Reading book ideas, no library, no school, fussy DS

[Zebee]

I am looking for ideas for books for my DS -7 yr2 can read.
He was reading lime level books but does not want to read anything without colourful pictures as well as the words. Happy to buy some books (although not too expensive) but could do with ideas.
He doesn’t want to read diary of a wimpy kid or Tom gates type books which I think he would enjoy. He has really enjoyed reading lego Star Wars readers - not sure they are appropriate level but happy for him just to be reading for pleasure. Any ideas would be great.

Oh and waiting for some project X books from the book people but might have to give up on those.

We had some success with bad guys books. But they are quite comic book style not much actual reading. Funny though.

Also have you tried horrible histories or horrible science. My kids like these if he is a good enough reader.

Have you tried Dav Pilkey? DS loves the Dogman ones and Captain Underpants (look for the colour editions of the Captain Underpants ones - I think the hardbacks have colour illustrations, but the paperbacks have black and white).

Have you tried 13 storey tree house? Although they are not colourful they have loads of pictures, are very silly and appeal to 7 year old boys sense of humour. A bit more relatable than wimpy kid for this age. For something simpler maybe the narwhal and jelly books? My DS is the same age and a good reader but doesn't always want to read alone. We've found reading chapter books together works well - we take it in turns to read and I can help if needed. You can get really nice colour illustrated versions of Rhoald Dahl books - you could start with simpler ones like the enormous crocodile or the twits.

Bad guys might work and is something I hadn’t heard of so might be worth a try.

Horrible histories he doesn’t like (which is mainly because DD does like it!!!)

Yes - DS loves the 13 storey treehouse books as well.

If it’s the DK Star Wars boons there are loads of different options - X Men, Spider-Man, factual books etc:
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/KD1/dk-readers-level-1

www.amazon.co.uk/s?hvlocphy=1006801&hvnetw=g&hvadid=259108114211&k=dk+readers+level+2&gclid=CjwKCAjwt-L2BRA_EiwAacX32SR-gQs1qEx2SW-3Q_AznN7SujmB6TGE_4wlHPzuDiX9pehC7NJ-VRoCcU0QAvD_BwE&ref=pd_sl_6wj5m5rb79_e&hydadcr=20099_1748255&hvdev=m&hvqmt=e&tag=mumsnetforu03-21&hvtargid=kwd-324138188594&adgrpid=54003094780&hvrand=12783440045149631269

How about comics? Something like the Beano?

What about age appropriate non fiction books? My son preferred them and I remember his teacher saying that in her experience boys often did

He likes the idea of Captain underpants which is half the battle.

Books like the enormous crocodile are probably perfect - lots of words but still seems like a picture book too so ideas like that would be great.

You probably want actual books, but while you are waiting for the Project X ones, Oxfordowl.co.uk has lots of those as free ebooks at the moment. (As well as other books).

At that age my DS liked hideously boring things like this Star Wars encyclopedia He used to read them again and again. He is reading proper books now so it didn't do him any harm.
For books like The Enormous Crocodile - there are a few other Roald Dahl books with big pictures like The Minpins

I have a son in who is also in year 2 & is a very good reader. Since school closed I have noticed he has lost motivation to read as much as he did. He stills reads everyday before bed & we also read to him. We are listening to David Walliams everyday too. I’ve ordered him some Anne Fine books. I think he has read the Project X books at school.

What about Philip Reeve's books- Oliver And The Seawigs, Cakes In Space, Pugs of the Frozen North, v funny and great pictures.
You could try the Jedi Academy books (1&2 are good, 3&4 less so)
Also Luke Pearson's Hilda books are fantastic
Ian Whybrow's Little Wolf series are v funny (but illustrations are b&w not colour)

Also Chris Riddell's Ottoline books, then in a couple of years the Goth Girl books

Marcia Williams does fantastic versions of myths, legends, Shakespeare, etc in cartoon strip format too, they'd probably go down well.

If you have an iPad or similar, and you don't mind online books, there's a massive range here: www.getepic.com. You get a 30 day free trial and then have to pay a subscription but there really a massive range of all sorts of books - both fiction and non-fiction.

He love his Star Wars encyclopaedia.
Some great ideas thanks I have some in my basket to see what he thinks.
Not overly keen on books on the iPad (except for me!!) mainly because he reads in bed but also between school and play there is a lot of screen time. But maybe a way to look at what books he like.

Your local library, whilst it is closed physically, may well be signed up to ebooks- mine has a reasonable selection for children.
They use Libby which is an app, other libraries may use a different system. If you look on your local libraries' website, it will probably direct to whichever they're using.
That way if he doesn't like the book, you can just return it, and haven't wasted any money.

My six year old is the same OP. He was on lime books before schools closed but is reluctant to read much. He needs to practise to improve his reading but he is only interested in Horrid Henry. He likes animals, so I have found some fiction books about a veterinary practice that he is enjoying. I am hoping that if I persevere, and make sure he reads every day he will get there in the end.