My daughter is really into what I can only describe as 'little kid slice of life' books. There's barely anything going on, nothing particularly interesting anyway, but written nicely, showing stuff that is important to kids like games they play, dynamics between friends, exciting little trinkets they found etc. You'd probably call them cosy, relaxed.
We've just finished the Sophie series by dick king smith, also loved children of noisy village by Astrid Lindgren (but absolutely hated and dnf'd pippi long stocking because 'pippi was naughty and not nice at school'). Any other similar suggestions?
by Revolverocicat
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Take a look at Beverly Cleary’s Ramona series and Barbara Park’s Junie B, Jones.
She also sounds like she might like The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle Books by Betty MacDonald. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is kind of the inverse of Pippi. She “cures” various kinds of naughtiness in various neighborhood kids with clever silly cures.
I think she’d like the Milly-Molly-Mandy books by Joyce Lankester Brisley. Not much happens but they’re lovely.
Also the Polly and Buster series by Sally Rippin.
Sarah Plain and Tall
She might like the Animal Ark books by ‘Lucy Daniels’ (who is actually a load of ghostwriters in a trench coat). Simple kid-friendly stories about various animals being taken to a veterinary surgery and treated – they were the first chapter books I remember reading independently as a kid.
Some of the Jacqueline Wilson books for younger readers might be okay as well, like The Mum Minder, although most of her work is probably best reserved for when she’s just a bit older. The Mum Minder is very sweet and simple and slice-of-life, though!