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bedtime stories for ds1 5.5

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 19:18

we have done milly molly mandy (!)
horrid henry
captain underpants

are considering Dahl

want chapter - y type books with the odd pic thrown in please

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roisin · 04/05/2004 19:48

Did you like MMM Coddy? Am currently re-reading it to ds2 (5 on Saturday), and can't believe how much he adores the stories ... and what a calming bedtime influence they have.

Dick King-Smith: Sophie stories spring to mind.

Will have a look on the shelf, and return with more ideas in a mo.

LIZS · 04/05/2004 19:56

Not that we've tried these but... Roald Dahl, Narnia or even in a whisper{} Enid Blyton runs away quickly{}

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 19:58

I loved mmm as a kid and am suprised that my very masculine ds loves them

liz 0 I would try them I think

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Tissy · 04/05/2004 19:58

Flat Stanley!! Is it still available? My Mum still has our 35 yr old copy!

Hmm maybe too many pics? Great book though

pollyanna · 04/05/2004 20:02

I would suggest Dahl - my ds (5.4) loves giraffe pelly and me, charlie and the chocolate factory etc. we tried fantastic mr fox and had to tone it down a bit. He also really likes the classic fairy tales (we pretend we are reading them for his sister!) and any books to do with pirates/knights/robin hood. also
Flat Stanley - but that is a bit odd.

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:02

flat stanley?

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:02

does he have a whippet?

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:03

fox one is quite scary IMO

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Tissy · 04/05/2004 20:04

Flat Stanley is about a boy who is flattened by a heavy picture, i think, falling on him. He mails himself to his friend, as far as I can remember!

pollyanna · 04/05/2004 20:05

Tissy - didn't see your post before I posted! I really liked Flat Stanley when I was a child and ds likes it too.

Yes, I had forgotten how gruesome fantastic mr fox was, we had to miss out bits!

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:07

ITSOOUNDS GOOD
IS IT CHAPTERY?
oops

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discordia · 04/05/2004 20:08

I recently bought (second hand) a couple of "Little Nose" books (anyone remember him from Jackanory?) and read them to dd (7) and ds (5). Ds really enjoyed them. Littlenose has a pet mammoth and goes hunting, lots of boys stuff.

Tissy · 04/05/2004 20:09

here it is!

Looks like it would be suitable.

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:09

they dont have them on a,azon

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:09

thanks t
ok so thats one

more ideas olease

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Tissy · 04/05/2004 20:10

Yes, chaptery, and it looks as though there are a couple of sequels I didn't know about. The liknk is to an old edition, but Amazon do a newer edition too.

mummysurfer · 04/05/2004 20:12

BILL'S NEW FROCK

sorry no caps intended

mummysurfer · 04/05/2004 20:13

enid blyton mr twiddle. bit slapstick but ds (5) thinks he's hilaroius

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:16

Oh that sounds just right!

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:17

Ooh I love anne fine

ds1 ( angus) loves the jamie and angus stories 0 can i recommend them to you all?

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:18

ok keep em coming will place order tonight!

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:19

I loved olga da polga when youg will look for that

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roisin · 04/05/2004 20:25

Dorothy Edwards: My naughty little sister (and sequels)
(cross between Horrid Henry and Milly Molly Mandy!)

Ursula Moray Williams: Gobbolino the Witch's cat

Andrew Wakefield: Bottersnikes and Gumbles (though it's out of print, and difficult to get hold of)

Jill Murphy: The worst witch (and sequels)

A lot of this stuff is fairly twee and dated ... but much current writing for, say, read alone 7-10 yr olds, is just so totally in appropriate for 5 yr olds to listen to. Definitely a gap in the market ... maybe some mumsnet aspiring writers could oblige.

Dick King-Smith: Sophie's Snail (and sequels)
There are loads of great DKS stories, but my boys didn't particularly enjoy the ones that really major on the animals, with the exception of: Dragon Boy and the cuckoo child

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Codswallop · 04/05/2004 20:35

thnaks s much R

I had my niaghty little sister asa kid - is that the one where they bang on the wall wit a broom?

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