Short chapter book recommendations for me to read to very sensative dd

[tiredbutnotweary]

Dd (age 5) loves being read to, and I have been reading her short chapter books (as well as books from her picture book collection) for a while now.

However I'd really appreciate recommendations of books that have no scary or people-being-mean-to-each-other content.

She has particularly enjoyed Little Nose (that was as scary as she can manage ), Ursula Bear series, Animal Ark, Rainbow Faries, which we're all tired of now thank god.

Her favourite all time book is "How Green Was My Mouse" by Dick King-Smith. This seems like the perfect story for her, all happy, with the couple getting married and having a baby at the end (which makes her grin and sigh like your wouldn't believe)!

I'm getting more of these short chapter books by Dick King-Smith, but just wondered if any of you had any other recommendations, that follow a similar vein, sort of happy real life stories?

Many thanks in advance

[storyshacker]

Tanya Landman's 'Flotsam and Jetsam' series if really lovely - a gentle read set on the beach.

[tiredbutnotweary]

Thank you everyone for all the new suggestions .

Oddly whilst she seeks to avoid scary / conflict she doesn't avoid sad, even when she feels quite sad about a story. We have a CD of The Morning I Met A Whale and she loves it. I've only borrowed a few Michael Morpurgo books because many are aimed at much older readers of course. She's enjoyed the ones we've read though - particularly The Sandman and the Turtles (really challenging for me trying to do a Russian accent!!)

Thanks again

[PomBearWithAnOFRS]

Mrs Pepperpot
The Mice of St. Goran's

[Colyngbourne]

If she is very sensitive, I would be careful with My Naughty Little Sister: when the little sister does all kinds of naughty things, some children hearing the stories might be upset (she ate all the special cake, she got stuck in the workmen's pipe, etc).

Milly-Molly-Mandy and Teddy Robinson are very fair-weather stories.

[Foosyerdoos]

Try Olga da Polga by Michael Bond, it is about a guinea pig.

[Foosyerdoos]

Another really nice book is 'King of the Copper' mountain. There are some sad bits but there is a very happy ending.

[Clawdy]

"My Naughty Little Sister" upsetting?? Now I've heard everything!

[Colyngbourne]

I don't think it's upsetting, nor did my kids but some children are extremely sensitive and hate stories/TV programmes where characters do naughty things and are going to get told off (doesn't she play with the precious princess doll in one chapter and ruin its clothes? of course the story ends up well but some might not like the "Mild Peril" of being found out for eating all the trifle or getting stuck in the workmen's pipe).

[Kipsy]

My DD loved the
I am Reading Collection
on TheBookPeople. Lovely stories!