blondeviolin Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Emmett's birthday is tomorrow. For gifts we do something to wear, something to play, something to read. We've got the others covered, but not the book. It doesn't have to be educational or even something he can read on his own. He likes the occasional fiction book, but he really loves encyclopedia type books. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acorn Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Mouse and the Motorcycle if you are looking for read aloud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I just asked ds5.5 what his favorite book was and he told me the Magic Tree House books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Billy and Blaze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 at five my son really loved Beatrix Potter. Especially The Tale of Mr Todd and Squirrel Nutkin. He also loved any books on planets, sea animals, and bugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtney.byrum Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 At 5 my DS found Franny K Stein (followed by Captain Underpants!) so I don't think I'm any help. He loved (and will still read) any of the books in the Lets Read and Find out Science series so those might be fun for him too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
applethyme Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Anything with words :lol: I see my son most often with Clifford, I Spy or the Llama, Llama books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blakereese Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 My Father's Dragon Wolf Story Mouse and the Motorcycle (or the set) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Does he have a nice animal encyclopedia type book already? My now almost 7 year old wore his out starting when he was 5ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 I'd really like to steer clear of a read aloud as he detests being read to. Does he have a nice animal encyclopedia type book already? My now almost 7 year old wore his out starting when he was 5ish. Not really. Any suggestions? :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtokea Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 At that age my son really like the My Father's Dragon series. We had the books, but we also had the audiobooks, too. He listened to them over and over again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfatherslily Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 My son loves Ricky Ricotta. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 My 5 yo is not reading yet. He loves books with detailed pictures like Richard Scarry and Peter Spier. Peter Spier's Noah's Ark and People are favorites. He also like books about animals. We have one Usborne book about Big animals that has several large fold-outs and he pores over it. He also loves anything with knights or Star Wars. Lately some of his favorite stories are: Billy and Blaze, Train Song (a poem), Leaf Man and Rickki-Tikki-Tavi. A pp mentioned the Beatrix Potter stories. My kids love, love, love these and the small boxed set is fabulous - just right for little hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwantsprinkles Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 pingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwantsprinkles Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I know the David books (No, David, etc) are pretty popular and easy to read with little kids. We haven't read any of them, but all the teachers here rave about them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I'd really like to steer clear of a read aloud as he detests being read to. Not really. Any suggestions? :bigear: This DK one is the one my son likes the best: http://www.amazon.com/First-Animal-Encyclopedia-Reference-Series/dp/0756602270/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350999295&sr=8-1&keywords=my+first+animal+encyclopedia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Capyboppy by Bill Peet. Not the usual Peet rhyming story, it's a story about the pet capybara his family had when he was a boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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