First chapter reading books for 6 year old

[CherryBlossom100]

Does anyone have any suggestions for moving away from scheme books and onto longer books?

Daughter is year 1 and has a reading age of 8 years old.

She is bored of the school books but they insist on continuing phonic books.

We read all the biff, chip and kipper books to the end and she enjoyed the storyline and adventures.

She also enjoys isadora moon and animal ark but they are too wordy for her to read independently yet. We do take turns reading pages of these for her bedtime story which she enjoys.

Is there anything a little shorter/more broken up that will plug the gap?

She is a voracious reader and want to encourage this and understanding matches reading ability.

Obviously we go to the library but its tricky to tell from spine and covers how difficult the text will be.

I've ordered Billie b brown, magic treehouse and the time chronicles.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks!

Oh god yes DD has about 500 of these, she DEVOURS them 😭

Ah thank you so much. I didnt know the faraway adventures existed. I've read her parts of the magic faraway tree but it would be too difficult for her to attempt on her own.
But these adventure books look perfect.

Thank you. Princess Minna looks exactly what she would like.

Rainbow Fairies here too. They have a set of 52 books (all basically identical stories!). My 6 year old adores them.

Exactly my point. How to bridge her from reading scheme books to chapter books. There are easier chapter books that have less pages and less words on a page but are more complicated than biff and chip or the phonic books. But thank you.

I loved the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary when I was that age. Also Jill Tomlinson, the My Little Sister, Milly Molly Mandy, Teddy Robinson, Mrs Pepperpot, various Rumer Godden.

I really identified with Ramona though. She starts off really young and gets older with more understanding as you go through the series. The author clearly remembered what it was like to be six, for sure!

I know you asked for chapter books but does she like to read picture books still?
My reception age child loves to read picture books such as Julia Donaldson, oi cat etc. he also enjoys dr suess and the ladybird tales classic collection.

Thanks. I've read all of these to her but she says they're baby books now and has given them to her baby brothers. She does read them to the babies though.

Dr Seuss books maybe? I don't think of them as babyish.

Definitely do. I am a key stage one teacher and we don't get any choice in sending home the phonic readers but it is very demoralising for the higher level readers.

DD liked the Enid Blyton at this age, F5, Amelia Jane and theNaughtiest Girl series. Some Roald Dahl (Big Enormous Crocodile, The Twits).

Doctor Dog by Babette Cole will go down well. Still a picture book! Not so toddler though!

If you can get to a decent library there should be a section of early reader books which are often condensed, simplified books or short chapter books. Yes it is slim pickings but they soon move on from this stage. You can also read to her longer more challenging books and get her to take a character to read with you (for example Sophie in the BFG) to keep her engaged.

If they do the Book Track scheme, sign her up. They can join at 6.

Also try some non fiction, and don't quit the picture books yet. Mine are 11 and 13 and we still break out the picture books sometimes! For old times sake!

I hate reading schemes, they are soooooo dull and I didn't touch them with one of mine (I home ed at this age) and they were reading Big Nate, Tom Gates by age 5. It's finding what THEY like. With this child we just kept reading to them and with them and covered phonics later, the more complex ones.

Rainbow Magic are a good starting point. Short chapters, big writing, easy to follow. You can get early reader versions then move onto the bigger chapter books.

Yes Dr Zeus is a great shout too.

The owl who was afraid of the dark by Jill Tomlinson.