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I bought my goddaughter some Katie Morag books by Marie Hedderwick, set on a ficitonal Scottish island, I used to read these as a girl about the same age: http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/editions/more-katie-morag-island-stories/9781849410908


Milly Molly Mandy books are also great, also what about Shirley Hughes - my naughty little sister etc?

esme

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Enid Blyton definitely a great read... Is Nancy Drew author British? Hmm... Secret Garden? Might be a bit old but can be read to her. Or just look generally on Amazon and book websites like Waterstones, they often have great recommendations and you can sift by age.
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You're probably sorted now, but in case useful for reference:


The Booktrust website has a "book finder" which allows you to search for recommended children's books by age group and genre.


http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/children/books-we-like/

mrs cuckoo

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Great suggestions everybody, thanks so much! I loved Enid Blyton as a child and amazing to know that she's stood the test of time. I greatly enjoyed re-reading the Faraway Tree books with my older boys. Love the sound of Sara Ogilvie and Jill Murphy's books and will check out those links too.

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