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Classic reads for 5/6/7 year old

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yawningbear · 31/07/2014 07:49

DD is 5, nearly 6. She loves being read to but has struggled greatly with even the basics in terms of learning to read. Seems likely she has dyslexia. We have always read to her a lot and she also listens to story CD's. I am keen to keep reading to her as much as possible but I want to read well written stories. Her comprehension seems very good. Her favourites so far have been Pipi Longstocking, Danny The Champion of the World, Heidi and the Sophie stories by Dick King Smith.

Any other suggestions for classics, new or old that might appeal and that I will also enjoy reading?

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SecretSpi · 31/07/2014 09:59

Ursula Moray William's books - The Little Wooden Horse and Gobbolino
The Winnie the Pooh books

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BlueChampagne · 31/07/2014 12:51

She sounds like she has similar tastes to DS1 who is about a year older, so here are some hits from the past year:

The Worst Witch
The Owl who was afraid of the Dark
Charlotte's Web
101 Dalmatians
Green Smoke
A Necklace of Raindrops
Beatrix Potter
Sophie and the Shadow Woods
Katie Morag

Currently reading him Black Beauty. Hmm, he might like Heidi too.

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DownByTheRiverside · 31/07/2014 12:53

The moomin books by Tove Janson?

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ThinkIveBeenHacked · 31/07/2014 13:02

Matilda
Famous Five
Little Women

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Leeds2 · 31/07/2014 16:43

Milly Molly Mandy books by Joyce Lancaster Brisley.
My Naughty Little Sister books by Dorothy Edwards. There are also Iggy & Me books by Jenny Valentine, which are modern day versions of the MNLS books.
Paddington, and Olga Da Polga, books by Michael Bond.
Mr Majeika books by Humphrey Carpenter.

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cazzybabs · 31/07/2014 18:37

alice in wonderland
and all of the above - especially Moomins

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yawningbear · 31/07/2014 20:41

Briiliant, thank you for the suggestions, She does love Milly Molly Mandy & I have been meaning to look out the Naughty little sister books because I think those will really appeal as well. Lots of others as well that I hadn't thought of, so thank you, should keep us going a while!

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IceRocket · 31/07/2014 20:47

We're reading the magic faraway tree dp & I are fighting over reading with the kids as we both loved it Grin

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Spockster · 31/07/2014 20:48

We are enjoying Mary Poppins at the moment

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Leeds2 · 31/07/2014 22:40

If she likes My Naughty Little Sister, she will love Iggy & Me. Especially if she has a little sister!

There is also Madame Pamplemousse. Can't remember the author. Very popular with the girls in the library where I work.

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Inlovewith2014 · 26/08/2014 17:17

Enid blyton the faraway tree collection and the wishing tree collection too my kids love these excellent books

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MissMilliment · 26/08/2014 17:19

All of the above, and how about the Ramona books by Beverly Clearly? They are great too.

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 26/08/2014 17:22

"The Land of Green Ginger" by Noel Langley - it is a sequel to the Aladdin story, and has both magic and humour. It has a flying back garden, a magician who has accidentally turned himself into a button-nosed tortoise, villains called Rub Dub Ben Thud and Tin Tack Ping Foo, and a donkey who sits on a pin.

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