Adventure is a topic that is fascinating to children of all ages. Adventure books are filled with magic and wonder. Books about adventures cover a wide range of story lines like surviving in the wild, slaying dragons, wrestling alligators, climbing a mountain or hunting for buried treasure. Children can travel around the world without leaving their rooms. Some great adventure books for children include "Dealing with Dragons" by Patricia C. Wrede and "Shipwrecked! The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy" by Rhoda Blumberg.
Friendship is a topic that is of interest to children in all grades of elementary school. Some subtopics related to friendship stories include making new friends, conflict and resolution among friends and losing friends. These topics may help children cope with situations they may be experiencing. Some stories about friendship for children include, "Frog and Toad Are Friends" by Arnold Lobel and "The Hundred Dresses" by Eleanor Estes and Louis Slobodkin.
Children can identify with stories about going back to school, starting a new school or going to school for the very first time. Books with a storyline about school may also help children as they transition from preschool to elementary school or from one class to another. They may also help a child deal with bullying, taking tests or sensitive issues that occur in schools. Some books with great stories about school include, "First Day Jitters" by Julie Danneberg and "A Fine, Fine School" by Sharon Creech.
Children are naturally fascinated by animals, so storybooks with topics about animals are sure to please. Books about animals may strive to teach children about animal characteristics and their habitats -- or they may detail how to care for animals through storytelling. They may also feature talking animals or animals as characters that are on an adventure to help convey a message. Some children's books with great animal topics are "Sally's Great Balloon Adventure" by Stephen Huneck and "Herbert," written and illustrated by Robyn Belton.