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Book recommendations needed for 6 year old girl (Marina, Frogs??)

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marialuisa · 08/01/2007 11:43

DD is nearly 6 and is an exceptionally voracious reader,(sorry to sound so boastful but it is relevant!)I am struggling to find new material for her and would be really grateful for any ideas. Until now she has been happy with lots of "girly trash", e.g. Felicity Wishes, Rainbow Fairies, My Secret Unicorn but during the Christmas holidays she said that although she still enjoys the stories "the books are mostly the same story".

She has worked her way through most of the "usual suspects" for this age group, e.g. Mrs Pepperpot, Pippi Longstocking, Naughty Little Sister so I've more or less run out of steam from dredging my memory banks. DD is very girly and won't go near Roald Dahl and has surprised me by loathing some popular choices such as Clarice Bean and Olga da Polga.

She reads a lot of non-fiction and school are very helpful on this front, but she wants stories too and given she's expressed an interest in moving beyond the realms of the Tiara Club I'd like to help. Sadly our town doesn't have an independent bookshop so we can't go and search there.

TIA

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Enid · 08/01/2007 11:49

Terry Jones Fairy Tales and Fantastic Stories
Polly and the Stupid Wolf
Tracey Beaker (maybe a bit old)
The Worst Witch

NurseyJo · 08/01/2007 11:48

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Dinosaur · 08/01/2007 11:47

Is Horrid Henry too much of a boy thing?

JackieNo · 08/01/2007 11:46

Animal Ark ones go down well, apparently. One of DD's friends loves them and she's just had one as a birthday present (Bunnies in the Bathroom, I think).

Dinosaur · 08/01/2007 11:46

Harry Potter? DS1 started them at just approaching 6.

HuwEdwards · 08/01/2007 11:44

What about Enid blyton - Malory Towers and Famous five?

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