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It took me awhile to get our hands on a copy of Milly Molly Mandy from the library but we've read the first chapter last night and both DD and I loved it. The last book we read was the Enormous Crocodile and while DD couldn't get enough of it, Milly Molly Mandy was such a refreshing change from it and all the other chapter books we've been reading. The reading level is just right for DD (she cannot manage the whole book by herself but it is perfect for taking turns and read aloud) so we'll be adding the series to our permanent collection.

ElizabethN, you're the children's librarian we wish we had at our library

I'm so glad she likes it.

No one has mentioned My Father's Dragon by Ruth Gannett. There are two sequels. This was the first chapter book read aloud to each of my three children. Later they went back and read them again to themselves. One fun thing is the map in the front where you can follow the progress of Elmer's adventures and wonder about the things he hasn't gotten to yet.

hi all just a quick update - dd is still "learning to read" and refuses to share any of her knowledge - which is fine, either she can read fine or nothing is sinking in at all :-) however I thought I'd put it out the about the Churchmice series, which have grabbed her attention (Graham Oakley), she misses some of the finer points of the stories but at last she is wanting to read books - yahoo!