What did you read?

faded_flowers

101 Dalmations by Dodie Smith
The Trebizon books
Lorna Hill's Sadler's Wells series

For more modern ones try Michelle Paver's books, starting with Spirit Walker.

mrs_marty

Thanks everyone I had forgotten half of these!! Now scouring the internet and sent my mum on a charity shop mission!, Im sure in a dark cupboard the Narnia collection is about! As for St Clare's I did it the other way about Malory Towers first lol

I have the Harry Potter books already so shall start her on them whilst gathering up the rest :0)

jakes-mum

Oh also Enid Blyton wrote The naughtiest girl series as well, Naughtiest girl in the school, naughtiest girl is a monitor (cant remember the other one) I loved those books so much, actually I loved pretty much every book every one has mentioned . . . oh to be a child again (makes mental note to take youngest to library tomorrow)

marywooyeah

I really liked "The Wolves of Willoughby Chase" and "blackhearts in battersea". The Judy Blume books such as "Just as long as we're together" I read a few times, and I quite enjoyed a book called "the Tulip Touch", I'm sure I was 8 or 9 when I read these so hopefully your daughter would like them too x

phunkles

I read the Babysitters club, and sweet valley high, A Christmas Carol is great to introduce Charles Dickens to children - its well known through films anyway, I got the St Clares boxset in Whsmith the other year for pennies, Malory Towers I loved, Try your local library too, Im now googling childrens books as I want to reread a load of them
The Ramona Quimby books where a giggle to read but they are being made into films now.
Fudge -Super Fudge Ann somebody?

Think Goodnight Mr Tom, was read in school,
Oh gosh whats the book called where the children are evacuated and they stay with Hepzibah and the train track?
The Diary of Anne Frank i Loved but I was about 11 - which fits into year 6 - World War 2 scheme of work.

Spendless

Oh and ballet shoes by Noel Streatfeild

Spendless

phunkles wrote: »

I read the Babysitters club, and sweet valley high, A Christmas Carol is great to introduce Charles Dickens to children - its well known through films anyway, I got the St Clares boxset in Whsmith the other year for pennies, Malory Towers I loved, Try your local library too, Im now googling childrens books as I want to reread a load of them
The Ramona Quimby books where a giggle to read but they are being made into films now.
Fudge -Super Fudge Ann somebody?

Think Goodnight Mr Tom, was read in school,
Oh gosh whats the book called where the children are evacuated and they stay with Hepzibah and the train track?
The Diary of Anne Frank i Loved but I was about 11 - which fits into year 6 - World War 2 scheme of work.

Carrie's War. Another one set around WW2 that I loved but doesn't seem as popular now is When hitler stole pink Rabbit by judith Kerr (who wrote the tiger that came to tea).

jakes-mum

There was also the Railway Chrildren and The Children of Green Knowe (which is based on a house up the road from me which might be why I liked it )

mrs_marty

I loved Anne Franks Diary read it again a couple of years ago and as an adult takes on such a whole new meaning but like you I have it in my head I was about 10.

Thanks to this I am spoiled for choice, I think as part of her Christmas I am going to do a book hamper with some of your fab suggestions and include a dictionary and thesaurus to help her along.

Gillyx

Famous Five
Secret Seven
Babysitters Club

I'd also recommend Jacqueline Wilson, she was a big part of my childhood and I loved her books