I'm looking for some recommendations of short stories for younger readers, preferably around 7-9 years old, and preferably fantasy/sci fi ish if possible. A student I work with has to write some of these, and I'd like to recommend some. All I can think of is The Happy prince, which isn't fantasy or sci fi, and novels. Are there classic or contemporary classic shorts for kids? All suggestions gratefully received!

Anything by Robert Westall has a great fantasy fiction feel, plus he is a old school writer so his work is less commerical. Future Track 5 is sci fi and still a great read. For younger children the Beast Quest novels seem to be popular but they aren't as complex as I would like for a young child. Eragon is aimed at 10 - 14 year olds but adults like to read this too. My daughter at 7 also loves the Doctor who books and Percy Jackson books. Younger children you can always go back to Enid Blyton. Hope this helps Adele

Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell have collaborated on a number of series of fantasy books for that age group.

Jasper Fforde's Dragonslayer series

The Spooks Books by Joseph Delaney (otherwise known as The Wardstone Chronicles)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Spiderwick Chronicles series by Holly Black 

Terry Pratchett
 
 
Edited by NMott at 17:56:00 on 05 March 2014

Thanks both- I'll get reading and recommending.