Books for 5 yer olds.

To read to her or for her to read herself ?

To read to her/him, pretty much any of Julia Donaldson’s books,

Also the Oi Frog series

I have just bought The Invisible String for my five year old DGD. It was recommended by a poster on the GM thread.

Try the Works, usually a bargain to be had.
www.theworks.co.uk/c/books/childrens-book

The Tiger Who Came to Tea, and the Mog series by Judith Kerr, and the Katie Morag books. As Lucca said, pretty much all the Julia Donaldson books were favourites here, and The Man on the Moon series by Simon Bartram.

The series about Aliens who love underpants is a lot of fun.

Julie Donaldson and the little bear series, cant you sleep little bear.
Goodnight little monster is good fun.

At age 5 you could start reading her/him longer books, a chapter each night. Roald Dahl and David Walliams are usually firm favourites. Also Enid Blyton's Magic Faraway Tree and Wishing Chair series - my granddaughter loved these.

My youngest gc is 6 and loves all the Julia Donaldson books. Also The Wonky Donkey is still a firm favourite.

Another book all of my grandchildren loved was What! Cried Granny! by Kate Lum. A very funny book with great illustrations about a little boy’s first sleepover at his Gran’s.

Thank you all. I can see I shall be browsing all day looking for books great start - thanks.

If you are reading to him, you might want to include Aesop’s Fables too. They are quite engaging stories with a bit of a moral attached. And when he’s a bit older, the Usborne book of Greek Myths and Legends.

For my grandchildren, Julia Donaldson books, wonderful stories, superbly illustrated by Axel Scheffer. In particular their favourites were the two Gruffalo ones, Room on the Broom and Stick Man.

Shirley Hughes, Alfie and Dogger books, loved reading those to my own children. Again beautifully illustrated. Mine also loved Roald Dahl's The Minpins around aged 5. My granddaughter, like me, loved Alice in Wonderland. My great favourites at that sort of age was The Faraway Tree and from what I read many of us still have fond memories of those stories.

My grandchildren are grown up now but, I used to read enid blyton's The Wishing Chair and Mr Twiddle stories to them...... These are to read to children putting emphasise into them. Mr twiddle mishears his wife and does lots of funny things causing lots of laughter. The wishing chair, children sat on it and wings appeared and they flew off on an adventure. all still available.....

Booktrust have an online tool to help find books for different ages

www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/bookfinder/bookfinder-results/#!?cat=2569,71808,71809,2572,71806&sortOption=Relevance&pageNo=5&pageSize=8