Hi,

Bit surprised that no one has suggested 'The wind in the willows'.....

>Based on our discussion I produced the following list. Let's see, if we can add something to it.
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>Books to read for 7 year old kid:
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>Boxcar Children series.
>Magic Tree House
>The Hardy Boys
>Junie B. books
>A. A. Milne, "Winnie the Pooh"
> Laura Ingals Wilder, "Little House in the Big Woods" (and subsequent books from the same series, about 8 or 9 in total)
>Anything by Beverly Cleary.
>The "Fudge" books by Judy Blume.
>"The Plant that ate Dirty Socks."
> Have Spacesuit, Will Travel by Robert Heinlein
>All the Adventures of TinTin series
>Enid Blyton
>Peter Rabbit
>Jemima Puddleduck stories
>The Little Prince
>The Cronicles of Narnia
>A Series of Unfortunate Events
>Where The Wild Things Are
>James and Giant Peach
>Charlottes Web
>The Slouch in the Couch
>Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book
>Road Dahl books
>Lemony Snicket series
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>For later:
>• Samuel Clemens (alias Mark Twain), "Tom Sawyer", "Hucklebery Finn", "The Diary of Adam and Eve", and many more.
>• J. K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and the Philosoper's Stone" (or "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", depending on the version), and subsequent books in the series.
>• J. R. R. Tolkien, "The Hobbit", and its continuation, "The Lord of the Rings".