Wanted! SFF book recommendations for a 6 year old.

[hardsciencefanagain]

I see a franchise coming up

 

[Ray McCarthy]

and lots of Roald Dahl.

Some selected Roald Dahl, maybe too only when older. Not at Six. A lot of it is plain nasty sugared with humour or deliberately anti parent or Authority figure.

Which Witch by Eva Ibbotson

Not read that. I'll look out for it. I just read a different Eva Ibbotson which was excellent, but too old for six.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

Oh, the Winnie the Witch books are fab, but might be a tiny bit young?

 

[Ray McCarthy]

Jill Murphy Worst Witch series?

 

[farntfar]

What about the Moomin books by Tove Jansen.
(Finn family moomintroll, Moomin midwinter etc.)

 

[Ray McCarthy]

Elf in the Head Christine Nostlinger

Though one theme to it is the parents are separated.

Perhaps read the Redwall books to the child?

 

[Ensign Shah]

What about the Moomin books by Tove Jansen.
(Finn family moomintroll, Moomin midwinter etc.)

Ah yes! Completely forgot about Moomins. Thank you.

 

[hitmouse]

Q Pootle 5

 

[psikeyhackr]

Never heard of them:

psik

 

[Ensign Shah]

Never heard of them:

psik

Put them on your book wish list!

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Oh, the Moomins are fantastic! I adored them as a kid, and still do. For some reason I didn't think of them as SFF. I suppose if the Moomins are SFF, I have a LOT of books to recommend!

 

[Ensign Shah]

Oh, the Moomins are fantastic! I adored them as a kid, and still do. For some reason I didn't think of them as SFF. I suppose if the Moomins are SFF, I have a LOT of books to recommend!

I never thought of them as SFF but I suppose they are magical creatures!

 

[psikeyhackr]

I never thought of them as SFF but I suppose they are magical creatures!

You realize of course that now you will have to tell us what you corrupted her mind with and how she reacted.



psik

 

[BAYLOR]

City by Clifford Simak

 

[Ensign Shah]

You realize of course that now you will have to tell us what you corrupted her mind with and how she reacted.



psik

Of course! She likes the sound of 'Mr Gum and The Goblins' and the macabre Edward Gorey books... particularly 'The Evil Garden.' and his Alphabet book where children meet their demise!!! She has created a wish list to get through and they are at the top.

She is currently preparing to make her dancing debut at Disneyland Paris so her Mum's insistence on strange books is currently on hold.

 

[Temperance]

I have memories of loving the Sinbad stories around that age, no idea what the current kids versions are though.

 

[psikeyhackr]

I have memories of loving the Sinbad stories around that age, no idea what the current kids versions are though.

What is wrong with the original?

The Arabian Nights, by Unknown
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20916/20916-h/20916-h.htm

Fairy Tales From The Arabian Nights, by E. Dixon
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8599/pg8599-images.html

psik

 

[Ray McCarthy]

What is wrong with the original?

There is a good new translation too. I have it and the matching Sinbad (which isn't supposed to be part of Arabian Nights). Not sure which bookcase, so I don't know by who.

 

[psikeyhackr]

Sinbad (which isn't supposed to be part of Arabian Nights).

Europeans were not very politically correct in 1821.

psik

 

[Ray McCarthy]

Europeans were not very politically correct in 1821.

I think it was just "bundling" more of the similar rather than any lack of Political correctness. Lady Guest did it too with Welsh Legends. Even her title was a bit of an error.
http://www.mabinogion.info/
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/mab/

It's on Gutenberg, and worth reading, but it would be a very precocious 6yo that would appreciate them. Maybe a 8 to 10 Yo might, but some of the content isn't child friendly.