Hi, my 8 year old boy is a very sensitive soul, he has autism and recently he has been getting really into reading and it seems to help him calm down and brings him so much joy.
I wasn’t much of a reader as a child so I can’t think of any books he’d love. He can’t cope with anything scary, gory, disgusting or with themes like a parents death or being left behind (Disney is a no go 😂). I’m looking for just really lovely sweet stories he might like. He has loved the BFG and Esio Trot but The Twits for example is not for him!
He loved the Faraway Tree. I haven’t tried any David Walliams books yet for him- I suspect there may be too much talk of farts and snot that most kids love 😂 and he’s not keen on reading about people being naughty or breaking all the rules so Horrid Henry style things are also not for him!
Please please please give me as many recommendations as you can, he’s going through a book every 2 days at the moment and as you can see he’s got very specific taste 😂