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Books to read to your under 10s

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Wafflefudge · 09/02/2022 19:29

What books are must reads to your under 10s.
Trying to think of all the books from my childhood and looking for more up to date suggestions.
Some of the things I've already read or thought of.
Narnia
Famous Five
Hobbit
Worst witch
Flat Stanley
Harry Potter
Christmasaurus series
Tom Gates
Series of Unfortunate Events
Joan Aikens books eg Wolves of Willoughby Chase
Snow Spider
Roald Dahl
Secret Garden

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Wafflefudge · 09/02/2022 19:35

The Borrowers as well.

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Greydogs123 · 09/02/2022 19:43

My dd has loved Pollyanna, Anne of green gables, Heidi, five children and it, The wouldbegoods, Most of Noel streitfeild. She loves anything set long ago!

Meduse · 09/02/2022 19:47

There are some wonderful modern childrens books out there.Have a look at the website Toppsta which recommends titles and allows children to post their own reviews.I thoroughly recommend anything by MG Leonard or Lisa Thompson,Amy Sparkes,Emma Carroll -the list is endless

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User48751490 · 09/02/2022 19:52

Wind in the Willows

bettertocryinamercedes · 09/02/2022 19:53

David walliams seemed to go down well with my classes especially if I did the accents.

George's marvellous medicine too!

crumble82 · 09/02/2022 19:56

The Indian in the cupboard series and little house on the Prairie. My DD loved both series.

butterflyfox · 09/02/2022 19:57

Percy Jackson

Rysimo · 09/02/2022 20:04

J M Barrie Peter Pan.
Michael Morpurgo The Butterfly Lion.
Robert O'brien Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh.

HeyMicky · 09/02/2022 20:08

Me Gum
Marge in Charge

Hilda41 · 09/02/2022 20:31

The Fudge series by Judy Blume

The rabbit and bear series for little ones

Yika · 09/02/2022 20:34

Alice in Wonderland (and Through the Looking Glass).
Pippi Longstocking
Swallows and Amazons

Original poster
Wafflefudge · 10/02/2022 18:00

Thanks for recommendations.

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Camomila · 10/02/2022 18:01

Little women
What Katy did

YogaLite · 10/02/2022 18:13

The Voyage of Arctic Tern

Aroundtheworldin80moves · 10/02/2022 18:17

Some recently released books my DDs have enjoyed...

Adventures on Trains series.
Mr Penguin books
Atticus Claw (if you can say the cats name with a straight face)
Roman Mysteries (although they are about 20 years old now)

Wotrewelookinat · 10/02/2022 18:18

I read the Usborne book of Greek Myths to my DDs ages about 7 and 8.

arethereanyleftatall · 10/02/2022 18:19

Anne of Green gables- but all 7 books, which takes a while. Secret garden/little princess/lord Fauntleroy.

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 10/02/2022 18:21

Anne Fine - Flour Babies
The Twins at St Clara's
Matilda

More up to date ones my dc love -
A Pinch of Magic trilogy
The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

MarmiteyCrumpets · 10/02/2022 18:22

Beverly Nichols' The Tree That Sat Down and The Stream That Stood Still.

The Railway Children

The Mallory Towers series by Enid Blyton

Travellingraspberry · 10/02/2022 18:48

Faraway tree books by Enid Blyton

Glassesareneeded · 10/02/2022 19:07

The Polar Bear Explorers Series by Alex Bell are great adventure books.

Yika · 11/02/2022 12:27

Jacqueline Wilson is a good contemporary children's writer. My DD loved Hetty Feather at around age 8 - it's gripping. (I liked it too!)

BlueChampagne · 11/02/2022 13:31

DS2 enjoyed Jules Verne, Lightning Mary and Edge Chronicles at that age. Also Chris Priestley's Maudlin Towers.

Leeds2 · 11/02/2022 13:58

Paddington.
Humphrey the Hamster.
Pippi Longstocking.
13 Storey Treehouse.

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