Over the last few months I have noticed that pretty much every time he chooses a book it will be a non-fiction one and when I suggest a story he is pretty adamant that, no, he would prefer an 'information' book.
I have tried hard to find stories that are connected to topics he is interested in - whales/sharks, knights, dinosaurs and the ice-age, but none of them seem to fire him up the way factual books about these topics do.
I don't know if he is at a bit of an awkward stage at the moment. Dh has suggested that maybe, because we have read so many stories to him all his life, he kind of associates stories with being a 'baby' and is excited about all the 'big boy' topics he is now 'into', as he terms it, and wants to move away from the story books. I also think he could be at an 'in-between' stage as he may connect the picture story books with being younger but is not quite ready for chapter books. I tried him on 'Fantastic Mr Fox' and it scared him, likewise 'Magical wishing Chair'! He did, however, absolutely love 'Alice in Wonderland', which I thought would be far more challenging than Roald Dahl, so I'm really finding it hard to work out what his tastes are.
As an English teacher, I really didn't think I'd struggle in this area and really love reading stories to him but I can't seem to tap into his tastes. I suppose I'm asking two things - does it matter and does anyone have any suggestions for me of books he might like? (He's 5 next month, btw).
Tia