My 8 yr old boy can read but is reluctant to do so, he enjoys being read to .I’m looking for books that will encourage him to voluntarily pick one up and dive in. We’ve read all Enid Blyton, some Ronald Dahl doesn’t like David Williams, we’ve read the Tree House series …..now I’d like to know where to go next, maybe comedy, magical, Detective or mild adventure not too violent.Thanks for help.
Maybe a non fiction book on a topic his interested in? Or a fiction book about something he likes. What interests has he got... dinasaurs? cars? Football? Space? Pokamon?... ect.
My son is the same but he loved Dogman and Catkid, Captain Underpants, Diary of a Wimpy Kid comic books etc. Maybe try those to start with and then move on to more classical literature.
I definitely wouldn't recommend Lord of the Rings for an eight year old. It's a huge book and quite complex. It took me, a grown up, a whole year to read it. I had to keep going back to remind myself who was who and where was where.
I would start with the first two Harry Potter books. The rest, due to their increasingly dark content, might be shelved for later.
I am surprised no-one's mentioned The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, (and the other Narnia books) surely a staple diet of a read for any child. Of all the books i read as a child, that was the only one i have re-read as an adult.
Try reading your son the first couple of chapters then tell him he must read the rest himself.