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What books to you love to read with 5-10 year olds?

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Blandmum · 16/02/2006 10:40

Narnia

Horrid Henry

Potter books

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zazas · 20/02/2006 10:57

My DD 7 and DS 4 loved the Little House on the Prairie series - enjoyed all the bits about how hard it was to catch / grow the food! Now attempting Swallows and Amazons. DD loves the 5 find outers - Enid Blyton - Mystery of Tally Ho Cottage and the rest. Harry Potter of course and Series of Unfortunate Events - the books are excellent in the way they explain the tricker words. Anything by Anne Fine and Neil Gaiman - whose book "The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish" is great - while "Coraline" is scary but a great tale of triumph over evil. Both also loved Charlotte's Web - although read it around Christmas and so the roast pork at the in-laws was not popular!

Miaou · 20/02/2006 00:00

Lemony Snicket is the author, cat. The series is called "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (the first book is called "A Bad Beginning"). I'm not quite clear on what they are about, except that everything goes wrong and they always end miserably, but I get the impression it is all quite tongue-in-cheek. There are thirteen in all (naturally )

You need Roisin here....Roisiiiiiiiiiiin......

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Miaou · 19/02/2006 10:36

Yes, I'm not completely sold on it myself I must say, but dd1 has a very warped sense of humour so I thought it might appeal.

roisin · 19/02/2006 10:25

I've always thought Lemony Snicket would be right up ds1's street, but he's just never gone for it. He's dabbled a bit, read a couple, but he simply isn't gripped by it.

Maybe he's just not quite old enough for it.

Miaou · 19/02/2006 10:21

oooh excellent Roisin - I think I am going to have to hide it from dd1 so she doesn't read on in secret!!

We have just ordered the first Lemony Snicket from the library for her - trying to get her off Harry Potter atm -argh

roisin · 19/02/2006 10:18

Miaou - I wasn't struck by Wolf Brother, though ds1 loved it; but Spirit Walker is far superior. Hope you all enjoy it!

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Miaou · 18/02/2006 22:52

Sorry if I'm repeating - Just finished reading Wolf Brother (Michelle Paver) to my dds aged 7 and 8. It's the first book in a series called Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. We got the second one, Spirit Walker, out of the library today - looks like it will be just as good!

keziah · 18/02/2006 22:47

I've been waiting since ds1 was born to read him the wolves of willoughby chase by joan aiken! He's 8 now and i started it the other night. I was loving it, then i found he has secretly read on and nearly finished it. She was such a wonderful author.
I like to try and find all the books I read as a child. There aren't many 'new' writers that I have liked. Oh except the brilliant Philip Pullman!

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robinpud · 18/02/2006 16:02

lots of the same.. in fact have had a lovely time in Waterstones buying lots more.

i HAVE TO SHOUT NOW BUT HATE HATE HATE THE RAINBOW FAIRIES. THey are so rubbish and had to resist the temptation to destroy the promotional table crammed with them in Waterstones.

Tec · 18/02/2006 15:54

I am a Children's Librarian and am fascinated to see what people actually read. There is an excellent website at the moment that has lots of great activities for the Rainbow Fairies. Type world books day into google and you'll find it. Also a lovely Little Red Hen book to make. Also try stories from the web and the roald dahl website.

I would be very interested what you would like to see in libraries and what activities you would like us to run

ClareL · 18/02/2006 13:24

My DD is 6 and loves all the Daisy Meadows books ie. Amy the Amethyst Fairy. There are loads of books all about different fairies - some are Jewel Fairies and others are weather faires. Absolutely brilliant books to read at bedtime - usually a chapter a night. She also likes them as she recognises a lot of the words and can read them to herself (with help). She is in Year 1 at school. Apart from that she likes anything. Joined the library and she picks up to about 10 books at a time and read a different one every night. I get really bored reading the same stories over and over at bedtime - so it's nice to get something completely different.

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claire7676 · 17/02/2006 19:21

DSS, (9) is reading the spiderwick chronicles, loves them!

sunnydelight · 17/02/2006 18:35

Dragonrider
Stig of the dump
Beaver Towers series

All a great hit at 6/7

WideWebWitch · 17/02/2006 17:48

I've enjoyed The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe but don't like the next ones as much
Charlotte's Web, as sad as I remember from my own girlhood
I have detested reading Enid Bloody Blyton's Famous Five but have done it because ds loves them. I should have started him on Malory Towers, durr, which I loved
Alice in Wonderland
Lots of Roald Dahl, such a pleasure to read out loud
We tried Molly Moon but gave up

fsmail · 17/02/2006 17:36

Just reading one of the Doctor who books with my five year old but it does need a lot of explaining. He is a big fan though.

Nightynight · 16/02/2006 13:10

The wind in the willows. Might be a bit stiff for them to go through on their own, but they love being read it.

MamaG · 16/02/2006 13:10

DD is 6 1/2 :-

Roald Dahl

Horrid Henry

Narnia

Going to read The Enchanted Wood next (snap KBear!! I'm sure it will be discussed via email...!)

I love reading all my childhood favourites with DD. I don't read Harry Potter with her yet as I have read them all and think they are a bit scary - dementors scared the pants off me!

clerkKent · 16/02/2006 12:53

Right now The Book of Dragons, E Nesbitt. Also Roald Dahl, Horrid Henry, Dr Seuss. DD got bored with Lemony Snicket.

sparklymieow · 16/02/2006 11:38

narnia with my 5 year old, my ds whose 8, reads to himself now

littlerach · 16/02/2006 11:37

Milly Molly Mandy
Naughty Little Sister
Teddy Robinson
Mrs Pepperpot
Paddington

Rainbow Fairies

Kelly1978 · 16/02/2006 11:28

we're reading the twits. (r dahl)