Easy reading for a reluctant 7 year old?

[TokyoSushi]

Morning! DD is just 7 and in year 2, to be honest she's not a great reader and is becoming 'it's too hard/don't like it/won't do it.'

Obviously we read together but she would like to do some independent reading as well. Can anybody recommend any books that would appear to her to be a bit more grown-up, but that she might find quite easy to read?

I'm afraid that despite my best efforts, she's a very stereotypical girl so probably would prefer something about fairies and the like than dinosaurs or similar.

Any ideas?

I've just ordered one early readers rainbow magic as a starter, it looks like these might be the thing!

By the wonders of Amazon, it'll be here tomorrow!

The 13 storey treehouse! Seriously appeals to this age. They’re very funny/silly humour and LOADS of pictures and diagrams.

My 7 year old devours them.

Awesome! Hope she enjoys them TokyoSushi

My just turned 8 year old is also put off by lots of words on the page. Her second reading language is English, so they might be a bit easy but she likes
Zoe's rescue zoo
Walker stories
The Princess in Black
Ivy and Bean
The Usborne readers: stories of Unicorns, Stories of magic ponies etc
Thea Stilton
The secret rescuers

She likes how to train your dragon but it's too much for her to read right now so I'm reading them to her at bed time.

It was the rainbow fairies that got my DD reading independantly. They are complete drivel and the same story over and over again, but she loved them. She has moved on and now reads huge amounts, though still favors literature from the lighter end of the scale! Its pure escapism for her.

I came to say Daisy and the trouble with.. As well as they really encouraged DD to read (she still reads them at 10 if she wants something familiar!)

Daisy and the trouble with... books look brilliant! I've ordered one of those now too!

Tom Gates! Often recommended for boys but my DD (similar age) loves them.

Also Daisy as others mentioned, and Isadora Moon and Ivy and Bean are great too.

Apart from books, you might consider playing literacy promoting games with your daughter. All the books by the this author are excellent, but Games For Reading is the relevant one here. You'll find sample lessons with a little googling www.amazon.co.uk/Games-Reading-Playful-Ways-Child/dp/0394721497?tag=mumsnetforu03-21

Another vote for the Daisy books. My DD was a reluctant reader and devoured these. It brought on her reading no end.

We took Daisy and the trouble with kittens with us on holiday to Spain. It helped It was also set in Spain and DD loved it so much she tried to read chapters when I stopped so it really encouraged her. There's not too much text and the illustrations are great too.

Oh the Daisy books, totally fabulous, even I adore them. I'm going to buy them for all DD's friends as birthday presents - they're perfect!

The boy frenemy in the Daisy books has his own series. - "Jack Beechwood and the trouble with...". If any boys are feeling left out!

I enjoyed reading the Daisy books aloud. They really encouraged DD to read for herself at that stage.

Have a look at the Treehouse books - First one is 13 Storey Treehouse

The two main characters are boys, but I don't think that's necessarily an issue. Lots of girls like these books.

They are a mix between writing and cartoons. My son is 6 1/2 and a reluctant reader, he tried to argue with me there were too many words in it, but demonstrated that some pages only had a sentence on!

He started off and literally read 50 pages in one go and I had to stop him as it was after 9.30! We've now bought the set and he's currently on book 3. He finds them really funny.

Definitely get the first one and see how she gets on.

Some great suggestions here.
It was the ottoline series that kick started my dd reading along with thinner roald dhal.... Stage 9 reading band is gold though op! It's hard...

Oh and Mr gum, we both loved Mr gum... Hilarious

I just wanted to come back here and say THANK YOU!!! @TheLongRider @ShipshapeShore @Thecatisboss @bedspreadwithflowers @Topsy44

If there has been a success of lockdown, it's been DD's reading! She loves, loves, loves the Daisy books, I've been finding them really cheap on eBay and she's pretty much got, and read the whole set now! Her reading has improved dramatically and she loves them so much, even just carrying them around and looking at them!

So thank you, you've turned a reluctant reader into somebody who loves it, and it's really made a massive difference!

DS(9) is also really pleased to have discovered The 13 Storey Treehouse!

@TokyoSushi - That's brilliant! Wonderful that her enjoyment of reading has increased so much and that she loves the books so much. Really pleased about that.