cards is thrown into the air and flies into her face. Alice tries to fight them off and wakes up in a clearing where her adventures began.

In continuation of Alice’s adventures in 1871, Carroll Lewis wrote the book “Alice Through the Looking-Glass”.

Playing half asleep with a black kitten, Alice passes through the mirror and enters the magical world. Through the Looking Glass is presented in the form of a large chessboard.

In a garden full of talking flowers, the girl meets the Black Queen and assumes the role of the White Pawn. To become the main chess piece, Alice has to get to the eighth cell of the playing field.

On the way, a lot of amazing events await the girl: adventures in the forest in which all names have disappeared, contemplation of the struggle between the Lion and the Unicorn, she is almost captivated by the Black Knight, but the White Knight saves her.

Here everything happens contrary to the usual logic, as if backwards: you first need to treat the pie, and only then cut it; The White Queen first screamed in pain and only then pricked her finger. Ordinary objects also behave outlandishly: before the eyes of the girl, the egg turns into a forehead-headed Humpty Dumpty, and instead of bees, elephants fly around Alice.

At the end, Alice reached the eighth cell of the chessboard and received the crown. In honor of this event, a surprisingly strange feast was arranged. Angered by what was happening, Alice pounced on the Black Queen, who turned up under her arm, began to shake her, when she suddenly found a black kitten in her hands.

Both books are understandable and interesting for children 7 years old. Fairy tales teach courage, determination, justice, to protect the good and never despair.

The Jungle Book, R Kipling

Rating: 4.9

The book consists of two parts. The stories from the collection were first published in 1893-1894.

The events take place in India. Most of the heroes of the work are animals, and the main character is Mowgli, who fell into a pack of wolves at the age of 2 due to the persecution of his parents by the tiger Shere Khan.

The boy grows up, learns the language and habits of animals, acquires dexterity and endurance. Bear Baloo and Panther Bagheera teach the child to hunt, defend themselves, talk about the Laws of the jungle. They, together with the boa constrictor Kaa, save Mowgli from the monkeys when they take the child to the Cold Lairs.

At the age of 12-13, a teenager ends up in a village, where he finds shelter with a local resident of Messua. He learns things that are unusual for him: wear a bandage, count money, plow and much more. Together with the leader of the wolf pack, Mowgli arranges a reprisal against the tiger and returns to the jungle. There he continues to hunt with wolves for some time.

A seventeen-year-old boy finally decides to leave the jungle, meets a girl and marries her. He leads a normal life for a person, but forever retains in his memory the images of true friends and the years of his life spent in the jungle.

The stories are not limited to the adventures of Mowgli at all – there are other stories from India, stories of animals in the books. Some events unfold in areas of the extreme north. At the same time, all the stories are united by a special attitude towards the natural world and its inhabitants.

The book teaches important qualities for children: to be faithful to friendship, honest and courageous, to respect those who gave life and raised them.

The Chronicles of Narnia, Clive Lewis

Rating: 4.8

A cycle of 7 fantasy books, the first of which was published in 1950.

The main characters are the children of Susan, Peter, Lucy and Edmund, through the closet of the inventor Digory Kirk, they get into the fantastic Narnia, which is dominated by the White Witch. With the help of the great lion Aslan and the good inhabitants of the country, the children liberate Narnia, and the hundred-year Winter ends.

In Prince Caspian, the children make their second trip to Narnia. Once again, they must save the fairyland – help the inhabitants return the throne to the rightful heir, Caspian. His uncle Miraz, having killed his brother in pursuit of power, appropriated the rights and proclaimed himself king.

In the third book, Lucy and Edmund, together with their cousin Eustace, accompany Caspian on a voyage. They are looking for 7 lords expelled by Miraz. On the way, they face the dangers and amazing events of the Eastern Sea.

In the fourth part, Eustace and her classmate Jill Pole find themselves in Narnia, where the great Lion instructs them to find their son Caspian, who was kidnapped 10 years ago. Hoping to find the prince, the teenagers head to a fairy-tale place inhabited by giant creatures.

