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7 year old girl - classic

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CharlotteBog · 08/12/2023 09:23

Apologies for not trawling through the board to see if there are answers already (MN search stinks!).

I would like get my 7 yo niece a book for Xmas. She is a good reader (Malory Towers etc). I was thinking something like Heidi, Sleeping Beauty or Anne of Green Gables, but think the older language might be a challenge. Actually, those books might still be a little old for her.

I remember my older son going through the phase of being able to read chapter books w/o pictures, but still being at the age to enjoy Flat Stanley level books.

I would prefer paperback as they are easier to handle.

Thanks

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CharlotteBog · 08/12/2023 09:56

Harriet the Spy and The Call of the Wild were written a while ago so have the same issue as Heidi etc - older language.

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NameChangeDayNov · 08/12/2023 09:56

Rebootnecessary · 08/12/2023 09:54

Eva Ibbotson has written some books which might be suitable, Journey to the River Sea, The Dragonfly Pool might be worth a look.

Did Eva Ibbotson write Which Witch? I remember enjoying that at around 7 or 8.

Rebootnecessary · 08/12/2023 09:54

Eva Ibbotson has written some books which might be suitable, Journey to the River Sea, The Dragonfly Pool might be worth a look.

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CharlotteBog · 08/12/2023 09:53

Hmmm, the Little People Big Dreams series might be a little young for her. She'd read it once or twice and then it would sit on the shelf. It has given me some ideas though.

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CharlotteBog · 08/12/2023 09:50

Thank you all. I should have said, it needs to be something she's not likely to already have. She has an older brother so already probably has Roald Dahl waiting for her, and many of the Blyton sets. I'm pretty sure my sister will have the Faraway Tree series ready for her, as we all enjoyed those growing up ourselves.

I will look at the two you suggest BigBoys, and the Little People, Big Dreams books HydrangeaRose. I'm a scientist so this might be a good way to introduce her to Women In Science.

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BigBoysDontCry · 08/12/2023 09:30

I remember enjoying The call of the Wild and Harriet the spy about that age. My elder DS just never enjoyed things like the secret 7 and the famous 5, he enjoyed Harry Potter and more modern books but his friend was the opposite so it's hard to tell.

OpposableThumbs2 · 08/12/2023 09:29

My 7 year old DD is very in to the Famous Five at the moment.

HydrangeaRose · 08/12/2023 09:27

The magic faraway tree Enid Blyton
any Roald Dahl chapter books . ( fantastic mr fox is a good one )
“little people “hardback bio books , some really interesting , new people in these to learn about eg Chanel , Tesla etc
Black Beauty .