Ronald dahl for a 4 year old

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DD is 4 and half. Loves the tim burton charlie and chocolate factory. Loved the recent fantastic mr fox ( which i thought was rubbish) She also loved alice in wonderland and the corpse bride.( tim burton again)

Anyway, i was wondering if i should maybe start reading her the twits, or eiso trot. Or magic finger, or georges marvellous medicine. I think she will appreciate the darkness in them, rather than be a bit scared.

She has a very active imagine and loves books, but i dont want to read above her level.
What do you reckon?

The Witches is pretty scary, I read it at the same age! It's just creepy, the witches themselves are quite frightening (with their square toeless feet and baldy heids) and the main character, a little boy, gets turned into a mouse, and doesn't ever get turned back - mice obviously have quite short lives and it's pointed out in the book that he'll only live about as long as his granny does (his only surviving family - parents were both killed in a car crash). He's happy enough about the situation but I wouldn't be!

Go for it blimey!! I will be reading them to DS as soon as and he isn't 3 yet but loves stories and fantastic imagination. he loves to listen, but tad young yet. I bet she'll love them!

Read it to her and she'll be the judge.

If she listens, it's fine, if she doesn't put the books away for a few months and try again.

I'd go for the The Giraffe, the Pelly and me or The Enormous crocodile before those you mentioned. (Cos I like'em better is all)