Well I'm not slemslemspike and was butting in on your question to her so sorry for confusion.
I have tried not to force books on the 8 year-old because it always put me off as a child too but then she comes and asks me to suggest things (we have the world's smallest library and the nearest bookshop is an hour's bus journey) and I tend to chuck a pile at her so the choice is still hers. Swallows and Amazons was "too full of like boats" apparently.
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Date: 2010-06-04 12:44 pm (UTC)I have tried not to force books on the 8 year-old because it always put me off as a child too but then she comes and asks me to suggest things (we have the world's smallest library and the nearest bookshop is an hour's bus journey) and I tend to chuck a pile at her so the choice is still hers. Swallows and Amazons was "too full of like boats" apparently.