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What books does your Yr 2 boy read to himself??

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IWillOnlyEatBeans · 04/03/2017 20:56

DS1 is 7.1. He is a good reader (ORT Level 11/12) and does enjoy reading, but I am struggling to find books that he can read to himself that are interesting (to him!) and pitched at the right level.

We read to him a lot. We've done Beast Quest, Roald Dahl, David Walliams.

When he reads to himself (mainly at bedtime) it tends to be books for younger children (Mr Men, Dr Suess) or character encyclopedia type books (Ninjago, Pokemon, Star Wars etc).

So do you have any recommendations for books for 7 yr old boys that aren't too daunting? He's gone to bed tonight with The Wonderful World of Tom Gates (the first book of this type that he's tackled by himself), so will see how he gets on with that...

Thanks!

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oldbirdy · 04/03/2017 21:12

My dd has been captivated by the Time Chronicles Oxford reading tree series. Biff, chip and kipper are older and discover all the magic key adventures were a lengthy audition to save the world from creatures who want to mess up history. The caretaker who appears in the background of most ORT stories turns out to be the Keeper of Time, pretending to be the caretaker to see how the children cope with their adventures. Love it! They are short chapter books, my DD reads one a night and loves them.

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IWillOnlyEatBeans · 04/03/2017 21:09

Tedious is a good description of Beast Quest books Hamster. There are about 6 million of them, all with the same plot!!

I just googled King Flashypants. I will see what DS thinks but suspect they will be deemed 'too scary'. However, Amazon then suggested Wilf the Mighty Worrier which looks promising (DS is a total worrier so will relate!)

Hopefully he will enjoy Tom Gates Wiggly

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EchidnasPhone · 04/03/2017 21:07

My ds is p2 and is reading Foxcraft to himself & sometimes his little brother. it wouldn't be my book of choice but he really likes it. Otherwise he's a fan of the usual Dahl books and the occasional Walliams generally any chapter books lying about from his big sister.

HopefulHamster · 04/03/2017 21:00

My son in year two has just started reading to himself. He loved the two King Flashypants books that are out and they have good illustrations and are a lot of fun.

He's also just read the first Beast Quest book which I thought was pretty tedious but he liked it. He read it all in a few days. Not impressive for some but last year he was on picture books so I'm impressed :D

WigglyWooWorm · 04/03/2017 20:59

Was going to suggest Tom Gates!