madteaparty Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 She’s a quirky one and though we have a decent home library, I need to buy some since libraries remain closed . Books we’ve recently loved as read-alouds (some of which she’s rereading alone) are Tuck Everlasting, Wolves of Willougby Chase, The Saturdays (she adores this one), Spider’s Palace (same). She starts and decides she doesn’t like many many books I have in the bookcases . Any recommendations for what I can try next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 What about ebooks through your library? Might save you $$ till you figure out what the pattern is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 3 hours ago, PeterPan said: What about ebooks through your library? Might save you $$ till you figure out what the pattern is. No, I hate ebooks. I don’t mind buying books, have other people to pass them on to 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Some books my 10 yr old dd loves are The Mysterious Benedict Society books (though we are currently finishing up The Secret Keepers and she likes it even better), The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, Norse mythology (she is currently reading Padraic Colum's version), Redwall series. I can list others if you need more ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 11 hours ago, 8FillTheHeart said: Some books my 10 yr old dd loves are The Mysterious Benedict Society books (though we are currently finishing up The Secret Keepers and she likes it even better), The Princess and the Goblin, The Princess and Curdie, Norse mythology (she is currently reading Padraic Colum's version), Redwall series. I can list others if you need more ideas. Oh she did like Princes and the Goblin, will get the Curdie one. Thank you. She liked Secret Garden too—all read alouds but still 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Another that came to mind is The Westing Game. It is an either love it or hate it kind of book, though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 My girls loved the Saturdays. They tended to like a lot of the older books. Has your dd read Pippi Longstocking? (That was hit and miss with my kids.) One of their favorites was the Betsy-Tacy series. It starts when Betsy and Tacy are very young, and the reading level matches it. As the girls age, the reading level gets harder. The earlier ones might seem a little slow moving for your dd. She could maybe start with Heaven to Betsy. They really liked some of the Carolyn Haywood books... I can't remember the reading level of them, and these might be too easy. They liked her Betsy books (different than the Betsy-Tacy books above), and Primrose Days. Oh, I know one! All-of-a-Kind Family. Also, The Borrowers series. The Oz books? My kids started enjoying biographies at around that age. Twenty and Ten comes to mind, about a Catholic school in a small French village that decides to hide Jewish children. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeolianharp Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 My daughter is about the same age and read alouds she really enjoyed were Wonder, Tale of Despereaux, The One and Only Ivan, Little House and the Narnia series. She LOVED The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and really likes Kate DiCamillo in general. She's also enjoyed Pippi Longstocking, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and Roald Dahl books. There's a cute book we read called Toys Go Out - one of the toys doesn't know what she is and I always loved seeing my kids' reactions at the part when the toy finds out. I also bought a collection of Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales that she's been enjoying (I have older boys and never bought fairy tales before lol) - we discussed similarities/differences of the Snow Queen with Frozen and Lion, Witch and Wardrobe. Your daughter sounds a little advanced - my boys were more advanced readers at this age than my daughter. They enjoyed the Percy Jackson, Gregor the Overlander and Harry Potter series. Not sure if any of these suggestions are acceptable for Classical education but I wanted to contribute to this forum since I've only asked questions and been given help so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 hour ago, sweetpotato said: My daughter is about the same age and read alouds she really enjoyed were Wonder, Tale of Despereaux, The One and Only Ivan, Little House and the Narnia series. She LOVED The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane and really likes Kate DiCamillo in general. She's also enjoyed Pippi Longstocking, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and Roald Dahl books. There's a cute book we read called Toys Go Out - one of the toys doesn't know what she is and I always loved seeing my kids' reactions at the part when the toy finds out. I also bought a collection of Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales that she's been enjoying (I have older boys and never bought fairy tales before lol) - we discussed similarities/differences of the Snow Queen with Frozen and Lion, Witch and Wardrobe. Your daughter sounds a little advanced - my boys were more advanced readers at this age than my daughter. They enjoyed the Percy Jackson, Gregor the Overlander and Harry Potter series. Not sure if any of these suggestions are acceptable for Classical education but I wanted to contribute to this forum since I've only asked questions and been given help so far. She’s actually not advanced at all, most these books I’ve read with her and she just returns to them. We’ve read/listened to all the ones you mention except Narnia. I may be the biggest non-Christian CS Lewis fan but cannot deal with Narnia at all. Odd. Will give it a whirl with her though. We neither one like Little House though we are dutifully trudging through Farmer Boy. my son was a huge fan of Gregor and so was I but she stopped at the first one. She’s odd I tell you. I’m going to insist on a revisit for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 She might like Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomN Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I second the Oz books. The entire series is amazing. Toys Go Out (three book series) is super cute as well (as mentioned above). We also love The Land of Stories series. Long but super captivating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 If she loves The Saturdays she may like other "family" books (including other books about that family. There are several in the series, aren't there?) Try: Ballet Shoes (and other books by Noel Streatfeild) Ten Kids No Pets (wow this book is garbage but I loved it as a kid and my kiddos did too) Misadventures of the Family Fletcher The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (I have *feelings* about the accuracy of this book, but you probably won't.) The Penderwicks The All-of-a-Kind Family The Birchbark House I'm also thinking Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, but let's be serious, I'm always thinking that because that book rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 We also love the All of a Kind Family. How about The Moffats? https://www.amazon.com/Moffats-Eleanor-Estes/dp/0152025413 or Cheaper by the Dozen? (The book is so much better than the movies.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 If she loved The Saturdays, finish the series! Next in line is The Four Story Mistake, followed by Then There Were Five, and lastly Spiderweb for Two. It's a great series. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomN Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 22 hours ago, Tanaqui said: If she loves The Saturdays she may like other "family" books (including other books about that family. There are several in the series, aren't there?) Try: Ballet Shoes (and other books by Noel Streatfeild) Ten Kids No Pets (wow this book is garbage but I loved it as a kid and my kiddos did too) Misadventures of the Family Fletcher The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street (I have *feelings* about the accuracy of this book, but you probably won't.) The Penderwicks The All-of-a-Kind Family The Birchbark House I'm also thinking Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer, but let's be serious, I'm always thinking that because that book rocks. We love The Penderwicks. An absolute favorite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place is a fantastic series! A Little Princess All-of-a-Kind Family Pollyanna Black Beauty The Penderwicks D'Aulaires Greek Myths The Rescuers Tale of Despereaux Series of Unfortunate Events Percy Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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