The book “The Horse and His Boy” differs from the rest in the storyline. It tells about the boy Shasta and the talking horse Igogo, who fell into captivity in the country of Tarkhistan. They are united by a common desire to return to Narnia. Having learned about the intention of the Calormenes to invade Orlandia, they rush to notify King Lum.

The sixth book “The Wizard’s Nephew” tells about the events that began the history of Narnia. Digory Kirk (the creator of the wardrobe), while still a child, with his girlfriend get into magical places, where they learn about the existence of the White Witch. Before their eyes, Narnia is being created.

The last part describes the confrontation between the allies of Aslan and the supporters of the impostor donkey Burdock, wrapped in a lion’s skin. The end of the world of Narnia is coming.

Books teach children to be honest, kind, protect the weak and fight injustice.

Malachite box, Bazhov P.

Rating: 4.8

A collection of 13 tales published from 1936 to 1945.

Bazhov’s tales describe the amazing nature of the Urals, introduce children to the numerous legends of those places, the masters who served as the basis for fairy-tale images. Earthly riches are guarded by fictitious owners who simultaneously combine both the formidable forces of nature and human traits.

The Mistress of the Copper Mountain protects the lands and people who mine precious stones on them, and the Silver Hoof Deer gives gems to kind people. Heroes pass the test of wealth, realizing that material well-being is not the main thing in life.

There are satirical works in the book that ridicule the absurdity of human greed. So, in the tale “Sochneva pebbles”, the hero found a scattering of emeralds, greedily stuffed his wallet and began to brag to everyone, when he suddenly discovered that the wallet was empty.

The tales of P. P. Bazhov illuminate the problem of morality in a form understandable to children: to be hardworking and courageous, to love your native land, to respect work, to see the true beauty around you, to protect it.

Thumbelina, Hans Christian Andersen

Rating: 4.7

The book was first published in Denmark in 1835.

In the center of the plot is a tiny Thumbelina, which appeared from a small sprouted grain. Despite her diminutive size, the girl shows incredible resilience and endures adversity with honor.

She is stolen by a toad who dreams of marrying the girl to his ugly son. Thumbelina manages to escape with the help of a moth, but is promptly kidnapped by a Maybug. Other beetles considered the main character ugly and even ugly, and he did not want to keep the girl with him anymore – he put her on a camomile and flew away.

As winter approaches, Thumbelina begins to suffer from the cold. The field mouse offers to live with her, and then decides to marry the ward to the Mole neighbor. In his gallery, a girl discovers a wounded swallow freezing in a cold, dark hole and rescues her. Having recovered and strengthened, the swallow helps Thumbelina to escape from the Mole on their wedding day – she takes her to the land of the elves. Here the main character became the queen of flowers and married the king of the elves.

The fairy tale teaches children to be kind and sympathetic, to help those who need help.

Pinocchio, Collodi C.

Rating: 4.7

The book was first published in 1883.

The main character of the fairy tale is the boy Pinocchio, cut from a log. A frivolous, naughty mischievous person gets into trouble, and his nose grows from lying.

Pinocchio escapes from Father Geppetto and ends up in a puppet theater. There, the leader almost burns him. However, the puppeteer lets him go and, having learned that the boy’s father is poor, gives him 5 coins. The fox and the cat, who met on the way of the boy, deceive him – they steal gold coins, which they buried together in the country of Bolvania. After informing the judge about the theft, Pinocchio goes to jail.

After the wooden man learns that his father was swallowed by a shark, he goes to the land of adventure, where he becomes a donkey. He is forced to perform in the circus, and then they are going to kill him at all. The fairy rescues Pinocchio, his behavior begins to change. He frees his father, helps him and the sick fairy. As a reward, she turns Pinocchio into a real boy.

The book reminds children to obey their parents and not trust strangers. Gives the realization that stubbornness and laziness lead to bitter consequences.

Scarlet flower, Aksakov S.

Rating: 4.7

The tale was published by Aksakov in 1858.

