Reading book suggestions for dyslexic 9yo

[Curlewwoohoo]

Hi, just that really! Dd is 9 nearly 10, and dyslexic. She gets on best with books that are not a wall of text. Things like diary of a wimpy kid and 13 storey tree house. Unfortunately though she's not that into them! So just fishing for different ideas. It's fairly hard going at the library randomly opening all the books trying to find the right sort of thing.

We've tried a couple of Barrington stoke books but they weren't very engaging.

I have a dyslexic daughter of the same age and she's enjoyed the Daisy and the Trouble with series,Diary of an Accidental Witch and Humphrey Hamster Tiny Tales (the According to Humphrey hamster series she finds too hard). We've just started reading the Clarice Bean books which she seems to be enjoying.

We're waiting for a dyslexia assessment for my DD10. She is persevering with the first Lottie Brooke's book. I'd liken it to a girlie version of diary of a wimpy kid. May be a bit young now but the Michael Rosen books (Bilal's Bee etc) really got her attention a couple of years ago for some reason too.

My dyslexic 9yo loves the dork diaries.

it’s published on cream paper, plenty of line spacing and lots of drawings. In other words, ideal for dyslexic readers.

Has she read isadora moon

I'm a teacher and would recommend browsing the Barrington Stoke website. They publish dyslexia friendly books- written by recognisable 'proper' authors and are high interest, low challenge- so not big tomes but printed on cream paper with dyslexia friendly text. However, they look like real paperbacks and don't stand out as being different. They're now owned by Collins but available from a range of places including Amazon and your local bookshop https://collins.co.uk/collections/barrington-stoke. You can filter your search by age.

I'd recommend the Vashti Hardy Griffin Gate books on there, Katya Balen, Gill Lewis for starters.

Yes this is the only books she's read the whole lot. She's needs something a bit more now really but nothing else has grabbed her like these did. They were the first and only books she's voluntarily read!

Try her with the dork diaries ones because there are some accompanying podcasts, with each episode ten mins long. You can try the podcasts then if it grabs her attention, move into the books

I've just asked her about dork diaries and she thinks there are some at school she can borrow. I've ordered some of the others into the library. Thanks so much!

Bunny vs Monkey books. My dyslexic son loves them. He's also a diary of a wimpy kid fan. We used to have a subscription to The Phoenix comic which is excellent for similar reading material.

Jaqueline Wilson? Some of the younger ones - sleepover series, for instance - might appeal to her. Also maybe check out the Babysitter’s Club graphic novels.

Dc enjoyed Daisy and the trouble and Tom Gates. Also comic strip stories and non fiction books with lots of pictures/diagrams in his favourite topics. The teacher also encouraged audio books as it increased vocabulary, imagination and an interest in stories.

My nearly 10yo DD likes Dork Diaries, Babysitter's Club graphic novels, some books by Raina Telegemier and Emmie and Friends. All illustrated or graphic novels.

Same with ours. Also Tom Gates

Pizzaz series

Stink (later republished as ‘Fairy vs. Boy’) - I thought it would be dreadful but really enjoyed it alongside dd.

Chicken squad series

Audiobooks are a great suggestion- can access higher level stories this way without the actual strain of the act of reading.

Barrington Stoke, anything with a small amount of text similar to diary of a Wimpy kid (can’t remember book names now as DD 19). I would also say any non fiction book about something she is interested in DD liked anything about animals particularly dogs. We also got a book from the library about Christian the Lion.

If your library uses the Libby app for its e-library, most books on there can be read using the open dyslexic font, which might help her read more text-heavy books. Our friends have said using that font has helped their daughter tremendously. Most e-readers have this option I think.