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73 fantasy books for 9-year-olds
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If your child has just torn through Cressida Cowell’s How to Train Your Dragon (and watched the films), you’ll know how great these books are. A scrawny Viking boy called Hiccup, a small naughty dragon, big laughs, and a friendship that turns the runt of the village into the hero of it. So when your […]
A Series of Unfortunate Events does something not many books pull off. It’s gloomy and grim and a bit doom-laden, and it’s also very funny. Three clever orphans, one ridiculous villain in a string of bad disguises, and a narrator who keeps telling you to put the book down before it ruins your life. If […]
So i’m one of those people who really enjoys a rainy day. And i also relish the autumn / winter months. I think because i love the lack of expectation to ‘do things’. But i’m also a cold weather gorrrrl (don’t come for me). So this is my pick of books for a rainy day, […]
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