For parents of children aged 8 to 12 years old

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Fairy talesAladdin and the Lamp by Shannon Eric DentonSeries: Short Tales, Fairy Tales

Rumpelstiltskinby Paul GaldoneSeries: A Folk Tale Classic

Hansel and Gretel and the Green Witch by Laura NorthSeries: Hopscotch Twisty Tales

Usborne Stories for Little Children: Pinocchio and Other Stories

The Orchard Book of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Martin Waddell

FantasyEve and the Runaway Unicorn by Jess BlackSeries: Keeper of the Crystals

Knight Quest by Chris BlakeSeries: Time Hunters

How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida CowellSeries: How to Train Your Dragon

Once Tashi Met a Dragonby Anna FienbergSeries: Tashi

Kumiko and the Dragon by Briony Stewart

Funny storiesThe Legend of Spud Murphyby Eoin Colfer

Gasp! Zapt! Splat!By Terry DentonSeries: Gasp!

WeirDo by Anh DoSeries: Weirdo

Funny Stories for 6 year oldsby Helen Paiba

The 13-Storey Treehouseby Andy Griffi thsSeries: Treehouse

The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales by Jon Scieszka

MysteryZac Blasts Off by H I LarrySeries: Zac Power Spy Recruit

The Race by Susannah McFarlaneSeries: EJ Spy School

Super Sleuth by Jane O’ConnorSeries: Nancy Clancy

Strawberry Thief by Sally RippinSeries: Billie B Mysteries

Kizmet and the Case of the Tassie Tigerby Frank WoodleySeries: Kizmet

A starting guide of stories to read aloud with your children(compiled by the State Library of Western Australia).

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Spooky storiesMy Dead Bunny by Sigi Cohen

Freak Street: Meet the Aliensons by Knife & PackerSeries: Freak Street

Bella and the Wandering Houseby Meg McKinlay

The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy

Monsters and Other Creepy Things by Michael Salmon

AdventureFlat Stanleyby Jeff Brown

Remote Rescueby George IvanoffSeries: RFDS Adventures

Cyclone Feverby Sally MorganSeries: Mates

The Great Cheese Robberyby Chris MouldSeries: Pocket Pirates

The Crazy Cousins by Sally RippinSeries: Hey Jack

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