Skip to main content
Skip to main navigation
Skip to talk navigation

Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Saved Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Flip

From present ideas to party food, find all your Christmas inspiration here.

From present ideas to party food, find all your Christmas inspiration here.

Christmas

Books For 3, 4 and 6 Year Old Boys

25 replies

Leeds2 · 02/12/2022 23:03

I always buy them a set of books each (eg Julia Donaldsons, Hairy McLary, Harry and His Bucketful of Dinosaurs etc) but this year I am drawing a blank! What do your DC of these ages like at the moment? As far as I am aware, they like dinosaurs, cars and Batman but the books don't have to be related to those things.

OP posts:

Report

jellybe · 02/12/2022 23:05

Dogman books are beloved in my house by my year 4. Also, the horrible history books. Diary of a wimpy kid are also good for that age group.

jellybe · 02/12/2022 23:08

Sorry just realised that I read the ages as school years. However, my 6 year old also really likes them.

Leeds2 · 02/12/2022 23:20

Thanks, jelly. I know the Wimpy Kid and Horrible History books, and they would be too old for these boys. The two youngest aren't in school yet.

OP posts:

SellFridges · 02/12/2022 23:24

Ours liked the Cam down Boris books at that age. Also Tom Fletcher.

At 6, they liked the Treehouse books

SkankingWombat · 02/12/2022 23:24

Dinosaurs and all that rubbish
Mog the forgetful cat series
The giant jam sandwich
Happy families series

gbconfused · 02/12/2022 23:33

At 4 mine loved Winnie the witch and Paddington. At 6 he liked Pamela butchart Wrigglesbotton primary school book.

Merrilymerrilymerrily · 02/12/2022 23:35

Oi Frog and the rest of the Oi books, Aliens in Underpants, Littke Ted Train (feb pictures - so much to spot), Funnybones, Paddington, Pirate Cruncher (Jonny Duddle), Winnie the Witch, Elmer.

Merrilymerrilymerrily · 02/12/2022 23:35

Sorry Little Red Train and fab pictures

MarianneVos · 02/12/2022 23:41

Meg and Mog for the 3 year old

IsItMeOr · 02/12/2022 23:57

Percy the park keeper books were lovely for 3/4 yo - One snowy night a personal favourite
I loved anything by Debi Gliori, particularly No Matter What
Paddington great

RedToothBrush · 03/12/2022 00:14

Rob Biddulph has a series of dinosaur picture books called Dinosaur Juniors which would be great for a 3 / 4 year old dinosaur lover.

I echo comments above about Dogman for the 6 year old. They have been massively popular with my son and his class mates.

Pirrin · 03/12/2022 01:44

Charlie stinky socks

Chaiandchocolate · 03/12/2022 07:41

6yo
InvestiGators (a bit like DogMan)
Treehouse books
Dogman

3-4yo
SuperTato
Rachel Bright’s books (lovely illustrations and they all have a message)
Jill Murphy’s books

EcoCustard · 03/12/2022 07:44

My 3 & 5 year old love the Usborne look and find books. Dinosaurs, bugs & nightime are popular.

BringbackSpringsteen · 03/12/2022 07:46

Mr Men?

CakeCrumbs44 · 03/12/2022 08:16

My 3 year old likes the Supertato books.

For the 6 year old, I would go for chapter books that can be read to him - something like The Boy Who Grew a Dragon, The Magical Faraway Tree series or Secret Seven.

polkadotpixie · 03/12/2022 08:19

My recently turned 4 year old DS loves Julia Donaldson, the Dinosaur that Pooped series and some of Adam Bestwick's books (Robot, Stop!, The Chicken that Hatched a Cow & The Bean Machine)

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 03/12/2022 08:37

Poo In The Zoo is great for younger children.

CoffeeChocolateWine · 03/12/2022 08:45

Dinosaur Cove by Rex Stone! I have the fondest memories of snuggling up with my boy (now 14) and reading the many many books together! Really excellent exciting books, especially for dining fans. Would suit the 6yo.

CoffeeChocolateWine · 03/12/2022 08:46

*dino fans

bluesky45 · 03/12/2022 09:03

3 and 4 - Rachel bright and Jim field (the lion inside, koala who could, whale who wanted more, way home for wolf, squirrels who squabbled and There's a new one called the gecko and the echo that I haven't read yet) That's a lovely series. Can get paperback and board books of them.
6 year old - magic faraway tree series is good (often on offer at the works) Or the boy who grew dragons series. Or the pirates next door series, that's a great one actually with lots of pictures and quite funny. Chapter books but not too long.

Leeds2 · 03/12/2022 13:37

Thank you for all your suggestions. I have made a list, and put in my order soon! It made me smile that I have already bought them a few of the suggestions, so must be doing something right!

OP posts:

Don’t want to miss threads like this?

Weekly

Sign up to our weekly round up and get all the best threads sent straight to your inbox!

Email address

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

emmathedilemma · 03/12/2022 13:47

The Poppy and Sam farmyard tales collection by Osborne for the 3 or 4 year old. the owl who was afraid of the dark and flat Stanley for the 6yr old.

canyouextrapol · 03/12/2022 15:53

Books2door usually has sets that are searchable by age at good prices. I often start there for inspiration

canyouextrapol · 03/12/2022 15:54

My DS also liked all the "oi frog" series. The book with no pictures also went down well at that age

Flip

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.