three4me Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 DD is 6.5 and really enjoys reading. Here is the list of books she's read in the past year: Flat Stanley Kirsten's Surprise (American GIrl) Little House in the Big Woods Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (didn't finish) In Aunt Lucy's Kitchen Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Pippi Longstocking The Children of Noisy Village The Shoeshine Girl The Wizard of Oz It seems as though many of the more modern books that are a good reading level for her (the Clementine books come to mind) are written for older children, with themes such as boyfriends, divorce, etc. I'm looking for some more age-appropriate books she might enjoy. Any recommendations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedClams Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Honey for a Child's Heart lists Beautiful Feet character book list 1000 Good Books book list Sonlight books That's what kept my precocious readers engaged and age appropriate regarding content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 That's why we read a lot of history at that age. Anything non-fiction will be good. We used the TruthQuest guides to get books, but also VP, SL, etc. VP's lit selections are terrific. Anything SL uses as a read-aloud will make a terrific reader for an advanced reader. For instance one of their cores for that age uses the Dr. Doolittle books, Mary Poppins, Follow My Leader, etc. for read alouds. My dd usually listened to them read by me and then went ahead and read them herself. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three4me Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 Are you looking for more modern books? We have gone the opposite direction for many of the reasons you mentioned - the themes bug us and oftentimes I find the writing is subpar and overly simplistic. Does she like animal books? My daughter LOVED Arthur Scott Bailey and he has two dozen or so books he has written that she could chomp through. Solid grammar and sentence consisting, some slightly challenging vocabulary, squeaky clean content :) http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1842 You may also consider something like the Bobbsey Twins or Five Little Peppers. It is highly individual. Not necessarily modern, just looking for ideas. Thanks! Our LA program uses Five Little Peppers later this year but I'll check out Bobbsey Twins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Have you tried Enid Blyton? The Magic Faraway trilogy, The Wishing Chair books, The Children of Cherry Tree and Willow Farm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 I am on my phone and cannot link but if you Google for Amazon lists by Laura in China, which is my old screen name, you should find some good options in the list for 5 and 6yo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 TumTum and Nutmeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hornblower Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 The Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome The Borrowers by Mary Norton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 My daughter is a bit younger, but I've found that I find better choices when I do searches for "read alouds for ____ year olds (or grade)". The books in the read aloud lists are written at a higher level because the expectation is for the parent to read them, but with content appropriate for the younger crowd. Some possibilities might include books by Beverly Cleary, Judy Blume, Roald Dahl, E.B. White, and Frances Hodgson Burnett. There are also a good number of longer, gorgeously illustrated picture books for classic fairy tales and folk tales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three4me Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 Thanks for the ideas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Back to add: Paddington? The Mouse and the Motorcycle series Stuart Little Henry Huggins, Socks, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joules Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Paddington and Little Pear come to mind. Ds liked the My Father's Dragon series, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsH Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 And my kids adored Mr Popper's Penguins at that age. I've scheduled it for dd5 this year, can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reign Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 One of my girls went Roald Dahl crazy. The other read tons of Dick King Smith. They both read all the Romana books and some Henry Huggins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Milly-Molly-Mandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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