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As a child, reading Nancy Drew was a right of passage for litle girls everywhere, once you’d hit the age where you could read Nancy Drew books by yourself you had passed from being a child to being an "almost grown up" aka not quite a teen but no longer a baby. Nancy Drew books are a wonderful way to engage children in reading by attracting them with the thrill of mystery and a character that they can relate to. This set of books is recommended for children aged 9-12yrs (however, I admit to still enjoying a good Nancy Drew story) and is a wonderful way to start little girls (and boys if you like) off with a sampler of Nancy Drew stories! This starter set of books includes
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the first six books in the Nancy Drew series: The Secret of the Old Clock, The Hidden Staircase, The Bungalow Mystery, The Mystery at Lilac Inn, The Secret of Shadow Ranch, and The Secret of Red Gate Farm. The six books are all hardbacked books so they don’t risk getting dogeared and will make a great hand me down gift through generations!
You can order the Nancy Drew Starter Set through Amazon at their current sale price ($17.15) and get them shipped almost immediately. I have not seen this set of books in any retail stores; however, if you prefer to buy the books individually you can certainly find them at any book shop!
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It is only fitting that the very first Kidazy book recommendation be my personal childhood favorite. "Gorilla" is a book that is not often spoken of, other than by children who have read it or by adults who treasured it as children. Anthony Browne brings this story to life with amazing colored illustrations that titillate every child’s senses. "Gorilla" is a story of a little girl named Hannah who’s dad isn’t around as much as she would like. In the process of the story of "Gorilla" Hannah’s birthday approaches and her dad promises her a trip to the zoo but, as he always does, Hannah’s dad backs out of the trip because he is too busy with work. Disappointed
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Hannah goes to bed the night before her birthday and wakes up in the middle of the night to find a package at the end of her bed. Inside the package Hannah finds a toy gorilla, upset, she throws it to the corner of the room where it begins to grow and grow and grow until it comes to life and takes her to the zoo for her birthday to make up for her father’s absence. This is such a perfect story for the child of any busy parent as well as any child who loves to make believe.
"Gorilla" is a pretty difficult to find book now a days; however, Amazon does carry one regularly priced version of the paperback book with an included story CD (read by a British actor who is just amazing with voices.) This book comes more than highly recommended and if your child enjoys it keep an eye out for the other Anthony Browne books, most of which focus on monkeys.
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The Dreamer By Pam Munoz Ryan is a book that tells the story of s shy boy from Chile who manages to thrive as he sees and feels poetry all around him in the world, even when his fathers negativity pushes him from the sidelines. This story tells the tale of a boy who learned to overcome negativity and nurture his talent in poetry to become someone who really made a difference.
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Is there a Judy Moody fan in your house? Perhaps there’s a Judy Moody fan who doesn’t even know it yet! This first book in the Judy Moody series tells all about Judy Moody and her bad bad mood on the first day of third grade! Judy isn’t happy about her new transition to third grade and she isn’t happy about the great vacations that all her friends will surely have had but soon enough Judy turns that moody inside out she is ready to tackle her newest school project!
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