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I would recommend all of Enid Blyton's books. They are perfect for 5 year olds. The author has this amazing knack of capturing the imaginations of both children and adult alike, and sending us all reeling into the magical realm. I had started with The Enchanted Woods and The Faraway Tree series and they were excellent. I was pushing my mom away so that I could read on my own. I would read the books over and over again.. never got tired of them.
Here's a rough list :
The Enchanted Wood (1939)
The Magic Faraway Tree (1943)
The Folk of the Faraway Tree (1946)
Up the Faraway Tree (1951)
The Wishing Chair (1937)
The Wishing Chair Again (1950)
And then there are whole series on Mr Twiddles, Brer Rabbit (vintage), Binkle and Flip, Mr. Meddle, Amelia Jane, Come to the Circus. And the following are more suitable for when she gets a little older : Famous Five, Secret Seven, Malory Towers, The Naughtiest Girl (recommended in school), St. Clare's.
There are also a smattering of oners like The Three Golliwogs, The Astonishing Ladder, The Flyaway Broomstick.. and much much more.
I personally found myself unable to detach from The Enchanted Wood and The Faraway Tree series as well as the Circus, St. Clare's, Malory Towers, and The Naughtiest Girl series... it's been over 20 years.. and I still remember.. Oh the nights of reading and getting pulled into this other world was.. just.. priceless.
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