'How To Train Your Dragon' book - age?

[kiwidreamer]

I picked up a copy of the above at a charity shop this morning, brilliant condition and only 20p :):) DS is just turned 4 and just started reception, he loves the movie - will the book be suitable for us to read to him at night? We have just moved on to longer chapter books for bedtime story, he is enjoying Georges Marvellous Medicine at the moment but struggles to tell me the next night what happened in the story when he read it with DH.

I don't think it will frighten him, but I'd be very impressed if he could follow it. How To TRain Your Dragon was right for DC at about age 8yo.

Maybe we should stick to the likes of Roald Dahl for now as the grotty aspects appeal greatly :) I also ordered the Oliver Moon book that was recommended here plus a copy of The Magic Faraway Tree - better options to get started on??

We tried reading it to DS when he was nearly/just 5 and he wasn't that interested. At 6 he was gripped. So maybe hold off on it for a year or two?

I read DS1 a chapter book now and he is also 4. Favourites have included: Faraway Tree, Wishing Chair, The Little Wooden Horse, Gobbolino, Flat Stanley, George's Marvellous medicine, Charlie and the chocolate factory, Matilda, he loved Horrid Henry but I hated it, mr. Majeika, charlotte's web...

I was wondering whether to try the Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe now, also wind in the willows might be good. We tend to rather gobble up books as he's rather good at getting me to read "just one more chapter!"

Basically it's a fantastic excuse to revisit all your childhood favourites!!

DS,5, got bored by the book, which is brilliant by the way, and loved by the older DCs.

I would say 6 or 7.

There is a wonderful series of audiobooks of he HTTYD series, though, narrated by David Tennant that our DCs love.

Ds read how to train your dragon at bout 8 or 9. The vocabulary is quite challenging.

I think the far away tree or wishing chair would be better.

My ds also loved a collection of short stories by Enid Blyton at that age. Same kind of standard of language but he didn't have to remember what had previously happened the previous night if he was tired after just starting school.