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Short chapter book recommendations for me to read to very sensative dd

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tiredbutnotweary · 25/09/2013 14:32

Dd (age 5) loves being read to, and I have been reading her short chapter books (as well as books from her picture book collection) for a while now.

However I'd really appreciate recommendations of books that have no scary or people-being-mean-to-each-other content.

She has particularly enjoyed Little Nose (that was as scary as she can manage Smile), Ursula Bear series, Animal Ark, Rainbow Faries, which we're all tired of now thank god.

Her favourite all time book is "How Green Was My Mouse" by Dick King-Smith. This seems like the perfect story for her, all happy, with the couple getting married and having a baby at the end (which makes her grin and sigh like your wouldn't believe)!

I'm getting more of these short chapter books by Dick King-Smith, but just wondered if any of you had any other recommendations, that follow a similar vein, sort of happy real life stories?

Many thanks in advance Thanks

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BlueChampagne · 26/09/2013 11:11

The Magic Roundabout books by Eric Thomson (if you can still get hold of them) are a good read for kids and adults alike.
The Owl who was afraid of the Dark
Longer Winnie the Witch books?
The Claude books by Alex T Smith?

Seeline · 26/09/2013 09:46

Definitely try My Naughty Little sister - my DD loved those
the Wombles are quite funny
Naughtiest Girl in the School - Enid Blyton

IndianMummy · 26/09/2013 09:37

Arrr, she sounds so sweet! (mine are the opposite) There's this old series called Dilly the Dinosaur (it's a nice but naughty dinosaur) that she might like...you can probably find it in the library to try it out..

Poledra · 26/09/2013 08:56

DD1 adored Milly Molly Mandy at the same age. The Secret Kingdom books are similar to the Rainbow Fairies but at least you get different names...

fleacircus · 26/09/2013 08:40

DD1 is similar, can't cope with anybody crying, anything scary, any suggestion of meanness. She's very fond of Iggy and Me (as am I) - a lovely funny family with two daughters have amusing times together. The daughters are nice to each other, the parents are lovely. It's like the diametric opposite of Hollyoaks.

Judyandherdreamofhorses · 25/09/2013 20:37

I'm looking at the Ahlberg's 'Happy Families' series next

Judyandherdreamofhorses · 25/09/2013 20:36

My 4 year old sounds similar. Enid Blyton (Wishing Chair, Faraway Tree?). They need a bit of editing as you read, and there are still some scenes of 'mild peril' that DD makes me skip...

She won't entertain Clever Polly as she's scared of the wolf on the front cover...

Takver · 25/09/2013 17:34

Teddy Robinson :)

Also Milly-Molly-Mandy

exexpat · 25/09/2013 14:34

Dick King-Smith is great. How about some other classics like Paddington Bear, Olga Da Polga, My Naughty Little Sister, and Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf? My DCs enjoyed those at around that age.