I recently asked the Friends of my “Louise nhm Smith” profile on Facebook “I’m looking for some more books to read Miss NHM (nearly 7) at bedtime, especially some book boxsets, and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?”
Many thanks for your responses, listed below in no particular order:
NHM Readers recommend books for a nearly 7 year old
“The Indian in the Cupboard, Lynne Reid Banks“
Ruth said “The Wishing Tree? There are two more books with it in a set, it’s Enid Blighton if i recall…”
Susie said “We’ve struggled with these. Although I loved the books, it’s very old fashioned & my 7 year old questions a lot about what different things mean. Shall try again when she’s older.”
Katie said “The Works had some really good book sets the other day. I got my son 1.”
Eleanor said “My 7yo is loving the Worst Witch box set.”
Yvette said “Anthony My 5 year old loves Roald Dahl”
Rebecca said “Narnia!”
Kelly said “My son is 7 just read Nania and loved every minute of it.”
Elizabeth said “Charlotte loved The Worst Witch.”
Charlotte said “Wishing Tree and Faraway Tree. Famous 5, Some of the younger Roald Dahl’s”
Emily said “I’ve just got an Enid Blyton box set for my niece for Xmas, it’s got the Faraway Tree etc in it, they were my absolute fave when I was that age”
Claire said “Clarice Bean are good and they move onto the Ruby Redfort series”
Yvette said “My 6 year old loves Roald Dahl. The Book People online is so cheap for boxsets”
Marie said “Anything by Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, Terry Pratchett”
Lisa said “David Walliams books and the Mr Gum series – they always make us laugh”
Melody said “The Chronicles of Narnia are a firm favourite, and for some non fiction, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls”
Helen said “Zoe’s Rescue Zoo”
Sarah said “Cressida Cowell’s How to Train your Dragon series are fantastic. I think David Tennant reads the audio books and they are fab!”
Fiona said “The Magic Faraway Tree. The Famous Five.”
Fiona said “https://bookloverjo.wordpress.com Jo is brilliant at recommending books”
Sue said “Magic Faraway Tree”
Amanda said “If you haven’t read the Christmasaurus or the Creakers I would recommend them”
Natalie said “Holly Webb is a fav in my house all animal based adventures (also often on sale in The Works) also can’t beat the classics Roald Dahl or Enid Blyton!”
Fiona said “Gangster Granny”
Heather said “The Witch Wars series are popular with my 7 year old and all the Lauren Child books (Clarice Bean particularly)”
Hannah said “Roald Dahl had been a bedtime favourite in this house. That and the Faraway Tree books.”
Anne said “Check out Pamela Butchart (Baby Aliens Got my Teacher), David Solomon (My Brother is a Superhero), Emma Carroll (Letters to the Lighthouse), Robin Stevens (Murder Most Unladylike), James Nicol (Apprentice Witch), Lorraine Gregory (Mold and the Poison Plot). And Kathryn Rundell (The Explorer), Matt Haig (A Boy Called Christmas), Mary Alice Evans (Who Let the Gods Out). There are loads of recent fantastic authors writing for this age at the moment!”
Wendy said “My son loved the Great Hamster Massacre, there’s a series of them if you enjoy it. Captain Underpants and anything by Dav Pilkey are also good.”
Christine said “Roald Dahl (Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory are favourites), Mirabelle (the chapter books not the abridged ones) by Julia Donaldson – we read them when she was 5 but they’re a firm favourite still, Stella Batts box set was very popular, Rainbow Magic (although quite boring in my opinion but my 6 year old enjoys them). We’re going to try the Worst Witch next”
Sarah said “The Rainbow Magic Fairies are great each one has a different girls name and they are available in box sets too. Winnie & Wilbur books are quite good too.”
Kate said “Jack and the Flum Flum tree”
Helen said “Roald Dahl- anything they’re fab. The Secret Garden. The Worst Witch. A Bad Spell for the Worst Witch. Judy Blume – Fudge, Super Fudge, Sheila the Great. The Indian in the Cupboard. The Borrowers.”
Susan said “James started with Harry Potter at age 6. We read them together…”
Liane said “How to Train your Dragon, anything by David Walliams, Enid Blyton’s Famous 5, Worst Witch, all really great box sets.”
Leah said “Rainbow Fairies series. Animal Rescue series. Wishing Chair & Faraway Tree series. The Works is great. And also the Book People. And Waterstones – you get discount too online/card”
Fiona said “http://www.worldbookday.com”
Rebekah said “David Walliams books are all firm favourites in our house.”
Susan said “Just William went down well, but some of the language, and the concept of having a cook as well as a mother, might need explaining!”
Susan said “Naughtiest Girl in the School. Alex Ryder for action/spy stuff. Mrs. Wildings book corner is the answer, I think! She has a Facebook page. Young James Bond by Charlie Higson. Excellent series.”
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