My kids are readers and I read to them every night before bed. I'm not always a fan of the content but the sense of fantasy and adventure is intriguing to them. Given who I am and what I'd like to instill in my children, Ive been looking for a way to bring our worlds together. Since they're not quite ready for my Louis L'Amour collection, I was struggling.

Well, yesterday I ran across these & bought the hunting series & workbooks. With Christmas coming, I thought a few of you with younger kids might like to know about them.

https://lanewalkerbooks.com/

The ones by Kevin Lovegreen are good too.

My son went through a huge Gary Paulson phase when he was 9 or 10

AgRyan04 said:

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My son went through a huge Gary Paulson phase when he was 9 or 10

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So did I! (30 years ago)

Hatchet was a favorite.

AggieT said:

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AgRyan04 said:

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My son went through a huge Gary Paulson phase when he was 9 or 10

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So did I! (30 years ago)

Hatchet was a favorite.

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Looks like he just passed last month. I read Hatchet but will buy the rest of his books for them next year.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/us/gary-paulsen-hatchet-obit/index.html

I liked all of the Jim Kjelgaard books when I was a kid. Big Red, Irish Red, Stormy, etc. The titles sound like a list of stripper autobiographies, but they are fun outdoors books about some pretty cool dogs.

mandevilleag said:

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I liked all of the Jim Kjelgaard books when I was a kid. Big Red, Irish Red, Stormy, etc. The titles sound like a list of stripper autobiographies, but they are fun outdoors books about some pretty cool dogs.

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Seconded

AgResearch said:

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The ones by Kevin Lovegreen are good too.

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Got 'em. Thanks for the rec.

These are favorites in our house. Found them at a Texas Trophy Hunters event, I think they're based in Dallas.

https://www.exploretheoutdoorsbooks.com/

I loved Patrick McManus as a kid. Still do.

Thanks for posting WOD.
Just ordered the hunting and fishing bundles for 7 yr old.

Purchased that bundle recently also as our youngest is 9 and just now starting to be the hunter and not jus tagging along.

Smile Outside

Great books, I have a few that my 2 year old son enjoys

Don't forget Far Side of the Mountain

The Dangerous Book for Boys: Iggulden, Conn, Iggulden, Hal: 8601421712422: Amazon.com: Books

AggieChemist said:

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mandevilleag said:

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I liked all of the Jim Kjelgaard books when I was a kid. Big Red, Irish Red, Stormy, etc. The titles sound like a list of stripper autobiographies, but they are fun outdoors books about some pretty cool dogs.

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Thirded! Still want an Irish setter due to these books!

Seconded

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Mine loved the Kevin Lovegreen books. We are reading some of the Little House on the Prairie books now. Great insight into how hard life was for the pioneers.

We read a lot of Baxter Black poems. Some are funny, some are sad, but they are all really good.

Learning to memorize and/or recite speeches is a great skill for kids to learn.

Call of the Wild
Stormy

Outdoor and dog books

AgResearch said:

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The ones by Kevin Lovegreen are good too.

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Yep. My oldest boy loves this series.

My son got me to read Hatchet, and I gave him No Easy Day. He's now reading American Sniper.

Where the Red Fern Grows is IMO the #1 outdoor book for kids. Call of the Wild and White Fang by Jack London and the Jim Kjelgaard books would all be high on the list too.

No love for Lord of the Flies?

Here is one I feel like most people don't know about...

Devil's Bridge

It is a book about a kid in a fishing tournament up in Cape Cod...loved it as a kid and have now read it to my own kids.

Cynthia DeFelice is the author. She has another, more recent book, called "Wild Life" about a boy and a bird dog out on the run. My kids loved that one as well!

We've been through all of Gary Paulsen's books...as well as Far Side of the Mountain and several others!

Field & Stream and Outdoor Life