5 year old with reading age of 10 - book recommendations please

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Evening all. We received my daughters reception year report this evening, which was lovely. They have carried out a reading assessment and she has a 10 year old's reding age. The school is relatively new and her teacher (whilst brilliant) is relatively inexperienced and has been unable to guide us in the right direction, but has suggested that we provide books for my daughter that are age-appropriate yet set the appropriate level of challenge. We are both English teachers, so you would think well placed to deal with this, but we are secondary specialists and a bit stumped here. I am going to ask to speak with the Head tomorrow about appropriate challenge etc, but would really welcome any advice. Thanks.

I loved bel mooney's kitty books at that age. They're the length of chapter books but each chapter is a distinct story, so good if she doesn't have the stamina to read long things yet.

Haven't read the whole thread, but:

Milly Molly Mandy
Little House on the Prairie
What Katy Did
Anything by E. Nesbit

Because old-fashioned, they're more challenging grammatically and in terms of vocabulary, but fairly gentle theme-wise.

I would take her to the local library or bookshop and let her choose. However, I would say Enid Blyton!s Faraway Tree and Naughtiest Girl in the School books are good. Similarly Dorothy Thompson My Naught Little Sister series.
Pippi Longstocking is THE BEST. However, would also argue that the Clarice Bean picture books are excellent as well - yes, there are pictures, but the content is actually very, very funny and sophisticated. I have heard adults quote the 'long tunnel of adolescence' bit! They are great!

I was a very early reader and my mum had similar issues. I would devour books in a single sitting (still do given half a chance). I remember being extremely fond of Enid Blyton at that age... Particularly The Faraway Tree, Mallory Towers, any of The Wishing Chair series, Famous Five etc. It's a wonderful thing to escape into a book and it opens up a whole world of imagination.

How awesome is the internet !
How did anyone get by before ??
Understand exactly the problem.
My son really likes Winnie the Witch and Storey Treehouse (52th and 63th) but without trying to be too discriminating of gender I think it might play a big factor !
It's not easy. I live in a village and the access to books is fairly limited too. Good luck.

Just wanted to thank you all for your suggestions. She is enjoying the 'Violet Mackerel' series and LOVED 'Claude'. She is devouring books in one sitting, so we need to get ourselves to the library ASAP. Owe have an old Kindle, so will get that set up for her. Not sure why I hadn't thought of that!