In the center of the plot is a rich merchant and his three daughters. Going to distant countries, the father asks the girls what kind of foreign gifts they want. The older daughters ask for girlish attire and a mirror, and the youngest asks for a scarlet flower, the most beautiful in the world.

During his wanderings, the merchant finds gifts for his eldest daughters. Miraculously, she finds herself in an extraordinary garden, where she finds a flower of wondrous beauty for her youngest daughter. His father rips it off and almost loses his life for it. The owner of the garden (a terrible Beast) lets the merchant go, but in return he is waiting for one of his daughters, who must come to his domain of her own free will.

The youngest daughter Nastya saves her father from death – she goes to the Beast. The girl lives in that palace for a long time, but she never manages to see the owner – she only feels his care and hears a terrible, wild voice. Day by day, the merchant’s daughter grows in love with the Beast, and it does not go away even after she sees his ugly appearance.

The owner of the palace lets Nastenka go to her native places, warning that he cannot live without her, and if she does not appear in three days, he will die. Time in the parental home flies by unnoticed, and meanwhile the envious sisters turn the clock back an hour. The girl, returning to the palace, discovers the Beast with no signs of life.

Nastenka presses his head to her chest and shouts out that she loves him as her betrothed. At this moment, the evil spell of the sorceress who bewitched him is dispelled and the Beast turns into a handsome Prince. The merchant blesses them and his daughter and the Prince marry.

The fairy tale teaches important qualities for children: to fulfill promises, to evaluate a person not by appearance, but by behavior, to be kind to people around.

Tom Sawyer, M. Twain

Rating: 4.6

The story was published in 1876.

The action takes place in a small Missouri town during the pre-Civil War era. The main character is a 12-year-old boy Tom Sawyer, who lives with Aunt Polly, the sister of his deceased mother.

The boy shows an inexhaustible thirst for adventure. He, along with his beloved Becky Thatcher and friend Huckleberry Finn, a growing homeless child, seeks adventure and finds it.

Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry witness the murder and expose the criminal Joe, find the treasure hidden by him and share it equally.

Sawyer runs away from home, and goes on a voyage with Huck – he dreams of becoming a pirate and visiting the island. The boys are even considered drowned, but soon the travelers will return.

Tom and Becky, having run away from the holiday, hide in a cave, and then go astray and wander for a long time. Even adults cannot find them. The kids still manage to get out of the cave safely, blocking the exit for Joe’s killer, who was hiding there.

Simplerule experts recommend reading all the stories from the adventures of Tom Sawyer for children 7 years old. They teach to value friendship, not to give up in difficult life situations, to show ingenuity and perseverance, to fight injustice and always come to the aid of those who are in trouble.

The best for children, Chukovsky K.I.

Rating: 4.5

Modern collection for children with the best works of the great writer.

The book presents the following children’s tales in verse: “Aibolit”, “Barmaley”, “Fly-Tsokotuha”, “Moydodyr”, “Cockroach”, “Stolen Sun”, “Fedorino’s grief”, “Telephone”. In addition, the collection includes “The Adventures of Bibigon” and K. Chukovsky’s retelling of the stories of the famous writer Rudolf Erich Raspe “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen”.

In each fairy tale, the author laid the idea that he wanted to convey to the little reader in a playful way. Thus, the poem “Fly-Tsokotuha” helps to think about how important it is to come to the aid of those who are in trouble, “Aibolit” teaches to show love for people and animals, and “Moydodyr” recalls the importance of hygiene. In each work of K. I. Chukovsky, love and mutual understanding reign, in them good triumphs over evil.

The language of presentation is simple – fairy tales are easy to read and remember. Children of 7 years old read and listen to them with pleasure, and most importantly, they understand the meaning of what is written.

The Wizard of the Emerald City, Volkov A.

Rating: 4.5

A. Volkov wrote the book in 1939. The plot is borrowed from the work of the American writer Lyman Frank Baum “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”

In the center of events – the girl Ellie from Kansas and her dog Totoshka. Due to a tornado that arose at the behest of the evil sorceress Gingema, the main characters find themselves in a fabulous place and try to return home.

