Full colour chapter books?

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I found out today that the reason DD has been reluctant to read (she is really confident and loves books so this was unusual) is because black and white makes it harder for her to imagine the characters and it makes her brain hurt :( (she's hopefully having an ASD assessment soon, and I have some difficulties in that area too, so it makes sense I think)

So I've said I'll find books that are in colour (found one tonight and she instantly read it) but although I work in a library, I don't have much time to browse, so any series to look out for would be brilliant!

She has enjoyed so far:
Famous five short stories
Claude
Roald Dahl gift editions

And is currently enjoying a Marcia Williams ancient Egypt comic strip thing.

Some of Michael Morpurgo's books are in colour. They tend to be square shaped, rather than the usual rectangular paperback size, iyswim. One is called This Morning I Met A Whale. There are several of them.

Might also be worth looking at graphic books, as these are usually in colour. I know there is an Asterix series, which your DD might like.

How old is your dd?
Geronimo Stilton books have coloured pictures, but might be too young for her.
A couple of Dick King Smiths have coloured pictures too, off the top of my head Aristotle and dinosaur trouble.

You say you don't have time to browse, but can't dd come and browse for herself?

Oh it would've helped if I'd said an age sorry she is 7, nearly 8. Reading about average for her age I guess, pretty fluent. She's read stuff like worst witch and Roald Dahl.

I should've said the other thing is that she's really, really sensitive, so anything perilous is probably out. For example in yr2 the teacher read charlottes web which she managed fine with, and she recently asked me to read it to her again... 2 pages in she said she couldn't face hearing it because she knew it was sad!

I would genuinely love her to choose books herself. But she just doesn't. It's not that she doesn't love reading, but when I take her to the (lovely - and I'm not just being biased :o) library she just stands there like a lemon! I think she's overwhelmed by choice. She is much happier with me choosing she's a baffling child :)

Graphic novels worth a go too thanks - she's looked at some manga as we are all anime mad, but I'll look at Asterix and we have lots of tintin books on the catalogue come to think of it :)

Forgot to say thanks for all suggestions! :)

Oh bless her about Charlotte's Web :)

I was going to suggest comics too. What about a periodical comic which comes out monthly or weekly?

Some of the newer 'according to Humphrey' books are illustrated and nice and reassuring. Also the Willow valley series by Tracey Corderoy, although she might might find them a little young.

My dc never want to actually choose at the library either, maybe it's a side effect of having a dm working there; they just assume I will pick things for them and have never got into the habit.

My dd never wants me to bring her anything, preferring to buy books!

You can get Enid Blyton's Enchanted Wood and Faraway Tree books in full colour, and Adventures of the Wishing Chair. There's an Usborne illustrated Wind in the Willows. We've got a complete collection of My Naughty Little Sister Stories with colour pictures. There are a couple of books called Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott which have lovely illustrations.

You can get a lovely coloured set of the Narnia books too (although the danger/peril might be too much for her at the moment).

Also what about some non-fiction? I had some called "You wouldn't want to be a..." and they followed the life of a roman gladiator or Victorian schoolchild etc. Those would have the whole page as a picture, then writing in little boxes.

This is the series. I know they're not exactly chapter books, but it is more a story than just facts.

Thanks everyone :) great to have so many suggestions. She's got back into reading just fine now that she's reassured about colourful books!

She is such a sensitive soul (today she got really upset because I played a very short, very slightly minor piece from her piano book and she said it was too sad) I have to tread on eggshells with her reading material too!

Gerald Durrell has two books in full color

Fantastic Flying Journey and Fantastic Dinosaur Adventure

The Katie Morag books are long storybooks rather than chapter books, which are fully, colourfully illustrated. There's a couple of collection editions where there are several stories in one book, but they are large format not paperback novel size.