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Books for me to read to an almost 5 year old

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Dramateacher1 · 22/10/2020 11:25

Hi,

My son will be 5 just after Christmas and is getting bored of the short picture books we have. I’d like some short, funny, engaging cheaper books to read to him, preferably with some pictures. He started school in September and had started learning phonics and ‘tricky words’ and he is not very happy about this... the last thing I want to do is turn him off reading as he’s always loved me reading to him. At the moment he loves superheroes, Star Wars and Lego. Any suggestions gratefully received.
Thanks

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BlueChampagne · 22/10/2020 13:19

The Dragonsitter series by Josh Lacey? He might even get into How to Train your Dragon.

GigantosaurusRex · 22/10/2020 13:03

The Twits and George's Marvellous Medicine went down well with DS when he was 5.

SleepingStandingUp · 22/10/2020 13:01

Oops sorry, that's why I suggested charity shops. I would take him to a book shop for a look but yy to the The Crayons books, there's a few

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Dramateacher1 · 22/10/2020 11:56

Thank you everyone. Just re read my OP and it should say chapter books not cheaper books Blush

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Myunhappyfeet · 22/10/2020 11:56

Sorry, misread and have seen you're after shorter chapter books. I found there was a real lack of short illustrated chapter books for this age - lots of very dull reading scheme things but not much else. We enjoyed the sheep pig at similar age. The Mr Penguin books and Nate the Great are good too and would fit the bill. There are quite a few comic strip style books he might enjoy like Narwhal and jelly and the 13 storey treehouse series. I found them trickier to read out loud becuase of the format but both were enjoyed by ds. I still stand by the list above too - don't give up on picture books just yet!

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 22/10/2020 11:53

Pongwiffy series, Kaye Umanski.
Roald Dahl books, Fantastic Mr Fox was a favourite of my dc in reception.
Mrs Pepperpot, Alf Prøysen.
I've just started reading The Borrowers to y1 dc4(5, but summer born).

Myunhappyfeet · 22/10/2020 11:48

Have you read all the Dr Seuss books? Quentin Blake picture books like Mrs Armitage on wheels? My 8 year old is still happy to read these. Also the day the crayons came, Oi Frog and Dogs don't do ballet. And the book with no pictures was a big favourite. All have less of a toddler feel. Or you could get illustrated versions of the shorter Rhoald Dahl books like enormous crocodile.

SleepingStandingUp · 22/10/2020 11:45

Wind in the willows?
Mr Men / Little Miss?
Peter rabbit?

Spudlet · 22/10/2020 11:43

DS is that age and likes Horrid Henry. The easy reader ones are pretty good for reading to them - short enough that you don’t lose your voice!

SleepingStandingUp · 22/10/2020 11:42

Is your local library open? Or have a walk round the charity shop and see what he fancies?

I have to say though, we have read those books time and time again, there's nothing wrong with returning to old books esp as he's learning to read so can join in partly from memory.

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Dramateacher1 · 22/10/2020 11:38

Thanks. We’ve done all the Julia Donaldson ones, all Mike Brownlow and Claude! We seem to have done all the classics and are now looking for so etching a big longer and more (in his words) ‘grown up’

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SleepingStandingUp · 22/10/2020 11:28

Mike Brownlow, 10 Little Superheroes but actually any of his

Also raid your local charity shop

delilabell · 22/10/2020 11:26

Have you read Julia Donaldson books? They are my dd and we're my ds favourite.
We read "Claude " books which are very good too.
Could you take him to somewhere elikd the works were they could choose 3 for £5 etc?

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