Hi, I wasn't sure which subject to post this under but I think HE is a good possibility.
DD has just started having what I call proper paperback books read to her. Unfortunately these have been the fairy books by Daisy Meadows which frankly I find rather sickly although DD loves them. I've been looking in the shops recently for something which both she and I would like but have found it difficult. She loves fairies and princesses and I wonder if the Gwyneth Rees books might be alright as after a quick perusal in the shop they seemed to have better language.
I really didn't like the look of lots of the stuff which seemed to be about naughty kids and very slangy - I mean why encourage that? Also, lots of the books seemed to be about school and I didn't want dd to get romantic ideas about school. When I was a child I used to want to go to boarding school when I used to read MAlory Towers and St Clares!
So, in a nutshell, any recommendations for fiction for a five year old - (for me to read to her, not for her to read.) I'd love something well written, about real life and with warmth. Is that possible? Thanks