Reading Recommendations Y2 boy who likes Narnia Books on turquoise

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I'm reading with a Y2 boy at the moment who is a little behind his peers, but loves books that are too complex to read. His current favourites are Narnia books and The Hobbit. He's on turquoise level books and, to be honest, they're all a bit rubbish for him. He's smart as a whip and I don't want him to lose his interest in books by presenting him with Biff and Chip books again!

Can anyone recommend a good book that's a lower ability reading level but might tap into his love of adventure stories? I can't wait for him to be able to read Artemis Fowl books (I'm picking him up a couple from the car boots if I can so he can access them when he's ready) but I think they may be a little too old for now. Any experiences anyone??

A to Z mysteries? They are american but are easy too read.

Thanks LeMousquetaire Will bob over to Amazon now to check them out. Any more ideas out there fab MNers??

Tim and Tobias... by Sheila Mc???! just fab, fab, fab reading scheme books from the 70s.

DS brought the first ones home in yr3 and I remembered thm from 1979!! They start really easy and are a gripping read. I think he could have a stab at the first series. They turned my son from a 'happy to read' to a 'hole myself up in my bedroom all afternoon with a good book' child!

Usborne do a good series of pirate and adventure stories which might be at the right level

On turquoise level mine read the magic treehouse books from amazon. The chapters are quite short so gave a massive sense of accomplishment.

Thanks time and caffein Just bought a wolf one from the a-z mysteries leMousq, just to try them out. Off to find Tim & Tobias and Magic Treehouse books now. Anyone else got any more boy friendly suggestions? Possibly fantasy based???

second the magic treehouse DD has just got onto turquoise and started reading them and the chapter magic school bus (unsure if you can get them in UK)

Ready Freddy are also very good, slightly easier than magic treehouse and magic school bus but fun and you have to spot the word fin in each picture (was great at persuading a reluctant DS to read)

Oooh. Magic Tree books look fab. Put a bid in on some on Ebay. Keep your fingers crossed they don't go too bonkers for me. It's me own money I'll be buying them with as school is out of funds for this kind of thing!

Flapper even I learned things from magic treehouse because they are factual fiction. Dd read one every day over summer and jumped 3 book bands in September.

Thirding(?) the Magic Tree House books here too.

Also how about the shorter, simpler Roald Dahls, eg. The enormous crocodile, Twits, Magic Finger?? I remember The Enormous Crocodile was the first "proper" book DD2 read

Thanks so much for the thirded Magic Tree House recommendation Iamnot. I'm hoping to pick some up soon.

They do Roald Dahl next year at school, so I won't try and steal the teachers' thunder:) The Magic Tree House books are rather new to me though and I really like what I see. If I don't manage to get my set from Ebay, I'lll pick up volumes 1 & 2 and give them as rewards for the kids I'm reading with or as summer holiday presents, after I've shown them to the teachers. Hopefully they'll see the appeal and source a set for next years Y2's.

Jack Stalwart adventures? Each one set in a different country so good for learning geog facts too - quite actiony - usually available in packs from eg Book People.

www.amazon.co.uk/The-Voyage-Dawn-Treader-Aboard/dp/0061969095/ref=pd_cp_b_1#reader_0061969095
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0061567388/ref=rdr_ext_sb_ti_sims_2#reader_0061567388
have you seen these?

or teh various Barrington Stoke published books. Which have a reading age and and interest age . they may still be a bit tough for a low ability 7 yr old as they are aimed at low reading ability 8+ kids.

Gormy Ruckles

Beast Quest

Kids versions of classics eg DS read Beowulf recently (obviously not in the original Old English... I'm waiting just a couple of years until he is ready ) and the story carried through some clunky phrasing

Littlenose

Perfect UniS. Off to buy the Narnia books. They'll go down so well. Seen Barrington Stoke. Just trying to find the right titles.

Off to check out your recommendations too Families. I think the Beast Quest ones would be excellent for this boy and some of the other readers I have too.

Thanks again...

Beast quest is certainly a desirable set of books with year 2 boys. My DS has found them to wordy as yet ( reading on white band, age 6.3) , and isn't keen on the imagery/ art work. BUT he assures me he will like them in September when he is in year 2.

Would Mr Men books be considered too "young"? DS has just started enjoying reading them because they are silly and fun.

I think 'my boy' is keen to emulate his Y5 brother, so he probably wouldn't look at Mr Men books. Might come in handy for my next year Y2 readers though. Love the new gems I've found. And Ebay got me 2 x I Can Read Narnia books for £3!!!! Perfect )

Was also going to suggest Jack Stalwart. Also dinosaur cove, max flash, alien invaders, wild rescue
Except dino cove, they are all probably a little harder than magic tree house, but exciting stories
Oh and alex cliff superpowers books ,lucy coats greek myths
(I have a ds1 who likes his literature thrilling!)

How about Tashi - my DH used to fight me to read those with DD - and normally he hates reading with her. (His all time favourite books are the Lord of the Rings series). We read the first book to her, she read the second one once her reading level was around turquoise. (I think!).

Also how about reading alternate chapters - or two chapters to him reading one - or alternate pages. Gets the confidence going and they don't feel overwhelmed?

I second how to tame your dragon - that one is fab! There are also other books all about Gobber & dragon training etc that DD still reads. We have the whole lot!

Ooooh...wearymum. I've seen the Stalwarts at car boots and the Wild Rescue so I'll definintelybe keeping an eye out for them. The others I'll be researching too. If I just manage to get a handful of books to get these kids (mostly boys) wanting to read, I'll feel like I've done a good job with them.

The books at school are mostly Oxford Reading Tree and though most of the kids are o.k with that, by Turquoise they're itching to get onto the free reader books their mates are on. That means things like Artemis Fowl, Narnia books, etc. If I can just find something that taps into their interests to the same degree, but is closer to their reading abilities, hopefully they can start tapping into the joy of reading, rather than the mechanics of it.

Thank for your helpful advice...looks like I'll be spending a bit more money on Amazon or Ebay:)

And ignore the alternate chapters suggestion - just twigged that he isn't actually your son! Sorry!

Bought my class a full set of Jack Stalwart for this year. Turned a whole bunch of boys onto reading in a way they hadn't been before and there was much animated swappiung of the books to ensure everyone read the whole set. World Book day was a hoot -practically every boy in the class turned up dressed as Jack Stalwart - very heartwarming it was, too.

One of the boys has gone on to become a Beast Quest addict. I think he likes the 'collecting all of a set' aspect.

Have also used Dinosaur Cove as a class story book to kick off a writing unit as it tapped into the obsession of a couple of the children who were reluctant readers and writers!

Don't worry ohmygosh. I'm just a TA so I do get a little more time than teachers do to do the 'you read a bit, I'll read a bit' routine.

Jack Stalwart definintely on the list teacher. I'll speak to the Y3 teachers and see what they've got lined up for their class for next year. If there's no Jack Stalwart, I'll soon put that right!!!

At DS's school Year 2 have 2 book shelves... There's is the "reading book " set and there is teh " Year two special series shelf" with Astrosaurs, Horrid Henry, Rainbow fairys, Beast quest, magic kitten and that sort of thing.

OP you sound like a really lovely TA! It has amazed me what my DD will read when she wants to know the story - but at first glance would claim it is too hard - I hope he surprises you.

I'd say beast quest were a good 3 levels beyond a turquoise reader.