Books for 5 year old boy

[SoLongAsItsHealthy]

Hello, I want to buy a couple of books for a little boy for his fifth birthday. I have bought Roald Dahl's "The Hungry Crocodile" & "The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me" (in one edition) and would like something to go with it. I presume he will still be being read to at this age - any ideas?

Thanks

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