My 2 boys are 6 and 7 and I am trying to move them on a bit in their comprehension and enjoyment of books. Until the summer holidays I always read picture books at bedtime, but once the oldest went into the juniors I kind of insisted we move onto me reading chapter books to them.
I don't want anything too complicated for them. I know some children can handle Harry Potter at 4, but my 2 just wouldn't understand a story like that. My 7 year old is on the special needs register at school and is emotionally quite young for his age. My 6 year old isn't on the register but isn't particularly high achieving (on Level 5 Oxford Reading Tree books) and still seems very 'little' for a Year 2 child.
So far we have read Paddington, The Worst Witch, The Enchanted Wood and a couple of books of short stories. What other recommendations do people have? I keep seeing books and thinking, oh yes that will be great for when they're about 9, but I'm not sure what to read to them now. I don't want Horrid Henry as the youngest used to have some behaviour problems, which now seem much better, and I don't want him getting any ideas!! He got given a Captain Underpants book for his birthday and I thought it was a load of dross!
I think a relative is buying them some Roald Dahl books for Christmas but I would love some other suggestions too. Many thanks.