need to chose another bedtime book - we just read the bfg and dd cried because it is finished!

[civilfawlty]

dd is 5 1/2. I got fed up with reading the same short stories every night, so thought we'd go for something with chapters. We loved the bfg. But I was thinking of trying something non-roald dahl, because otherwise she'll get fixated and refuse to read anything else.

Oh - and I found charlottes web and pippi L a tad dull!

I'd love some brilliant suggestions please!

thanks verily!

[Twims]

Matilda, Fantastic Mr Fox, The Twits - Roald Dahl

Sophie stories by Dick King Smith

[Joolyjoolyjoo]

Aww- poor dd- I know how she feels, it's horrid when you finish a good book!

My 5 1/2 yo dd likes Peter Pan, Faraway Tree, and of course Roald Dahl! Just finished Alice in Wonderland, but itdidn't go down as well as I would have thought- wasn't as good as I remembered it, somehow!

[Gorionine]

These?
DD used to love them but I was not too keen.

All my DCs love Roald Dahl books!

[civilfawlty]

Thanks for your suggestions. I guess the amazing thing about dahl is they keep me entertained too. I got a secret seven at the charity shop on the way home - so i'll see how that goes down!

[Comewhinewithme]

Magic faraway tree my dd's loved these .

BFG is coming to our local theatre soon so may be worth checking if it is on tour and coming anywhere near you .

[civilfawlty]

thanks CWWM (great name btw) - i'll look out for it.

Well - we started the secret seven and it went down a treat. hooray! I've got boxes full of the ones i read when i was little. and they were my mum's from when she was a kid. how lovely.

[yomellamoHelly]

Alice in Wonderland?
Winnie the Pooh?
Jungle Book?
Peter Pan?

[Comewhinewithme]

This may help with some info looks good .

www.lovebfg.com/

[Takver]

The Wombles chapter books are great. I found some 'new' ones that I hadn't read as a child, dd loved them all too and there are quite a few.

We're currently reading Worzel Gummidge but the chapters are too long!

[dilemma456]

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[civilfawlty]

thanks again folks. CWWM - thats a genius link. it closes in london on saturday, so i've just spent this weeks food budget on two tickets! irresponsible, but i have to take her! thank you so much.