Summer Reading - 5.5 year old boy

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ritzbiscuits · 16/07/2019 11:43

Can anyone recommend good books to look for in library for my 5 1/2 year old DS over the Summer holidays? I'm mainly looking for books that we can read together.

We've recently been working through a few Roald Dahl books (which he's LOVED) and he's also recently enjoyed some of the Bear Grylls Adventures books (but they're getting a bit samey) I've previously tried a couple of Flat Stanley and Dirtie Bertie, but he wasn't that bothered by them.

Also open to any older age picture books too. He really enjoyed Iggy Peck Architect for example, so have reserved Ava Twist Scientist.

Thanks!

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Runningintothesunset · 16/07/2019 11:53

Have you read the treehouse series yet? We also love The Bolds books

Beechview · 16/07/2019 11:56

The magic faraway tree

BlueChampagne · 16/07/2019 12:27

Adventures of Algy
How to Train your Dragon

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ritzbiscuits · 16/07/2019 15:39

Thanks for getting me going! We have The Magic Faraway Tree and How to Train Your Dragon on the shelf, but will start looking up the others on our library catalogue.

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Ricekrispie22 · 16/07/2019 17:59

Mudpuddle Farm
Any book by Jeremy Strong
Jamie's Amazing Cape
Compton Valance
Just William
Flying Fergus
Mr Gum
Paddington
No 1 Boy Detective
Mr Majeika
Charlie books by Hilary McKay
Nate The Great
Any Frog and Toad book by Arnold Lobel
Henry and Mudge

Leeds2 · 18/07/2019 23:56

Humphrey the Hamster (Betty Birney).
Pippi Longstocking.
Jack Stalwart series.

user27495824 · 20/07/2019 21:51

My 5 year old really loved the Daisy series by Kes Gray (chapter book ones not the picture books).

Taytotots · 27/07/2019 01:13

The Claude books by Alex T Smith
Captain Underpants series (if you can bear all the toilet humour!).

OldPultney · 12/08/2019 19:38

The untold stories of a water dragon ( nice illustrations and text)

How to train your dragon is also cute

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