Can anyone advise me of the right age for Doctor Dolittle books please?

[FabIsGoingToGetFit]

DD is reading Famous five, secret 7, Roald Dahl no problem and is 6.10 years old.

I read it as a child and think a lion died near some rocks???? Could possibly not have been a doctor dolittle book .

It's a bit old fashioned in language and references, so a bit more advanced than Roald Dahl - perhaps a good next step though.

But if you've got hold of a second hand edition do check it carefully - the originals have some well-meant but appalling racism - modern editions have been edited.

I will look for a modern edition once I can remember who wrote it. I think I might have my copy somewhere. What about Heidi? I definitely still have my copy of that upstairs.

Hugh Lofting - recent edition may well be available in your local library, certainly is in mine.
I can't remember how easy Heidi is to read, you could have nostalgic fun finding out. All the classic children's novels are a bit outmoded in terms of portrayal of disability (crippled children walking through the power of trying hard and thinking positive is a common trope) - but it's not in the same class of fail to my mind.

I want to buy them for her so will look around. I doubt out local Smiths has it.

Fab, your dd is the same age as mine and is quite able but still prefers me to read to her - so we got the entire RD collection this year and I've read most of them to her.
I sometimes catch her sneaking a read but I'm trying to figure out which books to get her that will absolutely hook her and which she'll want to read if I keep finding excuses not to read them to her. Any suggestions (Horrid Henry type books won't do it for her).

maggie I shudder to make this suggestion but if you are absolutely determined to get her to read for herself then bloody Rainbow Fairies may be the answer - but get them from the library or charity shops rather spending actual money (if she does get hooked then you can get enormous cut price packages from The Book People).

Or Worst Witch might be worth a try.

My DD has lots of the fairies books but I don't buy them now unless she is with me and chooses them.

She is enjoying the puppy stories and also Enid Blyton magic far away tree and the wishing chair series. Also the naughtiest girl box set from smiths is a bout 13 pounds.

Malory Towers got dd into reading every night around the age of 7 yo. She's 9 yo now and won't let me give them away, ever