Fiction for 6 year old boy

lindens

My 6 year old grandson loves reading - but only non-fiction. His general knowledge is vast as he loves reading books about facts etc.
His school report is excellent and the teacher has suggested he widens his reading experience by reading more fiction.
He isn't keen but I want to try. This seems a good reason to use the library a bit more.


He loves watching Horrid Henry so I wondered if he would love those books?
Otherwise I wondered if there were any books out there that were suitable, or if anyone else had any experience of good books for a non-fiction loving boy who loves science, astronomy, dinosaurs and sharks?


Thanks in advance

Faith177

Maybe some of those choose your own adventure books?

They give you an option at the end of each chapter and each time you pick an option it changes the direction of the story so you can get 2 or 3 reads out of the book

littlegreenparrot

Roald Dahl, the Hobbit, !!!! King Smith, David Walliams, AA Milne - loads of brilliant stuff.

I'd just take him to the Library and encourage him to choose new things to try.

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My son has just turned 7 - he loves David Walliams books. He's also a geeky sort and likes reading encyclopedia and kids science books. He's recently been classified an 'independent reader' at school, and gets to choose his own books for his weekly reading.

It is important to read fiction, over non-fiction. It'll really help them at school.

tea_lover

Sounds like he might enjoy any sort of science fiction or fantasy books.

Some people never really get into fiction though - at 6 he's clearly finding lots of interesting things to read about so I wouldn't worry too much (not saying ignore the school of course, just that he seems to have found his own style and preference )

Mupette

Terry Pratchet.

He did lots for the younger readers

Diggers
Truckers
Wings
The carpet People
The witch's vacuum cleaner
Dragons at crumbling castle

and one i never heard of The abominable snowman

Zeni

I teach 7/8 year olds and the Horrid Henry books by Francessca Simon are a real hit with the boys in my class and there are quite a few of them. Another set of books that may be on the higher end (depends how good a reader your grandson is) are the Beast Quest books by Adam Blade which I find lots of the reluctant boys enjoy as they're more fantasy based. Other suggestions worth a look are the Tom Gates or a recent set we've had in school are Library of Doom books by Micheal Dahl which are more horror/zombie kind of books ( but aimed towards key stage 2).

onlyroz

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Tom Gates
Beast Quest

pigpen

My boys liked horrid henry books and any dinosaur book and encyclopedias.. especially ones about space, dinosaurs or general stuff and horrible histories. Goosebumps, Sir Gadabout, animorphs and roald dahl anything.

The Michael Morpurgo books are really popular in here and my 5 y/o is working her way through Enid Blyton books.. faraway tree, Mr Gallianos circus and the wishing chair.

Mupette

pigpen wrote: »

faraway tree.

A favourite of mine from my childhood

Smodlet

Another vote for the Winnie-the- Pooh books. They are about a little boy, after all, and beautifully written, unlike American films of the same name. They might even encourage him to engage in outdoor activities.

Is The Wind in the Willows too old for an intelligent six year old?

OH has just suggested the Famous Five books, also by Blyton.