can anyone recommend some good authors for six-year-olds?

[AnnieSG]

My DS is very much an average reader when it comes to his own reading, but he loves us reading to him, and is quite discerning. He's got a really good vocabulary and has got very sniffy about picture books, which is making it hard to find stories to read to him. We've done the first three Potters, but I've drawn the line at Goblet of Fire - it's just too scary. We've also enjoyed Luke Lancelot by Giles Andrae, which was a good level for him. We tried some Michael Murpurgo, but although he liked it, the subject matter was too grown up. I'd love some suggestions if anyone has any!!! Oh, he's into dinosaurs, Star Wars, knights...the usual boy stuff! Any good tips anyone?

[bigdonna]

my son loved captain underpants by dav pilkey.We bought 12 new books from the book people.They always have loads of books for that age group.i have a six yr old but she prefers girly books.

[Janh]

I hope this will work (amazon links are funny) - Dick King-Smith for ages 5-8 .

There are loads of them. The Hodgeheg is brilliant for little kids, lots of silly laughs, about a small hedgehog who gets a "head on the bang" crossing the road - it's a good moral road safety story too - and mixes all his words up afterwards.

[Janh]

Forgot about Book People - they sometimes have D K-S as one of their sets of 10 for £9.99.