MercyA Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Please help! I'm quickly running out of fiction for my voracious reader. She loves fantasty (especially involving fairies, mermaids, and princesses) and humor (like Pippi Longstocking, Mr. Popper's Penguins, Amelia Bedelia chapter books, and the 13-Story Treehouse). Some series she's loved are Catwings, Whatever After, Flower Fairies, Rescue Princesses, Rainbow Magic, Magic Treehouse, Never Girls, The Unicorn's Secret, Mermaid Tales, Pocket Cats, and Fairy Realm. We don't mind twaddle here. ;) She also likes fairytale and folktale anthologies and short stories with morals (like In Grandma's Attic). She doesn't care for middle-school type girlish drama, mysteries, or historical fiction. She loves animals and will read some animal books, but the stories have to be intriguing. She is easily disturbed by any kind of non-slapstick violence. Stories that are even mildly scary will keep her up at night. (She was bothered by the Secrets of Droon series and couldn't read any of the Magic Treehouse books involving mummies or ghosts). Anything involving extreme sadness, death, or sexuality is out. Anything from a 2nd to 4th grade reading level should work. Any and all suggestions are welcome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terabith Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher Warriors books My Secret Unicorn are awful twaddle, but my dad loved them Wings of Fire Night Fairy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Evangeline Mudd 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 (edited) My Father's Dragon (there are three in the set) ETA: link https://www.amazon.com/My-Fathers-Dragon-Value-Pack/dp/0590682350/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1470080239&sr=8-9&keywords=my+father%27s+dragon Edited August 1, 2016 by Jaybee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Anything Roald Dahl. We got a great compendium box set at Costco :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 And if you don't mind twaddle I absolutely adore Louis Sachar. The Wayside School books hold a special place in my heart and he hasn't written anything I've seen that isn't fantastic. https://www.amazon.com/Louis-Sachar/e/B000AQ44EM It's not quite fantasy but there is plenty of make believe silliness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 She might like The Penderwicks. In a year or two, she may be able to handle The Sisters Grimm (funny, fairy tale characters, but some stuff may be scary. I have very insensitive girls so I can't really tell). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Bunnicula series (DD thinks these are just hilarious) The Lemonade Trick 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookbard Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Fairy Ponies - my daughter loves them (http://www.usborne.com/catalogue/series/1~1471/young-reading-series-3-fairy-ponies.aspx) Brambly Hedge books - (http://www.bramblyhedge.co.uk/springstory) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Betsy-Tacy Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle The Hundred Dresses Anna Hibiscus Paddington Owls in the Family Rascal 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 Homer Price The Centerburg Tales Stuart Little The Trumpet of the Swan Igraine the Brave The Secret Garden Misty of Chincoteague 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs. Tharp Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 The World According to Humphrey :001_wub: We love this series! Zita the Spacegirl Ronia, the Robber's Daughter Duck for a Day Welcome to Silverstreet Farm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 And if you don't mind twaddle I absolutely adore Louis Sachar. The Wayside School books hold a special place in my heart and he hasn't written anything I've seen that isn't fantastic. https://www.amazon.com/Louis-Sachar/e/B000AQ44EM It's not quite fantasy but there is plenty of make believe silliness. How dare you suggest that Wayside School stories are twaddle! LOL. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Tuesdays at the Castle series 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhioMomof3 Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic. Here's a review that I copied and pasted from Goodreads that a reader, Becca, wrote of the book: Persimmony Smudge can't help but march to a different saxophone.. er... accordion... Well, you get the idea. To the rote and unimaginative, she's an odd little girl with the vexing inclinations of an explorer or even (gasp) an artist. Yet her unwillingness to conform to the mundane ultimately leads her on a grand journey of redemption. Trafton's writing voice is vibrant. She brings the levity and wit of Lemony Snicket into a story less dolorous but equally rousing. Her craftsmanship is creative and exquisite, so that I found myself rereading sentences so perfectly constructed, I wanted to shout. A Trafton reader will get the sense that a great deal of fun was had in the making of story. The chapter titles alone are worth the cost of the book, with gems such as: "CH 15: 'In Which It is Better to Be a Noble Worm than a Dead Frog (or Something Like That.)'" and "CH 9: 'In Which a Lyre Tells the Truth (Perhaps)'". While reading, I felt a bit like I was watching an Olympic athlete, fitted with years of hard practice, caught simply in the childlike bliss of a ten-point vault. Light. Strong. Perfect execution. As I read, I found myself soaking not only in the primary plot, but also in the underlying layers of truth beneath it. This book functions on multiple levels, ministering to the spirit as well as the mind, and an astute reader will glean something from every one of them. One last note. This is a book you'll want to buy in printed form (not an e-version). Everything about its physical appearance is beautiful. The size, heft, illustrations, pages, make it a tactile delight. Five stars for the debut of a brilliant new children's author. Encore! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The Ordinary Princess by MM Kaye is a must read for every little girl. My boys all love this book, too and have read it many times. The Dragon of Lonely Island {I don't remember the author} Dominic by William Steig David and the Phoneix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 (edited) I have boys with the same problems. Ds7 reads and enjoys Nanny Piggins, Mary Poppins, Captain Underpants at the moment. They have both enjoyed all Andy Griffiths, Nick Flowers and Kate Dicamillo books we have read. Eta. Ds7 read Mary Poppins and Nanny Piggins on a kindle as they are a bit thick to appeal right now but have a chapter by chapter approach which makes it easier to read slowly. Edited August 2, 2016 by kiwik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The Enchanted Forest Chronicles Most Gordon Korman books for humor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The Wide Awake Princess Maybe the Cragbridge Hall books? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 On the easier end, the Kingdom of Wrenly series 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Has she tried the Clementine books? Goofy, silly fun. I saw someone recommended Warriors. My dd (11yo) tells me these have violence--descriptions of cats tearing each other's guts out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kentuckymom Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 I second the Humphrey series (about a classroom hamster) Also try Magic Animal Friends series and Magic (insert animal here) books. There's a Magic Kitten series, a Magic Puppy series, and a Magic Pony series that I know about. There are probably more. And, yes, Warriors would definitely be too violent, and possibly too high a reading level as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innisfree Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Twig Big Susan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innisfree Posted August 3, 2016 Share Posted August 3, 2016 Any and all Beverly Cleary books 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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