ideas for a 6 year old with a reading age of 9 please!

[karise]

Hi,
We've discovered rainbow magic! DD seems to think this means that she never needs to read anyting else now, even if they are a bit easy!
Started on some Ugenia Lavender & Agent Amelia both of which she loves, just wondered if anybody has any other ideas as she's getting through at least 2 books a day Thanks for any help!

Sounds like our dd. Enid Blyton (Naughtiest Gril, Secret Seven, Wishing Chair etc), Magic Treehouse, Kitty books by Bel Mooney

Princess Mirrobelle (written by Julia Donaldson of Gruffalo Fame)

The Tiara Club (similar to Rainbow books, but not quite as simple)

Books by Gwyneth Rees

Stretch to classics such as Stig of the Dump, Swallows and Amazons, for EB what about Mallory Towers.....etc

Tried Tiara Club, she didn't like them. Got a good short stories book by EB which she loves, but can't get on with Secret Seven. She doesn't quite get some of the language!
Her teacher started her on sme Dick King Smith but that was bizarre- I've never seen her so upset, although she was desparate to get to the end. I wonder if anyone else has had this experience

Horrid Henry.
Deffo The Magic Faraway Tree and The Wishing Chair.
Amelia Jane
Roald Dahl? Maybe Matilda or The Twits to start with.
Short story collections such as A Necklace Of Raindrops or some Hans Christian Anderson.
Some of the simpler Michael Murpurgos

The problem is ensuring that the language and content isn't too "old" for her, although she can read the words.

That's exactly the problem & it doesn't help her being the youngest child in year 2!

Stick with something emotionally undemanding and steer clear of animals or anything being 'threatened'. Her emotional abilities need to catch up with her language abilities imo.- agree with janeite. Bananas in pyjamas?

reading this with interest as my dd is exactly the same but also hates any sort of sadness. (cried at the ugly duckling) so she started matilda but wouldn't read once it got to miss trunchball.

The Book people do some good packs, called something like "Young Corgis" which are short novels for independent readers. dd2 is 7 and enjoys them.

the worst witch series? mildred hubble i loved these books when i was little

same age and reading age DD here - she is passionate about poetry so in addition to reading books these are good and easy to pick up and remember/recite - I think we have had them all from the book box at school now - sigh also school pointed us towards some of the more base level Jacqueline Wilson - which have the girly factor.

Little House on the Prairie books
Charlotte's Web
Stuart Little
The Worst Witch
The Little Princess
The Secret Garden

search some old threads too - lots of other good ideas

God, not Charlotte's Web. DS couldn't deal with that at all. She dies...

How about the Wombles?

Paddington
Ramona
Josie Smith
Dick King-Smith's Sophie books
The World according to Humphrey
Mr Gum
Magic Carousel
Junie B Jones

of course, Ramona!! (author Beverly Cleary. they are fab )

PMSL RQ, with a name like yours how did you miss out that one!

I think young corgies might be a bit easy for her. I would definitely do the Magic Faraway Tree series as that is more make believe than Secret Seven so might be a bit more accessible.

Glad you mentioned the Magic Faraway Tree, I had been looking at that! Every copy I've seen though has titchy writing.
Already done the Secret Garden which she absolutely loved.

I like the poetry idea, will look some up in the library

Sorry was wrong re the corgies. They have different levels of them. Wishing chair series also might be OK.

add My Secret Unicorn [sigh] and the Usborne Readers which have several levels and include fiction such as simplified fairy tales and myths plus original stories and some non fiction.

dd is 7 and currently adores any Roald Dahl books. She is not so keen on the Faraway Tree ones. She also likes Ramona, Olga da Polga by Michael Bond, Mrs Pepperpot series and Milly Molly Mandy series.

Together we are reading the first in the Narnia series.

Others are:
E Nesbit books - railway children, five children and it, the phoenix and the carpet
Black Beauty
Spy Dog

you could try this

my dd read the set last year, she is 6

it's a problem finding stuff without 'older' subjects that she's not ready for

this

there are also
Magic Puppy
Magic Kitten

series

Princess Poppy - can usually get as set from Book People

felicity wishes

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