momacacia Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Is there a book or book series somewhat similar to Anne of Green Gables, but for a 7yo? Just a storyline about a little girl(s), sweet, etc. (She just completed the Bobsey Twins) Oldest has gone through all the American Girl series', and frankly I just need a break from seeing AG around. ;) Anything else out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Maybe Understood Betsy? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Betsy-Tacy? In the first book they turn 5 right at the start of the book. By the end of the 4th book they are maybe high school or middle school aged. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amsunshine Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 (edited) This probably doesn't fall exactly into the category you are looking for, but around the time my dds were reading AG, they also loved Gooney Bird Greene. I think there only 3-4 books, though. Other suggestions: All of a Kind Family and the Penderwicks, maybe? eta: I just checked Amazon, and there are about 6 Gooney Bird books. Edited June 19, 2016 by amsunshinetemp 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momacacia Posted June 19, 2016 Author Share Posted June 19, 2016 Ah, these are all good reminders. Thank you. My oldest didn't like Betsy-Tacy, but I think 7yo might...and the Penderwicks. Of course. Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 There's also Rebecca Of Sunnybrook Farm. It was one of my favorites. And Pollyanna, oh, and the Katy books - What Katy Did, What Katy Did Next, What Katy Did At School. I cannot remember the age range for the Katy books, though they're on Project Gutenberg if you want to check them out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Caddie Woodlawn, there is a sequel called something like Magical Melons. Little House on the Prairie. Trixie Beldon I remember really loving a series about a girl and her pony, Tizz. The series was by Elisa Bialk. It seems to be out of print, but might be in libraries still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Maybe the original books in the Boxcar Children (family with 2 girls and 2 boys) or Swallows and Amazons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Milly-Molly-Mandy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourisenough Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Twig B is for Betsy (and all the other books in that series). Haywood is author, I believe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 These are not all historical. However, they are all realistic fiction (well, excepting Unusual Chickens, which is sort of magical realism) that I consider appropriate for a 7 year old and that I think many children that age would enjoy. Year of the Dog (three books) Gaby, Lost and Found (a bit more serious themes) Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer Audrey of the Outback (three books) Bo at Ballard Creek (two books thus far) Ramona Quimby (um... several books?) Clementine (lots of books) How Tia Lola Came to Stay (several books, shorter than most of the ones I suggested) All-of-a-Kind Family (several books) The Saturdays (I dunno, three or four books?) Dash (part of a now-up-to-three books series on dogs of WWII. The author found a niche and is good at it!) The Year of the Book (three or four book series) The Birchbark House (there should be a new one coming out this summer, I think) The Grand Plan to Fix Everything (two books) Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School (Male main character) Misadventures of the Family Fletcher (all male main characters) Seaglass Summer (very gentle book) One Crazy Summer (touches on some older themes, you may want to pre-read) A Pickpocket's Tale The Mighty Miss Malone As always, you and I may disagree about what is and is not appropriate for a 7 year old. You know your child best, and it's up to you to do your own research and pre-reading. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKT Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Betsy-Tacy? In the first book they turn 5 right at the start of the book. By the end of the 4th book they are maybe high school or middle school aged. Definitely Betsy-Tacy! (I just mentioned in another thread the other day that this is my all-time favorite children's book. Highly recommend! Just so, so sweet and beautiful writing.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Trixie Belden and Box Car series. Oh! And the Happy Hollisters! Very similar to the Bobbsey Twins, except no twins, lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie Dawn Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 The Grandma's Attic series! Especially the first three or four, when Mabel is younger. They are based on true stories from the author's grandmother's childhood. Very funny, sweet stories. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Betsy-Tacy series Milly-Molly-Mandy In Grandma's Attic series Little House in the Big Woods, Little House on the Prairie, Farmer Boy The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J&JMom Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) OT - I personally enjoyed Anne of Green Gables when I read it with my then sixth-grade son, but I could not stomach the Box Car Children stopping after the first book. The kids might have liked it, but they were way too sweet for my old NY, cynical self, lol. If they wanted more of those, they had to read them themselves (and they didn't). The Penderwicks fell flat with my boys this past year, but I thought it was cute while a bit overlong. Oh well. At least it wasn't Esperanza Rising - that was the worst read aloud ever according to my boys. We actually compare all reads aloud duds to it and nothing (yet) has dethroned it's worst ever placing. Edited June 21, 2016 by J&JMom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 I could not stomach the Box Car Children stopping after the first book. Most of the series was ghostwritten anyway, and there are enormous continuity errors all up and down, along with the usual problems you expect from mass extruded book products. So you're not missing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal_Bear Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 (edited) There are several series of books that were so much fun that I remember them from when I was young that haven't been mentioned yet. Lois Lenski's books (i.e. Strawberry Girl) The Littles by Peterson Wizard of Oz (lots of followup books) by Baum The Latsch Valley books (i.e. First Farm in the Valley) by Anna Pellowski Caddie Woodlawn by Brink The Borrowers by Norton Mrs. Piggle Wiggle by MacDonald Secret Garden & Little Princess by Burnett Moffat series by Estes Mary Poppins series by Travers Any E.B. White book Homer Price books by McCloskey Pippi Longstocking books by Lindgren Golden Name Day series (i.e. The Crystal Tree) by Lindquist Five Little Peppers series by SidneyEncyclopedia Brown series by Sobol Paddington the Bear by Bond Edited June 21, 2016 by calbear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Thought of a few more: Strawberry Hill Amy and Laura (that's a series) In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bics Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 I would add the Shoe books by Noel Steatfeild (no, that's not a typo.)lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted July 16, 2016 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Almost anything by Enid Blyton would suit a 7yo who likes sweet little girls. Everyone should have read the Magic Faraway Tree trilogy. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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