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Book for me to read out loud to 8 year old

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BrightonBB · 27/10/2019 08:48

I feel we’ve got out of the habit of me reading a book out loud as I listen and then write in their school reading record.
Please could you suggest books for me to read to them - I’m not a fan of fantasy, sci fi or Walliams.
Thank you for suggestions - 8 year old in Yr 4.

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inwood · 28/10/2019 13:37

Harry Potter?

SurpriseSparDay · 28/10/2019 13:36

I like EugenesAxe‘s list. I’d add The Wind in the Willows if not already done - it’s surprisingly dark.

And, despite your dislike of fantasy, eight is exactly the age to hear The Hobbit read aloud.

Goodnight Mr Tom is fairly gruelling in parts and perhaps best shared with an adult.

Small Change for Stewart is fun.

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe is excellent.

The Riddle of The Sands. (Good pre-something to John Buchan’s Richard Hannay novels, though not the same author.)

Willow2017 · 28/10/2019 13:20

Mr Gum and the rest of the series.
Hilarious, mind bending at times (and just gross enough at times yp be funny) but be warned you will have to stop now and again due to the giggles.

The Gigglers and the other Roddy Doyle books. Utterly crazy but un-put-downable because you want to see what the heck happens next.

Be good to get back into the habit with him if you are both laughing at the outrageous antics in both sets.

BlueChampagne · 28/10/2019 12:58

Maudlin Towers by Chris Priestley
Adventures of Algy adventuresofalgy.com/books
Swallows and Amazons

Pashazade · 27/10/2019 11:42

The Kid Normal books, they are a really good read, funny for parent and child.

LucileDuplessis · 27/10/2019 11:27

I am reading Anthony Horowitz to my year 5 child which is going down very well.

Ricekrispie22 · 27/10/2019 11:24

Stig of the Dump
Just William
Secret Seven
The Sheeppig
The Butterfly Lion
Adolphus Tips
Finding Gobi
The Peppermint Pig
Madame Doubtfire
Diary of a Killer Cat

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BrightonBB · 27/10/2019 09:29

I don’t record in their school book what I read out loud ..... unless I was to get a class dojo or sticker too from the teacher ;)
It just feels that all the reading emphasis at home has been them reading to me which is lovely but we used to enjoy longer chapter books together so would like to get back into it. Sometimes, I think it is nice for them to simply relax and enjoy a story being read to them.
I’ll check out some of the ideas given so far - thank you.

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EugenesAxe · 27/10/2019 09:01

Macken... sorry AutoCorrect. I still feel like I’ve misspelled it though 😆

EugenesAxe · 27/10/2019 08:59

I usually record them reading aloud to me not vv. Don’t want to sound confrontational saying that, I just wanted to double check your school likes to see what you’ve read them too. I read mine Harry Potter but don’t record it.

Books I’d try are The Island of the Great, Yellow Ox by Walter Mackenzie (adventure), 101 Dalmatians by Dodie Smith, My Naughty Little Sister books by Dorothy ?, Anne of Green Gables series by LM Montgomery, Boy/Going Solo by Dahl, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit by Judith Kerr, A Christmas Carol by Dickens.

CileyMayRhinovirus · 27/10/2019 08:57

Michael Morpurgo?

CileyMayRhinovirus · 27/10/2019 08:55

We read A LOT of fantasy and a bit of Walliams so I'm struggling to think of books without at least a fantasy element (like Roald Dahl books, which are fabulous but usually have a magical element)

CileyMayRhinovirus · 27/10/2019 08:54

Jaqueline Wilson?

Hairyfairy01 · 27/10/2019 08:50

My dd is currently enjoying me reading the naughtiest girl in the school books. Otherwise what about the BFG or the witches?