Books for very reluctant 8yo DS (reading age 6) please!

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(trying out a new nickname for a while, seeing as I can't shift this song from my head!)

I digress ... any suggestions for suitable books to encourage his reading at home? I read Horrid Henry/Roald Dahl to him, but am struggling to find books that he could read that aren't young in content.

The Book People have a set called Corgi Pups, aimed at 5-7s, anyone tried these?

or any other suggestions?

DS1 was initially a reluctant reader. he liked these I Can Read books because they were all stories about the characters he knew from TV/film and ther are full colour pictures. Not sure of the "quality" of the literature, but they got him reading.

Level 3 reading level is about the same as stage 4/5 ORT imo.

we use this little lot with ds1, who's 8 next month and massively dyslexic, also has a reading age of around 6. they are labelled high interest/low vocab, he likes them

Barrington stoke
DK Readers - star wars (there is a whole series at each reading level)

and Gigglers readers

Ah, thank you - tv characters and star wars, he will be in heaven!

We used Barrington Stoke books and they did the trick (full stories that were interesting that she could actually read) - got them from Amazon. Also on Dyslexia Action website they have a link to waterstones guide for books for dyslexia - doesn't matter if he's dyslexic or not, the thing is they give the reading age so you can choose a book that's supereasy for him and more likely to want to read it (some books look easy but vocab deceptive).

Barrington Stoke very good for the more mature child with reading difficulties. My son also enjoyed the 'Magic Treehouse' series. They progress in difficulty as you move through the series, but the stories are good and they are 'real' books. You'll find them on Amazon.

What about non fiction, my DS has only really started reading novels at 13, before that only non fiction.
What about comics or magazines about things he is interested in.

My dd (7) loves the Beano! It is in readable chunks, IYSWIM