to be secretly pleased that DD was hiding a book under her covers?

[MmeLindt]

... just like I used to do.

Am so pleased that she is enjoying reading. Must buy her some new books, at the moment she is reading mainly in French. What would be suitable for beginner reader of almost 9yo.

She is not so good in English as she has learned to read in French. A lot of the new reader books I have looked at are too basic, boring stories.

Usborne do a number of classic books adapted for beginner readers - Black Beauty, Around the World in Eighty Days, Oliver Twist, Midsummer Night's Dream etc. I would say that they're aimed at children who've just started free reading, but are accessible before that level, and still enjoyable beyond that level, if that makes sense.

ha, I didn't have a torch so I used to stand beside my bedroom window reading in the light from the street lamp! wonder why I needed specs from the age of 12 ...

Mme Lindt, I completely understand how pleased you are about your DD enjoying books and hope she finds loads of lovely things to read through her childhood.

rofl lucifera- I used to do that too!

Luckily for us DDs bedroom is at the back of the house and the light on the landing outside her door doesn't have a bulb in it. With DD it is almost like a need to read. Strange.

Lucifera
I can remember doing that too. And I needed glasses from age 13 or 14yo.

Yes, might allow her to read for half an hour. I wonder if it is really does so much damage.