On the way, they meet the Tin Woodman, who dreams of a heart, the Cowardly Lion, who wants to get rid of fears and become the king of beasts, and the straw scarecrow Scarecrow, whose innermost desire is to gain brains. To fulfill their desires, they go to the wizard Goodwin in the Emerald City.

Travelers have a hard time: they have to survive a meeting with a cannibal and saber-toothed tigers, a river crossing, overcoming a treacherous scarlet field with poppies.

Later it turns out that Goodwin is not a magician at all and only the silver shoes of the sorceress Gingema (Totoshka found them) are capable of helping Ellie, and the Lion, the Scarecrow and the Woodcutter were not devoid of the qualities they dreamed of – they simply did not believe in themselves enough.

Ellie and Toto are back at home, and the Lion, the Scarecrow and the Woodcutter become the rulers of the peoples from whom they received recognition during the long journey.

Simplerule experts recommend this book for children: the work teaches to be selfless, courageous, to value friends and friendship as one of the highest values.

Golden key, or the adventures of Pinocchio

Rating: 4.5

Another book for children about a wooden boy. The author’s adaptation of the fairy tale by C. Collodi about the adventures of Pinocchio was published as a separate edition in 1936.

The plot is adapted in accordance with national characteristics; Russian sayings and proverbs are used in the text. Outwardly, the characters are similar, but Pinocchio, unlike Pinocchio, does not increase in size during a lie. In fact, the plot is similar only up to the moment when the fox and the cat dig up the wooden boy’s coins.

To commit the theft, the villains call the police. Those, not finding anything of value in Pinocchio, throw him into the pond. Here the wooden boy meets the turtle Tortila, who gives him an unusual key.

The owner of the theater Karabas Barabas organizes a chase for Artemon, who has learned the secret of the golden key. The poodle Artemon and Pinocchio enter into battle with Karabas and the guard dogs. After that, the brave Pinocchio quietly follows the director of the theater and cunningly finds out which door the key is from.

The main character is at home. He asks Papa Carlo to remove the canvas and behind the door, which Pinocchio opens with a key, an underground passage is discovered. He leads the characters to an amazingly beautiful puppet theater.

Friends agree that during the day they will study at school, and in the evenings they will play in the new puppet theater – a place where you don’t have to be afraid of anyone.

The book teaches children kindness, mutual assistance and responsiveness. Reminds you to study well and not to be overly gullible.

IN THE LAND OF LESSONS UNLEARNED, Geraskina L.B.

Rating: 4.4

The story of the same name by Liya Borisovna Geraskina was first published in 1965.

In the center of events is a 4th grade student, a loser and a lazy person Vitya Perestukin. He gets 5 deuces at once in one school day. Textbooks come to life: Geography, Arithmetic and Grammar appear in front of the student, sending him to the land of unlearned lessons.

In a fabulous place, the loser meets Comma, which he had not noticed before. To avoid the death penalty, Vitya has to carefully read the sentence and put the right punctuation mark.

The boy notices that the grass and trees in this country are withered, and at the bottom of the riverbed lies dried fish and all the animals, like himself, are thirsty. The reason for everything is the ignorance of the loser about the water cycle in nature. Vitya hardly remembers the teacher’s explanations and immediately starts to pour rain.

Also, the fourth-grader saves the tailor, who was in prison because of an incorrectly solved problem by Vitya, sends the polar bear to the North Pole, and the black child and the monkey to the tropics. Vita has to remember that a cow is a herbivore, not a carnivore, otherwise the cow would have eaten him. The boy still solves a lot of problems.

During the time spent in an amazing country, he understands that the lessons must be taught in good faith – the acquired knowledge will always come in handy. Once at home, Vitya corrects all the deuces and successfully graduates from the fourth grade.

Through the book, the author is trying to convey: you need to be responsible for your studies and respect each subject – which is especially important for children of 7 years old who are starting school.

The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Hoffman E.T.A.

Rating: 4.4

The story was first published in 1819.

