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Book for 6 year old to read on her own

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twinsetandpearls · 05/05/2008 22:17

We have lots of books for me or dp to read to dd but very little that she could read herself.

She is six and her teacher tells me her reading is very good. She does find her school reading books dull though and I thought if we found something else it might foster more enthusiasm.

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twinsetandpearls · 11/05/2008 23:49

can't find a jeremy strong collection chewlips but there are others.

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twinsetandpearls · 11/05/2008 23:45

DD does like going into a bookshop though

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twinsetandpearls · 11/05/2008 23:44

Yes I use the bookpeople to buy packs of books to give out as party bag gifts. Have also used them to use as silent reading books for my classroom.

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chewlips · 11/05/2008 23:41

I buy a lot of my DD's reading for home from "The Book People" I think you can get some good bargains sometimes.

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twinsetandpearls · 11/05/2008 23:36

Ooh will check that out, was just on Bookpeople looking for something for work.

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chewlips · 11/05/2008 23:35

Jeremy Strong has good deals through "The Book People"

Think you can buy packs of his books for about £8 for 10 books - please do not quote me on this , but am pretty sure.

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twinsetandpearls · 11/05/2008 23:04

We are currently reading Junie B Jones which she is loving as she is loosing her teeth, the stickers went down well.

I will check out the others and jeremy Strong.

It is hard getting the balance right as she loved being read to and I don;t want to make story time a chore but I do think I have not been encouraging her reading enough

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chewlips · 11/05/2008 23:04

Oh yes, forgot about "My Naughty Little Sister"

chewlips · 11/05/2008 23:02

Junie B Jones

Flat Stanley

Dirty Bertie

Millie Molly Mandy

Sophie stories (can't remember them off the top of my head, but Author is Dick King Smith)

Felicity Wishes - DD really loved those!

These are just a few of DDs favs! Will talk to her tomorrow and see what else!

Have just remembered another one

Jeremy Strong is also a good author for the young.

Some of the Roald Dahl books are great for this age.

My DD loves reading the Wheres Wally books, she likes to read what she has to look for.

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twinsetandpearls · 11/05/2008 22:56

Rosa that redhouse website is great

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twinsetandpearls · 11/05/2008 22:53

lostinfrance you're a bad man Mr Gum looks great will get that when we have read those or look in the library.

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twinsetandpearls · 07/05/2008 18:53

She likes something the witch thought it was Meg.

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RosaLuxembourg · 06/05/2008 23:19

I have posted this before ages ago but should mention it again - I have a collection of old Twinkle annuals picked up in charity shops and car boots and they are great for 6 year olds - good mix of words and pictures and shorter and longer stories. I even remember some of them from my own childhood - I get all nostalgic over Nurse Nancy!

TheFallenMadonna · 06/05/2008 23:14

DS is enjoying the Wombles at the moment.

RosaLuxembourg · 06/05/2008 23:13

That looks like a good book Twinset. DD3 would like it - I must start stocking up as it is her birthday in a couple of months. Does your DD like Winnie the Witch? I find a lot of those longer picture books still work really well as reading books for her.

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twinsetandpearls · 06/05/2008 23:02

Tonight we read a story from an Usborne witches book and we took it in turns to read pages and she had no real problems.

Feel a bit crap that we have not been doing this before only letting her read her school books to me.

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twinsetandpearls · 06/05/2008 19:57

She does like those actually and will read along with me lostinfrance.

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twinsetandpearls · 06/05/2008 19:52

right have ordered
princess mirror-belle
party pony from animal ark she loves horses
junie B toothless wonder - she is a bit of a toothless wonder herself
my dad's an alligator

Will buy more of the suggestions when I see how she does.

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twinsetandpearls · 06/05/2008 19:51

cat64 we have read some of Jeremy strongs books together and she has an alligator obsession so have ordered that one.

Good advice about taking it in turns.

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RubberDuck · 06/05/2008 19:47

I'd like to second Horrid Henry. Ds1 has just got some for his birthday (his party was on Saturday) and he's already read three books cover to cover.

We also like Famous Five (although I tend to read those to him, he still reads the ones we've previously read together by himself) - though they are trickier.

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twinsetandpearls · 06/05/2008 19:46

rosa she does like colour thinkiong about it.

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twinsetandpearls · 06/05/2008 19:42

am just ordering some now those frog and toad ones look good gagarin

Cat64 dd often chooses non fiction at the library as well

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kategarden · 06/05/2008 19:40

DD liked My Secret Unicorn books (first one 'the magic spell' by Linda Chapman) when she was at that 'in between' stage. They are definitely chapter books, but there is a good sized picture on every page, and lots of white space with nice big text. So she felt like she was definitely reading a real book, but it wasn't too hard work. The stories are about a little girl whose pony magically turns into a unicorn.