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Chapter books to read aloud to 5 year old

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Asleeponasunbeam · 25/01/2015 21:24

What books have your children loved at this age? I'm not looking for books for DD to read herself. She can cope with fairly complex language but no peril, or very little anyway!
So far, we've enjoyed:
Various Enid Blyton - fairy stuff and Secret Seven
My naughty little sister
Milly Molly Mandy
Teddy Robinson
Mrs Pepperpot
Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf
Roald Dahl - Charlie, James, The Twits
The owl who was afraid of the dark and others in the series
Mary Poppins (very complex but she asks for it regularly).

What else would you suggest for now? I don't like to try things too soon in case they put her off. She is very sensitive!

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Asleeponasunbeam · 31/01/2015 21:32

I loved Ramona as a child. I wonder how well DD would cope with the dated Americanisms. Maybe the Fudge books too.

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BerniceBroadside · 31/01/2015 21:39

If she can cope with Enid Blyton and naughty little sister I expect she'll cope. Makes for a bit of a history less too. Earlier we discussed coalmen and coal sheds.

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margaritasbythesea · 01/02/2015 20:02

Thanks for the BFG tip! I did just surreptitiously skip the Bloodbottler chapter tonight. I'll have to go back and read it myself to check we didn't miss anything important!

Thanks for all the suggestions. Not my thread, but I'm gonna steal 'em!

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mrsmortis · 05/02/2015 12:08

I've been reading Swallows and Amazons to my girls and my eldest is 6. Next on the pile is Little House in the Big Woods.

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Quangle · 05/02/2015 13:45

Dribblesome Teapots is good for reading aloud - no threat.

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