Have you thought about Edward Eager's books for your nine year old niece? Or The Wolves of Willoughby Chase by Joan Aiken? Goody Hall by Natalie Babbit? Maybe Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones, but she might be a little young. Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH?
Sorry. It's the suppressed bookseller in me.
For the five year old, would you consider The Devil's Storybook by Natalie Babbit? They aren't religious stories, or anti-religious. They are more like Trickster tales with the devil usually coming off worse. Or maybe a package of easy readers? Russell Hobans A Bargain For Francis is in Easy Reader trim size. There's Frog and Toad, George and Martha, Fox on Wheels. Are you tired of me yet?
Or you could get Officer Buckle and Gloria for anyone of almost any age. : )
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Date: 12/7/12 03:49 pm (UTC)Sorry. It's the suppressed bookseller in me.
For the five year old, would you consider The Devil's Storybook by Natalie Babbit? They aren't religious stories, or anti-religious. They are more like Trickster tales with the devil usually coming off worse. Or maybe a package of easy readers? Russell Hobans A Bargain For Francis is in Easy Reader trim size. There's Frog and Toad, George and Martha, Fox on Wheels. Are you tired of me yet?
Or you could get Officer Buckle and Gloria for anyone of almost any age. : )
~mwt