Where do I buy reading books for a Year One child (and what do I buy?)

[litdog]

My son has just finished Reception and is on (reading) Level 11 at school but has been reading level 13 books for fun. He has come home for the summer holidays with NO reading books, so I want to buy him a few to read during the summer holidays. (I promise I am not pushy - reading is his favourite thing!)

Where on earth do I find books for his level? I've tried Googling and it talks about Red, Green and Blue, or Level 1C or something - ie nothing I can relate to.

Can anyone suggest a link on Amazon or somewhere else that might help? I'm not after spending a fortune, just buying maybe three or four books of a couple of different levels to make sure he keeps his reading up over the summer.

Thanks

You are so much better joining a library, if you are in the UK. They can get through do many books at this stage.

Don't worry about levels, if something is too hard, help him with it. If 'too easy' get him to read it with lots if expression. It's much more about taking pleasure in reading at this stage.

My 6 year old (who wasn't on as high a level as yours) is enjoying reading Dr Seuss books to me this summer, the rhymes really help and there are lots of cvc words.

do you have a local Library - many of them do a summer reading challenge which might really suit your DS
also have a look in the childrens book section on here for ideas - the happy families series by Alan Alberg is mentioned quite alot - although my DS is happy reading the books I used to read to him at the moment

x-post Disorderly!

Do the reading challenge at the local library!

Talking of libraries, this is a really helpful document produced by Essex Libraries. You can look to see the sort of books your child is reading now and it suggests books in other schemes that might be suitable.

www.essex.gov.uk/Libraries-Archives/libraries/childrens-library/Documents/Books_for_children_beginning_to_read.pdf

Thank you ALL! So helpful - I do belong to our library (we're in London) but stupidly hadn't thought of that. The reading challenge sounds brilliant - I shall look into it.

And I used to LOVE the Dr Seuss books so would love to get back itno them.

And thanks ThatBadCat - I shall click that link now.

Thanks all - just felt at a loss where to start!

x

library.

Your DS might like
Harry and the Dinosaurs by Ian Wybrow
Happy Families ( set of about 20 books) by Alan Ahlberg
Ladybird "read it yourself" books.

Our library has a shelf full of easy readers, We have had lots of stories about Pirates as DS likes pirates. Good thing with library books is you can give them back unread if they are too easy/ hard/ boring and not feel you HAVE to plough through them.

Thank UniS! So helpful to have actual titles. I shall take him to the library pronto x