The story begins with a family holiday. The children of the Stahlbaum family, Fritz and Marie, accept New Year’s gifts: a castle with golden towers, dolls, books, a wooden horse, a little man called the Nutcracker, who is designed to crack nuts. To a girl, he seems defenseless in his ugliness, she attaches herself to him with all her heart.

Marie sees a fabulous vision of the Nutcracker and his army fighting the seven-headed Mouse King. The girl tells what she saw to her parents and the doctor, but does not find understanding on their part. Adults are sure that visions are the consequences of delirium tremens.

The godfather who came to the house tells Marie that the Nutcracker, who was once the Nuremberg nephew of Drosselmeyer, became evil and ugly at the behest of the Mouse Queen. By the power of magic, the girl again finds herself in a fairy-tale kingdom with the Nutcracker and falls in love with him even more.

At the end, a kind, noble young man appears in the Stahlbaum house – Drosselmeyer’s nephew. He confesses that he stopped being an ugly little man thanks to Marie’s love and victory over the Mouse King. The young man invites Marie to become his wife and live in Fairyland. The girl agrees and a year later they celebrate the wedding.

In the book, the author teaches children the lessons of kindness, mercy, courage. Reminds you to stand up for the weak. Children of 7 years old come to an understanding: you should not draw conclusions about a person by appearance.

My family and other animals Darrell J.

Rating: 4.4

The autobiographical story of the animal writer was published in 1956.

In it, the author tells about the first 5 years of living on the Greek island of Corfu. There, Gerald, being a ten-year-old child, is fond of studying animals and writes down his observations.

Darrell narrates in a playful way that children can understand. For the most part, he talks about funny stories that happen not only to him, but also to his family and friends.

So, once Gerald brought home a box of scorpions, put it on the fireplace and sat down at the table, and after dinner he completely forgot about the unusual captives. At this time, the older brother was going to smoke and grabbed a matchbox from the fireplace. Opening it, Larry screamed in horror – the scorpion jumped out of the box and instantly ended up on his arm.

Another curious incident happened to the guests. Having caught the snakes in the pond, the young researcher started their bath. Those who arrived at the gala dinner rushed out of the house in horror.

After 5 years, Gerald’s tutor informs his mother that the boy has received enough knowledge. The family moves to England so that Jerry can get a decent education.

The book instills in children a love for animals, awakens curiosity, and has cognitive value.

“The Adventures of John Doolittle” Lofting Hugh

Rating: 4.4

The cycle of works includes 14 books written from 1920 to 1952. Editions are published with the author’s own illustrations.

The book begins in England in 1819 or 1820. In the center of the plot is Dr. John Doolittle, a traveler and zoologist who can understand the language of birds and animals.

John keeps animals at home, including dangerous ones, so they turn to him less and less for medical help – the doctor is getting poorer. Then news comes from Africa that hundreds of monkeys have undergone a serious deadly disease. The doctor organizes an expedition. On the way, the ship is shipwrecked and, along with animal companions, Dolittle is captured. They manage to escape and save the monkeys from the epidemic.

On the way back, the team is captured again. This time, Prince Bumpo helped make the escape. The main character and his pets manage to capture a pirate ship with treasure and save a boy whose uncle was abandoned on a rocky island by pirates.

The story of John Doolittle does not end there. Many fantastic adventures await him, in which he always goes with close friends and associates – a company of animals.

The image of John Dullit served as a prototype for the well-known Doctor Aibolit K. I. Chukovsky. Both works teach children to be sympathetic, kind, love animals and help them.

Brownie Kuzka and magical things “(with continuations), Aleksandrova G.

Rating: 4.3

In 1977, a book about brownie Kuze was published, which includes 5 chapters.

Kuzka, who found himself in the hut of 7-year-old Natasha and her parents, found a bulk apple on a saucer. As soon as the owners look at him, they immediately forget about everything. At the same time, in the neighboring villages, gusli-samoguds start up, which make them dance until they drop, and a self-made tablecloth feeding the lazy villagers.

