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amother
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Post Mon, Jul 17 2017, 1:38 pm
Hi,

I'm looking for well written novels that I can read to my daughter who is 7. We live in Israel so English is not as fluent as someone in US or U.K..
We've read Little house on the prairie which was great. It was easy for her to understand. I'm looking for more like that.
Is Charlottes Web suitable?
Are there any Jewish books that can be recommended?

Thanks
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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jul 17 2017, 2:16 pm
Yes, Charlotte's Web is definitely suitable, as are The Trumpet of the Swan and Stuart Little.

Other suggestions:
The Railway Children
The Ramona series
The Talking Parcel
My Family and Other Animals
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amother
Mauve


 

Post Mon, Jul 17 2017, 2:22 pm
There are plenty of wonderful Jewish reads -
http://www.eichlers.com/childr......html

Not sure where you live in EY but I personally saw many of those books in Beit Shemesh (there's a store under yesh that sells a lot of English Judaica books suitable for children under 10)
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Chayalle




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jul 17 2017, 2:30 pm
At that age my daughter enjoyed the Betsy-Tacy series

Some of the All of a Kind Family books are suitable, but some not so much so proofread them first.

Mrs. Piggle Wiggle

The Five Little Peppers

some of the American Girl books

Ditto on Ramona and other books by Beverly Cleary

The Boxcar Children
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Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jul 17 2017, 2:41 pm
Room 613 has a list
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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jul 17 2017, 3:09 pm
More suggestions:

The Hawkins Series
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
The Chronicles of Narnia
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amother
Rose


 

Post Mon, Jul 17 2017, 3:19 pm
sequoia wrote:
More suggestions:

The Hawkins Series
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
The Chronicles of Narnia


Chronicles of Narnia has some really intense scenes, particularly in the later books (remember the one about the cult where none of the creatures believed there was a sky? or the scene where the cousin gets like 100 layers of dragon skin?). Clean yes, but I don't think they are suitable for a 7 year old. The first one is fine I guess.

Sideways Stories are very funny, but there's an awful lot of chutzpah (esp to substitute teachers) presented in a positive light.

I loved Chayalle's suggestions growing up, though they are for a range of ages. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Ramona, and the first two or three Betsy's are perfect for age 7, whereas the remaining Betsy's take place when Betsy is in middle school and high school.
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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jul 17 2017, 3:21 pm
Sideways Stories (the first book) doesn't have any substitute teachers. It's the later ones.
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PinkFridge




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Jul 17 2017, 4:38 pm
You might want to check out www.chinuch.org and its secular book list to get an idea of what the books you're interested in might be like.
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Amarante




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jul 18 2017, 9:59 am
Wind in the Willows
K'Tonton
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amother
Burlywood


 

Post Tue, Jul 18 2017, 12:51 pm
Op here,

Thanks to everyone for your suggestions- very helpful
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queenert




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jul 18 2017, 2:32 pm
The chinuch.org list is really good.
It rates the books and lists what's objectional about each one so you can decide for yourself according to what your standards are.
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sequoia




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jul 18 2017, 11:16 pm
Oh! The Phantom Tollbooth!
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tigerwife




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Jul 18 2017, 11:44 pm
sequoia wrote:
Oh! The Phantom Tollbooth!

M Y. F A V O R I T E.

Also loved The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews Edwards.
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EishesYo




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jul 19 2017, 4:49 am
If you are okay with her reading secular literature that is very clean, search 'Jean Little' Books on Amazon. Her books are old, like 1970s beautiful lessons and touching stories. Some titles are "From Anna" "Mine for Keeps" "Listen for the Singing" "Spring begins in March" Home from far" among many others
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PinkFridge




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jul 19 2017, 7:36 am
Menucha Fuchs has a number of her short stories anthologized. There are at least five I know of. One title is The Banana Peel Slip Up. She might enjoy reading them in English.
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SpottedBanana




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jul 19 2017, 7:39 am
EishesYo wrote:
If you are okay with her reading secular literature that is very clean, search 'Jean Little' Books on Amazon. Her books are old, like 1970s beautiful lessons and touching stories. Some titles are "From Anna" "Mine for Keeps" "Listen for the Singing" "Spring begins in March" Home from far" among many others


Yes, these are wonderful for a 10-12 year old. "Stand in the Wind" was incredibly fun to read and squeaky clean. Some of them are very sad, though.
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mommy3b2c




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jul 19 2017, 7:54 am
sequoia wrote:
Sideways Stories (the first book) doesn't have any substitute teachers. It's the later ones.


The humor in wayside school is rather odd. Kids turning into apples? Kind of creepy.

To op:

I loved
the oz books
Betsy tacy
The five little peppers books
A little princess!!!!
The secret garden
The bopsey twins
The boxcar children
The root cellar
The great brain series
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mommy3b2c




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jul 19 2017, 7:55 am
sequoia wrote:
Oh! The Phantom Tollbooth!


Loved this one too.

All you people are making nostalgic. I think I'm going to order some books for my kids now...
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mommy3b2c




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Jul 19 2017, 8:01 am
Mr poppers penguins
The Edward eager books
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