Please recommend books for sudenly reluctant 6yr old reader

[Kitsilano]

My DD is just 6 and was doing Oxford Reading Tree at school, desperate to be a free reader so racing through the books.

But since she was made a free reader in Feb she just doesn't seem to be interested in reading at all. The books she brings home are either way too hard (IMO) ie densely written no picture eg The Worst Witch or way below the level at which she was reading before.

She tries to put off doing her school reading, doesn't read in bed anymore which she used to and seems very discouraged.

So can you suggest some great stories that still have quite a few pictures but would be suitable for a 6 yr old?

Mr Men books. Not too long, lots of pictures and interesting vocab. My ds poured over his Mr Men collection at that age.
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I think the books your dd is bringing home (does she chose them herself?) are probably ones she feels she should be reading as they're more 'grown up'. But free reader just means read anything you like.

Ds enjoyed reading lots of 'easier' books with lots of pictures when he became a free reader. Think gruffalo, rainbow fish, winnie the witch series, mog the forgetful cat etc as well as lots of easy books that I had read with him before such as 'it looked like split milk'. So don't be afraid to revisit old favourites and those at the back of the bookself.

I got ds reading again when he got stuck on horrid henry with the mammoth academy series, jeremy strong, and he's now on diary of a wimpy kid and loving it.
Don't be afraid of taking turns at reading, so you read a page and then she does. Ds's teacher said that it would encourage him to start a book if I read say the first chapter. And that worked for the magic far away tree.
The other thing he loves is story cd's. He has lots but he also has the books for most of his roald dahl cd collection so alternates with listeneing and then reading them himself. I've recently got him the secret garden and wind in the willows on cd and he enjoyed them so am hoping it will encourage him to try the book now.

If not super girly ,might she like the Astrosaurs series (dinosaurs meet startrek - I know - great literature!) which have loads of pictures and lead the reader through the story nicely?

Thanks for these extra ideas. She's not too girly and I am keen to encourage other interests!

Apologies if someone else has already suggested this - have just skimmed threat - but have you tried the Geronimo Stilton books (about a journalist mouse living in New Mouse City and his adventures...) - these are sort of a cross between a book and a comic and definitely not literature but they use lots of pictures and "Word Art" type scripts and are actually pretty funny. My DD loved them for a short while and they may help get her interested in books again. HTH!

Or you could just leave it. Honestly, she'll ge there.Make sure that all her old picture books are on her sl=helf still - she will probably love being able to read The Gruffalo ffor herself!

But reading doesn;t have to be challenging or hard - get easy peasy stuff rather than expecting her to read hard books.