Please suggest some good books for a 5 year old

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DS1 is 5, in YR and quite good at reading (not stealth boasting, honest!) - he's on Stage 6, Orange books. At home, he is sharing Tin Tin with DH (i think the stories are too complex - we have to "translate" it a lot, so he can't actually read or follow them himself), but I'd like to find some really good story books that are still short enough for him to read over a maximum of two nights, but interesting stories. The ones from school are OK (seem to be Oxford Reading Tree mainly), but not that exciting!

Any recommendations gratefully received!

dd 5 loves julia donaldson books she knows most of them by heart and im going slightly crazy lol

www.juliadonaldson.co.uk

I recommend the Dinosaur Cove series. They are like the male equivalent of the Rainbow Fairies so pretty formulaic but they are also quite dramatic and go down very well here.

Thanks - have just ordered quite a few of the suggestions from here.

Me too. Mustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy was bought as a joint DS/DH Father's Day present!

Thanks for the tip on Oliver Moon. My 5yr old DD got one from the library yesterday and has already finished it - back again tomorrow to find another one.