Brownies are thinking how to save the owners. Marfa-Berendeyka tells them that only the one who brought them can stop these magical little things. It turns out that a passing merchant sold these miracles to people. Three brownies decide to go in different directions in order to quickly find the sorcerer.

The met Baba Yaga gives Kuza a magic ball, which should lead to the sorcerer’s house. Along the way, the brownie meets a bear in an invisibility cap, a peasant in walking boots and a village where he tastes rejuvenating apples. Having reached the appointed house, Kuzka meets friends. Here the housewives discover that it was not a sorcerer, but a scientist-inventor. He created these outlandish things to help people and did not know that his inventions would only bring harm.

The scientist is sent along with the brownies. He walks through the villages and corrects his miracles.

The tale reminds us that sometimes you need to sacrifice your interests in order to help those around you. Teaches friendship: true friends share joyful events together and help each other in trouble.

The Wind in the Willows, Graham Kenneth book characters

Rating: 4.2

The fairy-tale story of the Scottish writer was first published in England in 1908.

The book describes a fabulous story about the adventures of animals with pronounced human features. The action begins with the mole getting outside, where he is fascinated by the beauty of nature. Here he makes friends: the water rat Mr. Rat, Mr. Badger and the frog Mr. Zhabbi.

Mole likes a new life. Meanwhile, summer turns into autumn. He decides to return to his house and begins to restore order. Ret helps him with this. Friends celebrate Christmas there.

Meanwhile, speedy Zhabbi buys a car and crashes it. After he buys a new one and breaks it again. Friends try to fix the frog, but he steals someone else’s car, for which he goes to jail. The jailer’s kind daughter helps him escape.

During the escape, Zhabbi has a series of funny adventures and returns home. Unexpectedly for friends, the frog begins to improve, becoming a decent citizen, and not an ambitious fool.

Slowly developing the story, the author teaches to enjoy every moment, to see miracles in everyday life. The book tells about true friendship, worldly wisdom, forgiveness and other qualities that adorn a person.

Hill dwellers, Adams R.

Rating: 4.1

The fairy tale novel, published in 1972, is a revised collection of fairy tales that the writer told his children while traveling around the country.

The book tells about the adventures of rabbits who were forced to leave their home because of the construction that began in their habitat. They go through a difficult path in search of a new home, but they set a vivid example of worthy behavior, despite all the difficulties.

Everything is present in the fairy tale: spy intrigues, wars, battles, escapes. Thanks to Pyatak’s intuition and the ingenuity of other rabbits, the team finds a way out of all the current situations.

At the end of the book, the rabbits manage to lure the rabbits from another colony and settle them at home, the first offspring are expected soon. They make peace with their neighbors and after some time a new town appears between the two settlements.

Through the story of kind, brave, friendly rabbits, the author tries to convey to children what human society should be like and how people should interact with each other in it.

Adventures of a Dunno and His Friends, Nosov N.N.

Rating: 4.0

The rating is completed by the first of the trilogy by N. N. Nosov, a book about the adventures of Dunno, written in 1953-1954.

Events take place in one unusual Flower City, where small short men live the size of a small cucumber. The name of each character characterizes him as a person or implies a type of activity. So, Znayka was a scientist, Dr. Pilyulkin was a doctor, Vintik and Shpuntik were mechanics, Donut and Syrup were cooks, Steklyashkin was an astronomer, Tube, Tsvetik and Guslya were creative personalities. But the main character of the book is Dunno – a frivolous, inattentive boy who does not want to study.

The shorties go on a journey in a balloon designed by Znayka, but it crashes and the little men find themselves in the Green City. Dunno appears to the local kids as a hero who invented and created a balloon, and subsequently commands them.

Upon the return of Znayka, who disappeared during the crash, Dunno’s deceit is revealed – he becomes a laughingstock. But the residents of the Green City stand up for him. The shorties return to the Flower City. After what happened Dunno decides to improve: he begins to study, make friends with the little ones and protect them, puts up with his best friend Gunka.

The main idea of ​​the book is that friendship and knowledge help to cope with any difficulties, and politeness and modesty adorn a person.

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