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What have you been reading to your dc/s tonight?

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Takver · 15/09/2009 20:36

We just finished Henrietta's House by Elisabeth Goudge - lovely book, but aimed at a bit older than I had realised when I skimmed it in the shop DD seemed to enjoy it though, despite the rather old fashioned language. I kind of miss the old days of Kipper & the Gruffalo though .. .

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nooka · 16/09/2009 02:34

We are on a new cycle at the moment where we all take tunrs to read to each other. So:

DD (9) is reading You're a bad man Mr Gum
DS (10) is reading The Nine Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones
DH has just finished reading Stig of the Dump
I am reading Over Sea, Under Stone by Susan Cooper

The children are reading Mrs Pepperpot (ds) and the Adventures of Tom Trueheart (dd) for their quiet reading time.

LadyGlencoraPalliser · 16/09/2009 00:56

My Naughty Little Sister to DD3
Flambards to DD1.
DH read to DD2 - the last chapter of When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, I think.

thirtypence · 16/09/2009 00:46

I've just read the London Eye Mystery to see if it was suitable for ds to read (verdict yes - because we don't have any derelict buildings for him to become terrified of) and actually I really enjoyed it. Not as much as Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, but I guess it's aimed at a younger age and despite having all the clues in the book I didn't solve it before the character in the book did.

Incidentally if ds goes through a bed wetting patch I describe it as the Urinous Incident of the Bob in the Nightime. Which I am quite proud of.

Fennel · 16/09/2009 00:44

We didn't read tonight, but when we do get round to it we are reading The Hobbit. It's great. I hadn't read it for about 25 years.

I don't miss Kipper and the Gruffalo at all as the dc get a bit older.

piprabbit · 16/09/2009 00:36

MLindt, the Magical Garden of Claude Monet is about a little girl who travels from Paris, meets Monet and explores the garden with her dog Louey.
You might be able to look inside at Amazon
here

StrikeUpTheBand · 15/09/2009 23:00

DS is 2.6. We read "Mog's Bad Thing", "Can't you sleep little Bear?" and "Pants!"

He has varied taste don't you think?

pollywobbledoodle · 15/09/2009 22:22

theres no-one better than henrietta to dd 5yo...a bit bizarre but she loves it and its not bl**dy Thomas

JamInMyWellies · 15/09/2009 22:21

Meg and ruddy Mog 3 of the blessed stories then followed by some Thomas. DS1 2yrs

Really looking forward to some chapter books

francagoestohollywood · 15/09/2009 22:16

A chapter of Treasure Island (abridged version)

maggiethecat · 15/09/2009 22:16

Eric the liontamer for dd - (almost 3) and Tove Jansson's Comet in Moominland for dd (6)- a welcome break from the Rainbow Magic series! We stumbled upon the Moomin book in the library and dds were keen after recent visit to Finland. Tove is a wonderful writer - I can better appreciate moominmania after reading her.

StrumpetMajor · 15/09/2009 22:14

My DS LOVES owl babies.

He always finishes the bit after Sarah and Percy and says to me "I want my mummy says Bill".

Ahhhh - might have to go and give him a kiss whilst he's asleep now.

lottiejenkins · 15/09/2009 22:09

I love Owl Babies!!! My friends son is called Percy so i bought it for his birthday a few years ago!!

StrumpetMajor · 15/09/2009 22:06

DD who is 5 - Little Red Riding Hood
DS who is 2 - Owl babies

I used to read my DD the faraway tree when she was really little. She didn't understand it but would sit in her cot going "wisha, wisha, wisha", (the noise the trees made when talking). I think I will have to dig it out again as she might really like it now.

Rosesinautumn · 15/09/2009 22:04

Charlie and Lola - the school one.
The Emperor of Absurdia
Happy Birthday Thomas - Blurgh!

PlumBumMum · 15/09/2009 21:59

I'm quite sad reading that, I read to my dcs all the time

But I can't remember my mum reading to me, even though she always read, and I always read,
My mum bought dd1 The magic faraway tree last year and we both enjoyed it, but it was the first I had ever heard of it,
she got another one out of the library last week much older version, she didn't like the names were changed slightly

(admittedly I always had my head stuck in Nancy Drew, Sweet Valley High, The worst witch when younger)

bibbitybobbityhat · 15/09/2009 21:58

Please all do yourselves a favour and order all the Poppleton books you can muster. They are by Cynthia Rylant. They are a joy to read aloud; nice short funny touching stories. And easy enough for young readers to start to read to themselves by about Yr1/Yr2.

I didn't read any stories tonight as we came home late from dinner out for ds's 6th birthday .

VintageGardenia · 15/09/2009 21:55

Wow that's a nice connection, or rather: what a supersonic wheeze, why not beetle over to the MIL's and borrow a few?

GrapefruitMoon · 15/09/2009 21:54

One of the "Charlie" books by Hilary McKay - can recommend them to anyone looking for a change from Horrid Henry...

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Takver · 15/09/2009 21:53

I love Jennings! DD liked Jennings' Little Hut - hoping to find more to borrow at MiLs next time we visit as they knew Anthony Buckeridge & have loads of the books

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weegiemum · 15/09/2009 21:53

Our first chapter books (which were met with universal approval!!) were THe Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark, Fantastic Mr Fox, and Littlenose The Hunter.

When kids were 4-5.

TaylorSwift · 15/09/2009 21:52

Mr Men books

Meglet · 15/09/2009 21:52

For 2.10 DS and 1yo DD we had:

We are wearing out the naughty step
Mr Brown can Moo - Dr Suess.

I used to love Magic faraway tree, I need to get a new copy for the dc's in a couple of years.

pluto · 15/09/2009 21:51

Stig of the Dump to 9yo DS1.

That's not my Bunny to 7 month old DS2!

VintageGardenia · 15/09/2009 21:51

Jennings & Darbishire!

The language is hilarious.

OnlyWantsOneDoesntLikeDM · 15/09/2009 21:51

Just me and you, the one about the geese looking for some where to hide from the storm.

Oh and the hungry catapillar, or aliens love underpants, not very high brow dd loves them tho and knows the stories