Good books for Christmas

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I'd like to encourage my daughter to read more, she's not big on it, but right now her thing is Warrior Cats. She also likes quirky stories.

I'd like to try her on some of my old childhood favorites, but I can't remember all their names. I'd like to get her books in a similar vein of Warrior Cats (because she has so many, its getting hard to find ones she doesn't own) and I just purchased Watership Down.

I remember reading a whole bunch of animal books that were from the animals point of view and I think Jean Slaughter Doty wrote some of them.

She turns her nose up at Red Wall so that's out.

Some I've been thinking are
Silver Chief, Dog of the North
Aliens for Breakfast,
Mrs. Fisby and the Rats of NIMH
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
Big Red
Call of the Wild
Bunnicula series
Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher (Bruce Coville books are excellent period.)


What are some of your favorite childhood books?
 
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Witch-Cat by Joan Davenport Carris
The Ratha Series by Claire Bell--Ratha's Creature, Clan Ground, Ratha and Thistle-Chaser, Ratha's Courage, Ratha's Challenge.
Tomorrow's Sphinx by Claire Bell
King of the Wind By Marguerite Henry
Wolves of the Beyond (Vols 1-6) by Kathryn Lasky

That's all I can think of for now, some of these are books I read as a kid, others I've read as an adult (even though they aren't adult books).
 
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I loved reading as a kid, I liked many by Roald Dahl, I read tons of Goosebumps and I liked the Chronicles of Narnia. One of my favorite Christmas stories is The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. I loved the Serendipity books too, oh' and Misty of Chincoteague and the Black Stallion. I read tons of horse related books as a kid, you guys remember Saddle Club and Babysitter's Club books.
 
Gingerbread said:
I loved reading as a kid, I liked many by Roald Dahl, I read tons of Goosebumps and I liked the Chronicles of Narnia. One of my favorite Christmas stories is The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. I loved the Serendipity books too, oh' and Misty of Chincoteague and the Black Stallion. I read tons of horse related books as a kid, you guys remember Saddle Club and Babysitter's Club books.
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I love horse books I had a ton.

Saddleclub
Silver Creek Riders
The Blind Colt
Smokey the Cowhorse
Black Stallion
Black Beauty
Black Gold
Man o War
King of the Wind
Pony Pals
Thoroughbred series
Misty of Chincoteague
Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague
Rosie the Pink Unicorn
The Monday Horses

We have Serendipity books too, still love em.
 
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Ooh! Baby Quackers would love it if they could chat on warrior cats!
If you are looking for books with the same vibe as Warrior Cats, the same author has series with adventure. Look for Seekers and Survivors. Personally I have not read them yet, but they sound good!
And she will probably not have the Super Editions. They are huge, but they will keep her busy.
Other than that, Quackers has to come on scene and name more books LOL
 
13 ghost and Jeffery series
ghost stories
Goosebumps
Animorphs
Dragon Bait
Dragon Charm series
Black Beauty
Black Stallion series
Island Stallion series
The baby unicorn
The Unicorn who had no Horn
Into the Land of The Unicorns
The Fire Bringer
Dragon Heart movie novel
Labyrinth movie Novel
The Last Unicorn
The Mud Pony
The Gift of the Scared Dog
The Girl who loved Wild Horses
Alexandra and the vanishing unicorn
Morris is a cowboy
 
The Silverwing series is about bats and is really cool also it had a cartoon that aired on Teletoon
There are 4 books
Silverwing (first book)
Sunwing (second book)
Firewing (third book)
Duskwing (unrelated to the other 3 but is about prehistoric bats)
 
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The Silverwing series is about bats and is really cool also it had a cartoon that aired on Teletoon
There are 4 books
Silverwing (first book)
Sunwing (second book)
Firewing (third book)
Duskwing (unrelated to the other 3 but is about prehistoric bats)
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That sounds interesting! I will hafta check that out.
 
If she's reading Watership Down, she could read the Golden Compass series by Phillip Pullman. Lots of animals in those. I also can't get enough of Neil Gaiman's books and he writes for all ages. I always recommend The Graveyard Book by him. Great for kids and adults.
 
She's loving her books. ^^
 
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