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Reading books for my 6 year old daughter!?

My 6 year old has read to level 7 Oxford Reading Tree, we are looking for some books to read during the holidays. Any ideas?

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1. i loved matilda...? hope this helps.
2. You should go to your local library and ask the librarian for help on serching for books for your daughter. You might even consider taking your daughter with you.
3. Any good bookshop (Smiths /Waterstones etc,) has large range of childrens books for all ages and you can usually find a helpful assistant to give you advice. You could also use Amazon on the net I think it is great that you have encouraged your 6 year old to read , my parents did that for me . Far too many children leave school with little or no literate or numeracy skills and not all is down to poor education as parents also have an important role to play Well done to you I say , hope you find some good books and have a great holiday .
4. postman pat or maisy
5. Here are some classic chapter book suggestions you can read with her at bedtime. I caution you that some of the books I've offered here deal with themes that you may not wish to present to your daughter at this time. I will leave you to judge that, but it does not curb me from recommending these titles to you, as they remain great works of children's literature. (In no particular order) "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell "Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing" by Judy Blume "Freckle Juice" by Judy Blume "Ramona Quimby, Age 8" by Beverly Cleary "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Richard and Florence Atwater "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl "The BFG" by Roald Dahl [just about everything by Dahl is great] "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan "How to Eat Fried Worms" by Thomas Rockwell "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nihm" by Robert C. O'Brien The Indian in the Cupboard" by Lynn Reid Banks "The Boxcar Children" by Gertrude Chandler Warner "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor "Just So Stories" by Rudyard Kipling "Phantom Tollboth" by Norton Juster "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen "The Chronicles of Narnia" by C.S. Lewis "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls "The Chocolate Touch" by Patrick Skene Catling "Stuart Little" by E.B. White "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine "The Great Brain" by John D. Fitzgerald "Bunnicula" by Deborah and James Howe "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner "Chocolate Fever" by Robert Kimmel Smith That's a short list of chapter books I recommend. There are plenty more I'm omitting. Here are some contemporary (with a couple of exceptions) picture books that I don't want you to miss: "The Long-Nosed Pig" by Keith Faulkner; ill. by Jonathan Lambert "The Wide-Mouthed Frog" by Keith Faulkner; ill. by Jonathan Lambert "Shark in the Park" by Nick Sharrat "Bark, George" by Jules Feiffer "T is for Terrible" by Peter McCarty "Some Dogs Do" by Jez Alborough "Duck in the Truck" by Jez Alborough "Louella Mae, She's Run Away" by Karen Beaumont Alarcón; ill. by Rosanne Litzinger "The Wolf's Chicken Stew" by Keiko Kasza "Knuffle Bunny" by Mo Willems "Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" by Mo Willems "Leonardo, the Terrible Monster" by Mo Willems "Edwina, the Dinosaur that Didn't Know She Was Extinct" by Mo Willems "Sheep in a Jeep" by Nancy Shaw; ill. by Margot Apple "Caps for Sale" by Esphyr Slobodkina "Millions of Cats" by Wanda Gag "How Loud Is a Lion?" by Stella Blackstone; ill. by Clare Beaton "Clickety Clack" by Robert & Amy Spence; ill. by Margaret Spengler "One Red Dot" by David A. Carter "Blue 2" by David A. Carter [this and the above are spectacular pop-up books--unlike anything you've probably seen] "Arrowville" by Geefwee Bodoe "Duck on a Bike" by David Shannon "No, David!" by David Shannon "Ella Sarah Get Dressed" by Margaret Chodos-Irvine "The Wolves in the Walls" by Neil Gaiman "Click, Clack Moo: Cows That Type" by Doreen Cronin; ill. by Betsy Lewin "How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?" by Jany Yolen; ill. by Mark Teague "How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?" by Jany Yolen; ill. by Mark Teague "How Does a Dinosaur Eat His Food?" by Jany Yolen; ill. by Mark Teague "The Dot" by Peter H. Reynolds "Ish" by Peter H. Reynolds "Someday" by Alison McGhee; ill. by Peter H. Reynolds "The Spider and the Fly" by Mary Howitt; ill. by Tony DiTerlizzi "Imogene's Antlers" by David Small "Un Gato y un Perro" by Clare Masurel "Bear Snores On" by Karma Wilson; ill. by Jane Chapman "Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs" by Tomie dePaola I've read the above picture books numerous times with great cheer (and some tears) from many audiences. Click on my profile and e-mail me. I would be happy to correspond with you and make further suggestions. I'd also encourage to stop by your local library and chat with the children's librarians there to get their recommendations. I strongly recommend you find a copy of Jim Trelease's "The Read Aloud Handbook." It's an invaluable resource for parents. Thank you for your wonderful question. I'm so glad to learn you've taken such an interest in your child's reading. If I could only convince 150 Million or so parents in the United States to do the same as you.... http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/
6. Harry Potter series Nancy Drew series Junie B. Jones series American Girl books
7. if you go on the county school board web site of where you live they usually post huge reading lists for like the summer for example that may give you more of a variety
8. my daughters 7 and in primary 2 and shes reading to primary 3 level and has been for about 6mths, the book people are great, they do packs of books for kids of specific ages at really good prices, thats why my kids in the top group. Visit their website at www.the book people.co.uk you'll not want to buy books from anywhere else.
9. the american girl books
10. It may sound silly but my daughter learnt to read with Comics,,, they enjoy the funnies,,,and they look forward to next weeks copy,,,
11. I go to the library and let my son choose then if he really likes the book we buy it and can enjoy reading it together when we like, Its much better than buying loads of books that they may not like and so never read. We also read allsorts of things like food packets and street names, lorry adverts, signs in shops, and instructions for cooking and making food, it gives him a real variety of things and also leads us on to talking about other subjects. it makes them realise how reading can tell them about life around them. Great fun !!! Happy reading.