a starting guide of stories to read aloud with your children
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For parents of children aged 8 to 12 years old
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Fairy talesAladdin and the Lamp by Shannon Eric DentonSeries: Short Tales, Fairy Tales
Rumpelstiltskinby Paul GaldoneSeries: A Folk Tale Classic
Hansel and Gretel and the Green Witch by Laura NorthSeries: Hopscotch Twisty Tales
Usborne Stories for Little Children: Pinocchio and Other Stories
The Orchard Book of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Martin Waddell
FantasyEve and the Runaway Unicorn by Jess BlackSeries: Keeper of the Crystals
Knight Quest by Chris BlakeSeries: Time Hunters
How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida CowellSeries: How to Train Your Dragon
Once Tashi Met a Dragonby Anna FienbergSeries: Tashi
Kumiko and the Dragon by Briony Stewart
Funny storiesThe Legend of Spud Murphyby Eoin Colfer
Gasp! Zapt! Splat!By Terry DentonSeries: Gasp!
WeirDo by Anh DoSeries: Weirdo
Funny Stories for 6 year oldsby Helen Paiba
The 13-Storey Treehouseby Andy Griffi thsSeries: Treehouse
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka
MysteryZac Blasts Off by H I LarrySeries: Zac Power Spy Recruit
The Race by Susannah McFarlaneSeries: EJ Spy School
Super Sleuth by Jane O’ConnorSeries: Nancy Clancy
Strawberry Thief by Sally RippinSeries: Billie B Mysteries
Kizmet and the Case of the Tassie Tigerby Frank WoodleySeries: Kizmet
A starting guide of stories to read aloud with your children(compiled by the State Library of Western Australia).
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Spooky storiesMy Dead Bunny by Sigi Cohen
Freak Street: Meet the Aliensons by Knife & PackerSeries: Freak Street
Bella and the Wandering Houseby Meg McKinlay
The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy
Monsters and Other Creepy Things by Michael Salmon
AdventureFlat Stanleyby Jeff Brown
Remote Rescueby George IvanoffSeries: RFDS Adventures
Cyclone Feverby Sally MorganSeries: Mates
The Great Cheese Robberyby Chris MouldSeries: Pocket Pirates
The Crazy Cousins by Sally RippinSeries: Hey Jack
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