Fiction for 6 year old boy

Mrs_Soup

How to train your dragon by Cressida Crowell, there are 12 of them. Harry Potter but probably only the first couple at his age. Does he like minecraft , there are a few books on that. How about magazines, usually fictional but it's all reading.

Louk

My Son is a slightly reluctant fiction reader but enjoys Frankie magic football books by Frank Lampard

Nicki

Do you know his reading level? My DS is 6 and fairly middle of the road in reading ability (definitely not a high achiever!) and everything suggested so far would be much too difficult for him to read independently.

If you can find out from school what his reading level is, then there are various websites which give suggestions of fiction and non fiction at the right stage. There's nothing more off putting to a child than being given a book which is too hard for them to read or which they have to struggle with.

TBagpuss

'Fortunately the Milk' by Neil Gaiman. It's very funny and has dinosaurs.
You could also look at reading to him, or providing him with audiobooks - he may get hooked on the stories.

I wonder whether there is a gap between his reading ability, and the level / type of stories which he would enjoy.
At a similar age, my brother didn't enjoy reading fiction at all, but he enjoyed being read to - he chose to 'read' books such as 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings', as well as more obviously children's books such as Winnie the Pooh. In his case, the issue was that the books he could read he found boring, the ones he enjoyed were difficult so it wasn't any fun to read them. Being read to bridged that gap, and he did start to read more.

As your grandson likes non-fiction, he might also like some of the more traditional fiction - books like 'Swiss Family Robinson' or the 'Little House on the Prairie' books, which include lots of factual information.

If he likes Doctor Who then he may enjoy some of those books (some are aimed at younger age ranges than others)

I he able to explain why he doesn't like fiction?

dondo

Jeremy Strong ones my son likes plus Michael Morpurgo (though some of them maybe too old for a 6 year old, my son is nearly 8). Also there's some stories based on Horrible Histories- which whilst based on fact are told in a fictional way.

Book People have some good sets too

Savvy_Sue

I wonder if he'd like Eoin Colfer? There are some fun gadgets and futuristic stuff in there. And I see he's about to write a new Iron Man novel.

When he's a little bit older, Anthony Horowitz and the Alec Ryder series might interest him - again, lots of gadgets, but fewer women than in the James Bond books.

lindens

Mrs_Soup wrote: »

How to train your dragon by Cressida Crowell, there are 12 of them. Harry Potter but probably only the first couple at his age. Does he like minecraft , there are a few books on that. How about magazines, usually fictional but it's all reading.

He does like minecraft , that's a good idea


He loves superheroes too so maybe comics would work

lindens

TBagpuss wrote: »

'Fortunately the Milk' by Neil Gaiman. It's very funny and has dinosaurs.
You could also look at reading to him, or providing him with audiobooks - he may get hooked on the stories.

I wonder whether there is a gap between his reading ability, and the level / type of stories which he would enjoy.
At a similar age, my brother didn't enjoy reading fiction at all, but he enjoyed being read to - he chose to 'read' books such as 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings', as well as more obviously children's books such as Winnie the Pooh. In his case, the issue was that the books he could read he found boring, the ones he enjoyed were difficult so it wasn't any fun to read them. Being read to bridged that gap, and he did start to read more.

As your grandson likes non-fiction, he might also like some of the more traditional fiction - books like 'Swiss Family Robinson' or the 'Little House on the Prairie' books, which include lots of factual information.

If he likes Doctor Who then he may enjoy some of those books (some are aimed at younger age ranges than others)

I he able to explain why he doesn't like fiction?

Thanks for that, food for thought.
When I suggested I buy him Horrid Henry books he said he doesn't think he would like them, he likes reading about facts.


I do read to them both when they are staying over and he does enjoy it,.


He also has his own tablet so I may buy him a couple and maybe reading on the tablet will work.

lindens

dondo wrote: »

Jeremy Strong ones my son likes plus Michael Morpurgo (though some of them maybe too old for a 6 year old, my son is nearly 8). Also there's some stories based on Horrible Histories- which whilst based on fact are told in a fictional way.

Book People have some good sets too

Yes I think horrible histories may work

Reggie_Rebel

Any Political Party's Election Manifesto.

Seriously, Thomas the Tank Engine, and if you can get hold of them Professor Branestawm and Bobby Brewster Books.

Plenty of Just William stories as well.