 | Six Storey House by Geraldine McCaughrean
Buy used from: £0.93 Lovely language and a great introduction to this writer
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 | My Naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards
Buy used from: £0.01 Not as bad as Horrid Henry but my son loves these stories charming illustrations from Shirley Hughes
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 | Mrs. Pepperpot Stories (Red Fox Summer Reading Collections) by Alf Proysen
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.01 Another classic loved by both my sons
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 | A Handful of Horrid Henry 3-in-1: (Horrid Henry / Secret Club / Tooth Fairy): "Horrid Henry", "Horrid Henry's Secret Club", "Horrid Henry and the Tooth Fairy" by Francesca Simon
Buy new: £5.45 / Used from: £0.01 Any Horrid Henry book is great for the 5-8's each story is the perfect length for bedtime reading
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 | The Magic Finger (Young Puffin Developing Reader) by Roald Dahl
Buy used from: £0.01 This was the first Dahl book I ever read and provides the perfect intro for developing readers
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 | Gobbolino the Witch's Cat (Young Puffin Books) by Ursula Moray Williams
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.01 Another adorable first chapter book with exciting stories for new readers
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 | Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse (Kingfisher Classics) by Ursula Moray Williams
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £2.02 Whimsical fairy tale quality to this book makes it a firm favourite
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 | Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
Buy new: £3.59 / Used from: £0.01 Perfect as a read alone for developing readers the best of the Stanley books
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 | Stuart Little by E. B. White
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.01 American classic, gentle and enthralling
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 | War Boy: A Wartime Childhood by Michael Foreman
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £16.56 We have the whole series great intro to History with plenty to look at on every page, detail is lovely
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 | After the War Was Over by Michael Foreman
Buy new: £6.59 / Used from: £1.69 Answers what it was like when Grandparents were children lovely detail once again
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 | The Lion and the Unicorn by Shirley Hughes
Buy new: £6.69 / Used from: £41.12 More substance and words than the average picture book, quite harsh in places but very realistic a favourite in our house
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 | The Hodgeheg (A young Puffin story book) by Dick King-Smith
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.99 Great easy reading starter chapter books especially for animal loving children
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 | Omnibombulator by Dick King-Smith
Buy used from: £0.01 Another classic Dick King Smith they can read alone helping confidence
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 | Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories (Young Puffin Books) by Joyce Lankester Brisley
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01 Gentle and innocent bbut more a girl's choice
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 | The Advenures of Captain Underpants by Dav Pilkey
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.01 Subversive but fun my boys loved reading these great for reluctant boy readers lots of toilet talk
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 | Boggart Sandwich and Other Stories / Tales from the Edge of the World by Martin Riley
Tales From The Edge Of The World, Jackanory 1980's hunt one down they are now out of print
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 | The Dolls' House by Rumer Godden
Buy new: £2.99 / Used from: £32.40 Perfect for girls around 7 or 8 new back in print
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 | Miss Happiness and Miss Flower by Rumer Godden
Buy new: £7.14 / Used from: £4.00 Magical first chapter book which deals with lonliness and Japanese Culture
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 | The Family from One End Street: And Some of Their Adventures (Puffin Modern Classics) by Eve Garnett
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £3.24 Life in a large family that I was surprised to find my sons loved as much as I did when I was a child
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 | Oscar Wilde Stories for Children (Classic Stories) by P J Lynch
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £3.39 Containing all the classics bit difficult for reading alone but great for reading aloud
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 | Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf (Young Puffin Books) by Catherine Storr
Buy used from: £0.01 That Polly really is clever, another great read alone or aloud for boys and girls
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 | The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark by Jill Tomlinson
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £1.45 The kids loved the whole series and again great for building confidence reading
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 | Arabel's Raven by Joan Aiken
Buy new: £3.59 / Used from: £0.01 Another jackanory classic brilliantly illustrated by the wonderful Quentin Blake
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 | The Fairy Tales by Jan Pienkowski
Buy new: £9.74 / Used from: £9.35 Wonderful fairy tales for reading aloud but the illustrations are what really makes this book so magical
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