What have you been reading to your dc/s tonight?

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We just finished Henrietta's House by Elisabeth Goudge - lovely book, but aimed at a bit older than I had realised when I skimmed it in the shop DD seemed to enjoy it though, despite the rather old fashioned language. I kind of miss the old days of Kipper & the Gruffalo though .. .

Bob the builder

hairy mcclary and the farking Mister Men

darren shan .. Lord of the shadows to ds2

and little miss chatterbox to DD ( when for an extra treat I called the speaking clock for her )

Tremendous bloody Tractors

OK, some advantages to an older DC, Humphrey, at least they only want the book once

Read Mrs Pepperpot to 7y DD. Shhe can read it to herself but still enjoys being read to in an evening; long may it last

some shite about fairies.

The Tale of Despereaux - am enjoying it, the chapters are pleasingly short after Narnia!

Capatin Underpants - the one about Professor Pee-Pee Poopypants with ds2 laughing like a drain. he's dead sophisticated

2 Charlie and Lola ones - the library book one and the party one. Quite like them, they don't quite have the charm of the TV series though.

Have been there with Tremendous Tractors, etc - that on in particular is SOOO boring! And Roaring Rockets one has the crappest rhyme ever in it.

The Magic Faraway Tree - tonight they were in the Land of Birthdays.

DS1 - another chapter of first Harry Potter. He could just about read it himself, but I don't push it as I enjoy spendind 1-1 time with him.

DS2 - another chapter of the Magic Faraway Tree. He's really enjoying it.

Tickly Sheep.

It's dire, but much loved

Milly Molly Mandy makes a Garden to dd2 (5)

Dd1 didn't want o be read to so read on her own - Chalet School.

Dear bloody Zoo

2 mister Men stories read to both kids. I don't know why they like them they are such non-events to me. Usually dd has a Mog story or The Tiger Who came To Tea. DS is 6 now and likes chapter stories so we have been reading Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

I must admit that the MR Men gets them to bed a lot quicker

smugmumOB - where were you in the Faraway Tree tonight?

Little Red Riding Hood
Mr Big - v good

Teddy Robinson. I love it.

They read to me tonight. Fireman Sam's ABC; "On your Potty", two school reading books one deadly boring about shapes and one quite funny one "Bob Bug".

Didn't know Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was a book too - is it good? DD loves the film (me too come to that)

Beware of the bears and The tickle book.

I normally argue that The tickle book is not a bedtime one as ds has a tendancy to get giddy at the end but it's his first day at nursery school tomorrow and I didn't want an arguement to delay bedtime!

The Riot Act

The Tiger Who came to Tea
Kipper
Shirley Hughes Colours.

I loved Milly Molly Mandy and the Chalet School and The Magic Faraway Tree

The Gruffalo to DS2 (20 months)

Just finished reading James and the Giant Peach to DS1 (4.2 years)

DD (9) at Brownies tonight but she has been reading a Phillip Pullman that I am not very taken with tbh...