"Bridging" books - recommendations please

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DD is able to read fairly fluently and is just starting to move to chapter books. We bought her "The Dinosaur's Packed Lunch" by Jacqueline Wilson recently, which she enjoyed. We've just started "The Wrong Kind of Bark" which she also quite likes, but won't keep her occupied for long!

So, oh wise MNers, where next? Any particular recommendations for stuff I can look at? The interminable fairies are a bit too much of a stretch for her at the moment, though I expect in 6 months or so they'll be all over the house.

Father Christmas wouldn't mind investing in a couple of sets for her... :o

Thanking you.

Our library has a whole shelf of 'early readers' which sound like just the sort of thing you're looking for. I can't remember particular titles (dd is now older) but there were lots of nice ones. I didn't really bother buying that sort of book as they get outgrown so quickly, easier just to go to the library & let them pick a few once a week.

Try Flat Stanley ! They are great bridging books - Iv just my DD on them and shes really enjoying them ! Have a look at the reviews for Flat Stanley on Amazon .

Hmm, will have another look in the library - one problem we have is that our kids library is shelved alphabetically in a completely pointless way, so that all the early readers are just mixed up with the older fiction, anything up to YA stuff . That's partly why I'm after ideas of what to look for, then at least I can look online whether they have it before going in!

That was meant to say I have started my DD on them - I buy the used ones off amazon . They cost me £1.30 each including postage .

Thanks Elf,will have a look at those too - never heard of Flat Stanley before, so something new for both of us.

Also Princess Mirrorbelle by Julia Donaldson.

Ah - what a pain. Our library just had them all shelved together, so very easy!

I remember dd liked the Little Animal Ark books - much shorter than the main Animal Ark series, and loads of pictures, so ideal for a first reader.

The Winnie the Witch chapter books are also very good and intended for first chapter books.

There's a list of the Little Animal Ark ones here

When we were bridging the gap he read the Happy families books by Allan ahlberg, we used tIe library.

Someone has written a new collection of wishing chair adventures under the Blyton name. Short chapters and large print. Those were a real winner.

Red nose readers again by Ahlberg. I'd see what they have in stock on the book people website because early readerbooks get outgrown very quickly so if You can't use your library you don't want to be spending a fortune.

Magic treehouse books are also very good.

Thanks everyone - I'll make a list and head to the library to start with and see what I can find (without "help" from DD else we'll end up with Twilight or something :o). If the library is as hopeless as it seemed last time I tried, I'll check out the Book People and similar.

Ask the librarians....hinting layout not child friendly. Ours also has separate section for early readers.
Another vote for Happy Families.