Ideas for leaving book

**TooEarlyForGin?** · 02-08-2013, 11:25 AM

I would like to give a book to one of my leavers. She is 4, very bright, and ready for school (driving me nuts).

Have any of you ladies got a nice idea for a "classic" type book which she can look and now but will be nice for her to read when she is a bit older.

TIA

**FussyElmo** · 02-08-2013, 05:38 PM

Alice in Wonderland
Any of the Roald Dahl one
Any of the classic fairytale but the classic ones can be a bit gruesome.
Winnie the Pooh
The Cat in the Hat.

**clareelizabeth1** · 02-08-2013, 05:40 PM

Barre Rabbit by Enid Blyton

Just given it to an about to go to school girl who is also really school ready. It has now been read four times according to her parents

**Bumble Beez** · 02-08-2013, 08:16 PM

Any Dr Seuss books...they're always a good choice

Sarah x

**The Juggler** · 02-08-2013, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by TooEarlyForGin?

I would like to give a book to one of my leavers. She is 4, very bright, and ready for school (driving me nuts).

Have any of you ladies got a nice idea for a "classic" type book which she can look and now but will be nice for her to read when she is a bit older.

TIA

ooh, how old, young ageish - what about a Jacqueline Wilson - they are fab. Or more classic, classic, Pollyana, Wizard of Oz, Little Chalet School, Famous Five ??

**blue bear** · 02-08-2013, 09:51 PM

How about a personlised story with the child in it.

Http://www.gonedigging.co.uk/unusual...ildrens-books/

**FussyElmo** · 02-08-2013, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by The Juggler

ooh, how old, young ageish - what about a Jacqueline Wilson - they are fab. Or more classic, classic, Pollyana, Wizard of Oz, Little Chalet School, Famous Five ??

Chalet school books I loved those books still have some :-)

**loocyloo** · 02-08-2013, 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by FussyElmo

Chalet school books I loved those books still have some :-)

me too!

kept lots of them, alongside all my famous fives/malory towers/st clairs. trying to get my children into famous five or ' castle/sea/island etc of adventure ' books and neither are interested!

**TooEarlyForGin?** · 04-08-2013, 08:54 AM

Thank you, some lovely ideas.

**The Juggler** · 04-08-2013, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by loocyloo

me too!

kept lots of them, alongside all my famous fives/malory towers/st clairs. trying to get my children into famous five or ' castle/sea/island etc of adventure ' books and neither are interested!

lol me and my sisters were rivals, I had the chalet school and she had malory towers - we had the whole collection

**FussyElmo** · 04-08-2013, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by loocyloo

me too!

kept lots of them, alongside all my famous fives/malory towers/st clairs. trying to get my children into famous five or ' castle/sea/island etc of adventure ' books and neither are interested!

What about the mystery books as well - the mystery of the hidden house etc.

I had the Trebizon books by Anne Digby as well as the Dimsie books as well by Dorita Fairlie Bruce.

Cant get my kids into them

Also my friend lent me the Press Gang books but dd wasn't interested. I loved that series with Dexter Fletcher and Julia Sawalha.