I have a new book releasing. It’s for boys and I wanted to write it for ever so long. I have three sons and five grandsons so I love their energy, enthusiasm, and curiosity. I know they can be noisy, gross, and run wild, but that shows they are alive. They enjoy being active and discovering something new, including weird facts.

Many people complain that boys don’t read. I find that they are very willing to read if you provide something that interests them.

All boys don’t like the same reading material and that’s okay. One of my sons liked nonfiction and fiction as long as it involved animals or aliens. Another son preferred nonfiction but liked mysteries and when he grew up he liked sci-fi. Another son liked adventure stories and when he grew up liked a wider variety of books. Most boys like something that makes them laugh.

Ask boys what they like and see if you can think of books that match their interests.

I co-authored my newest book The One Year Devotions for Active Boys. Jesse Florea is the other author. He’s the editor of Clubhouse Magazine at FOF (he does more than that). The book offers a variety both in the devotional stories and activities. Each day includes a puzzle, experiment, weird facts, check off list, quiz, secret code, or hands on fun activity. The stories include true stories, amazing facts related to a Bible passage, humorous fictional interviews of Bible characters, and stories about real kids. Humor is woven in to many of the devotions.

A book that offers variety and something to do can engage guys and get them excited to see what comes next.

Ask

• What do you like to do?
• What games do you enjoy?
• What animals do you like?
• What is your favorite book?
• What do you want to learn about?
• What makes you laugh?