Bedtime Chapter book for 5yo Boy....

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We've done the Enchanted Wood etc and the best of the Roald Dahls (IMO!) now need something different....

Tried Mr Majeika, didn't go down well.

Any other ideas??

I recommend the chapter books by Alan Ahlberg about the Gaskitt family. They are very humourous and my 5 yo DD is really enjoying them. They could work well for either boys or girls I think.

And Horrid Henry - have you tried those? I'm not a huge fan, but lots of hcildren seem to lvoe them. We've also had some fun with Flat Stanley books.

It is tricky isn't it, finding chapter books that are just right for this age group?

Winnie the Pooh?

My ds loved the Captain Underpants series as well as Mr Gum. He's just turned 6 and we're finishing the last of the MR Gum now. He loves them.
Captain Underpants has lots of toilet humour.
We read a bit of Jeremy Strong - some I felt were too old for him but others were perfect. Wish I could remember some titles.

Secret Seven?

How to Train Your Dragon, maybe.

Thanks all.

Will look into the Gaskitt family and Flat Stanley.

Would like him to read Captain Underpants by himself in a couple of years time, as my eldest DS did and loved them!

Tried Winnie the Pooh, okish.

Horrid Henry is banned chez nous (well, the tv show anyway!) it seemed to have a really negative effect on DS's behaviour. Know of a few mums who feel the same. Personally, I couldn't bare the stories anyway, a little PITA of a boy and insipid parents.....

We've seen and enjoyed How to Train your Dragon, is the book very different??

Will also look into some more Enid Blyton. Five or Seven... is there any difference?!

What about brothers Grimm? It's not a chapter book per se but lots of nice short fairy tales in a big book.

We just read this www.amazon.co.uk/Theres-Viking-Bed-Puffin-Books/dp/0140348786/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1340310510&sr=1-1-catcorr and DS really enjoyed it. It's a bit quirky and I think he enjoyed it more than me, but there you go! We are experimenting with different books for DS (5) too at the mo. DS really liked Peter Pan- we have a very good illustrated children's version that I bought when he was 3, but he keeps coming back to.

tgger can you try that link again please? (says she who has no idea whatsoever about how to do a link......)

Famous Five is better writen and for older children. The secret seven imo have dated in not a particularly good way for some reason.

Ds has just turned 5yo and loved the Little House books. He loved the descriptions of hunting food and things like that.

Enid Blyton's Wishing chair is similar to Enchanted wood stuff, and Mr. Pink Whistle is great at that age too.

Don't like Horrid Henry here either. Dirty Bertie is better and still funny.

WE have read a lot of the Usborne story collections like this. A few Horrid Henry's but they don't really amuse either of us much. We like Dick King Smith a lot, the Railway Cat, we are just reading some proper Noddy which dd chose (she is 3) but ds seems to be enjoying too. The Just So Stories are good too. I've requested The Indian in the Cupboard from the library to try next. We've been enjoying Terry Deary books too, ds likes that they are "true" stories and enjoys the information that follows the story at the end. they are very short though. I'm finding it quite hard finding new stuff for ds that is longer and more grown up but not so long he loses interest!

Sorry, no good at links either , but it was for "There's a Viking in My Bed" by Jeremy Strong. DS also enjoyed/enjoys the Usborne stuff- some really good collections. Really good illustrations too.

Julia Donaldsons Giant and the Joneses is brilliant!
All three of mine have enjoyed it.
Diary of a wimpy kid is quite similar to Mr.Gum according to DD.
David Walliams boy in a dress.
Loads of individual Enid Blyton also... Cherry tree farm / river of adventure etc

Hope that helps

Wow, thanks all, loads to get my teeth into here. Can't wait to while away the hours on amazon later!

I ADORE Usborne books tho always buy them for less on amazon.

Dick King Smith might be good.

We're currently struggling through Esio Trot and our hearts just aren't in it!!

Like the sound of that Jeremy Strong book tgger

Oh yes I'd forgotten "There's a Viking in my Bed", ds1 liked that one a lot.

Flat Stanley and the Gaskitts are brilliant! DS age 5 loves them both and plenty of books in series. Dinosaur Cove?

I remember being read Little Grey Men when I was at school. It is the first chapter book I really remember and I loved it. It was published in the 1940's so it might seem a bit dated.

Guy Bass books are brilliant - my boys really enjoyed the Dinkin Dings series.

www.amazon.co.uk/Dinkin-Dings-Frightening-Guy-Bass/dp/1847150683/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1343601655&sr=1-2

The owl who was afraid of the dark :) one of my favourite books as a kid!