Good books to buy for a child reading Orange level?

[cabbageandbeans]

DD loves to read - would like to buy her some books to see us through summer holidays and that will be interesting and fun for her also. I have borrowed books from library but they all seem to be a bit basic and easy for her. We have a box set of Floppy/biff & Chip books from the Book people and she has moved beyond those I would say.

I had looked at Anna hibiscus books online but think they might be a step too advanced-I just can't tell. Can anyone recommend something that would equate to Orange/turquoise level at school?

I found orange-turquoise a tad tricky to cater for and we stuck to scheme books really. Was a bit like you, as was DS, dividing the books into "books for reading", "books we read to you". Would be more interesting to try the picture books but somehow that wasn't on our radar...DS was addicted to Magic Key adventures at the time so this made life a little easier (if a tad boring for the adult listening...)

However....drum roll, it got LOADS easier once DS was one stage further on at purple/gold/white and can now tackle the easy readers section in the library- blue and red bananas/corgi pups etc.
Have you done the Read it yourself ladybirds, he liked those and could tackle the stage 4s at orange level- and then you can buy cheap scheme books if you can face them from Amazon. I recommend this www.amazon.co.uk/Rigby-Star-Independent-Year-Fiction/dp/0433034513m, although I think I got a cheap pack. That story is fab, DD (3) loves it too!

www.amazon.co.uk/Rigby-Star-Independent-Year-Fiction/dp/0433034513/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1342220901&sr=1-1

Over the summer - she read flat stanley books form the library. We also found some other books which were good -although I don't remember the brand. She read picture books and board books (which were stacked up to go in the loft). The I love reading collection from the book people were really good and just right for her level of reading AND fun! I just looked and it not there at moment but included Little rabbit foo foo and I don't like Gloria. She has gone back to school and has moved to purple level so I guess she read enough over the summer to progress. Thanks for your help!