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Books you enjoyed when you were in primary school

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Nellia · 18/07/2017 13:18

Hello trying to build a list of books for my nearly 7 year old to read independently based on stories I remember that I genuinely enjoyed reading as a child. So far I have the worst witch series and gobilino the witches cat. Anyone have any further suggestions?

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Rubyslippers7780 · 21/07/2017 15:53

Roald Dahl
Goodnight Mr Tom
C.S Lewis

Strokethefurrywall · 21/07/2017 15:51

The My Best Fiend series by Sheila Lavelle - I loved those books!

totorosfluffytummy · 21/07/2017 15:26

Karlson on the Roof
All the Roald Dahl books
The Indian in the Cupboard
Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse

demirose87 · 21/07/2017 14:53

I loved the josie Smith books by magdalen Nabb. I remember one I absolutely loved called "George speaks" by Dick King Smith.

sprinklesofweirdness · 21/07/2017 13:55

Jacqueline Wilson books were my absolute favourite

bigchris · 21/07/2017 13:48

Follyfoot series
Jill wins a pony etc

St Clare's, Mallory towers

Faraway tree series

Milly Molly Mandy

Mrs pepperpot and gobbolino were 2 of my favourites

Ropsleybunny · 21/07/2017 13:48

All of Enid Blyton books. I know they're not considered at all PC now but I bloody loved them.

Fatfingeredtrade · 21/07/2017 13:46

Beaver Towers (and sequels) by Nigel Hinton
Chronicles of Narnia
Roald Dahl stories

PinkyPudding · 21/07/2017 13:45

The Secret Garden

DreichAgain · 21/07/2017 13:44

Flat Stanley
Paddington

Hammy12345 · 21/07/2017 13:39

I loved Mallory towers and st Claire's stories by Enid Blyton. Always made me want to go to boarding school.

DioneTheDiabolist · 21/07/2017 13:35

Mrs. Pepper pot
My Naughty Little Sister
Some Oscar Wilde stuff, but I re-read them when DS was born and found them incredibly sad.

BlueChampagne · 21/07/2017 13:33

From 8-11 I really enjoyed:

Swallows and Amazons and some of the sequels
Narnia series
Green Knowe (the first two in the series in particular)
Famous Five
Silver Brumby series
The Dark is Rising series

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Nellia · 18/07/2017 17:54

Ah thanks completely forgot about pippy long stocking. No the jackie wilson ones we have pucked up seem a little old for her i terms of themes.

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NormaSmuff · 18/07/2017 13:40

And I enjoyed Mallory towers as well

NormaSmuff · 18/07/2017 13:31

Does your dd enjoy Nik Sharret? Jacqueline Wilson?

NormaSmuff · 18/07/2017 13:30

Came on to say gobolino, also pippi longstocking, a story about three sisters all with different talents also swish of the curtain, ballet shoes, to name a few

0nline · 18/07/2017 13:24

The Tree That Sat Down. It was one of a trilogy. Have no memory of who wrote it, but I'm 50 and parts of the story turn up in my dreams (day and night versions) even now.

I bloody LOVED that book.

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