What books are you buying for you're 8yo daughters birthday?

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I need inspiration. DD1 is 7 and reading the secret seven series atm.

She is reading George's Marvellous Medicine to me (as we have no school book)

She is in desperate need of lots more books for her 8th birthday and Christmas.

So what are you buying?

Mr Gum series. More Roald Dahl. Winnie the Witch series. Iggy & Me series. Mr Majeika series. Shrinking Violet series.

Would be a good start!

The Worst Witch?

My 8yo loves David Walliams' books.

Sorry, I meant Worst Witch and not Winnie the Witch!

Would also second David Walliams' books.

At that age my DS loved George's Secret Key to the Universe although I did read the series to him.

Has she got the Ottoline books by Chris Riddell or Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman?

Recently my DD enjoyed the Faraway Tree series by Enid Blyton. Has she read it?

My DDS (8 & 9) like
David Walliams
Diary of a wimpy kid
Jeremy Strong
Tom Gates
Horrible History books

Chris Riddell

DD is nearly 8
Her favourites are:

Famous 5
Secret 7
Naughtiest Girl
Worst Witch
Mr Majeika
Horrible Histories
The Precious Ramotswe children's books by Alexander McCall Smith
Roald Dahl

nosycrow.com/series/witchworld-series/

The Bolds by Julian clary is really good, dd has just read it on holiday along with uncle gobb and the dread shed by Michael Rosen and the unlikely adventures of Mabel Jones.

Oh you should take a peek at Waffle Hearts, it is a beautiful book - inside and out - it was my 'go to' present last year. Quite special.

My almost 8yo dd is on book 3 of the How to Train your Dragon books. She also loves the Ottoline and Goth Girl books. She has also recently started on some Jacqueline Wilson, currently reading Queenie.

Oh and David Walliams, she's really enjoyed his books too.

We are into HtTyDragon series
and
Mr Gum
atm

Lots of the ones above.

DD has just turned 8 and has also devoured a lot of the classics. She's recently read Black Beauty, Stig Of The Dump, The Secret Garden, Tom's Midnight Garden, Wind In The Willows, Narnia etc recently. There are some beautiful boxsets of these books.

She's also devouring Anthony Horowitz, Neil Gaiman, Pratchett and lots of non-fiction about various things (archaeology, history, biology etc).

If you like discovering books that aren't necessarily by the big names, my 8yo absolutely loved Witchworld by Emma Fischel. Next one due imminently too - Witchmyth.

If she likes darker stuff (ie bad stuff can happen to good people), how about Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch is another my d is loving.

Caroline Lawrence's The Roman Mysteries are also fab - brilliant mix of history and child-led adventure. I love it when she gets into a series - makes finding the next book so much easier!

Ah, got DS1 Witchworld for his 8th birthday; he finished it on a longish car journey!

Try Swallows and Amazons, the Giggler Treatment, Wings Detective Agency.

Get thee to the local library!

Hi. I have recently published a book which my late brother wrote. It's called Norman the Caterpillar and is really rather special. Stephen Fry thinks so too so I'm not being untowardly biased! If you want to get your child a book which will grow with them and one with depth and hidden meaning as well as being witty, heartwarming and heartbreaking which teaches them about love, kindness and being different, I urge you to buy this book. I think it has the potential of being a classic one day. You can buy it here: www.amazon.co.uk/Norman-Caterpillar-Johnny-MacKay/dp/132037493X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443183630&sr=8-1&keywords=norman+the+caterpillar

and here also:

www.johnnyshappyplace.com/#!product-page/c1dyt/26456b01-6395-748a-f7ac-24ea2722b2ff

x

My DD is 8 and has recently enjoyed Hetty Feather ( J Wilson) and has asked for the rest of the series for Christmas.
At present she is reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (book 3) having charged through the first two.

Mr Gum (he is fab, but if youget the audio books, we much prefer andy stanton reading them, not the kate winslett audio books)

Robin Stevens (Arsenic for tea, first class murder, dial m for murder - two school girls investigating)

Jacqueline wilson Katy, Hetty feather trilogy and Opal Plumstead

Magic faraway tree

Ottoline books and Goth Girl books by Chris Riddel / Neil Gaiman

the Secret Benedicy Society

Lemony Snicket book

The Parent Agency by Daviod Baddiel, DD loves this

The Odds

Mallory Towers and Harry Potter are firm favourites with DD (7.5) - although have made her want to go to boarding school!

Sophie books by Dick King Smith were a hit. She's just discovered Nancy Drew but early days so don't have a review yet!

Another vote for David Walliams, DD (8 at Christmas) read all his published books in three weeks and is already asking for the next one for Christmas. The Little House on the Prairie books are well loved,and she's getting a Beano Annual for Christmas. Actually, she loves the Amulet series of graphic novels (so do I!) which is a bit more challenging than the Beano!