book ideas for 4 yr old boy?

[Karen N]

I have been really stuck for a while now on what books to get for my 4 yr old boy - we have loads of picture books which he has enjoyed but has read them all loads and isnt as interested in them as he was and we have exhausted the library.

We read 'The faraway tree' stories and The wishing chair stories by Enid blyton last year and he really liked those - he was only 3 at the time and they are chapter books with only a few black and white illustrations so i was quite impressed - he's just asked to start reading them again which we are.

I got an Enid Blyton secert seven book but he looked at the cover and wouldnt let me read it to him so i've put that away and we did read james and the giant peach a while back by Roald Dahl but it was a bit beyond him i think, some of the goings on in it, and although he listened he didnt seem too impressed!

Anyway - i cant seem to find anything at the moment and he loves me reading to him before bed. I looked at the hardy boys but think that would probably be a bit old for him too - its been years since i read them i cant remember properly what they were like.

Anyway, so, has anyone got any ideas or is this an awkward age for finding good books that they like? He likes usual boy type stuff - guns, fighting, space, dinosaurs and the like!

[James]

"Where the Wild Things Are." He will absolutely appreciate you reading it to him.

[Sara]

My 4-yr-old loves the Magic Tree House series. We're on book 29, and have been reading them as bed time stories for a long time. Lots of adventure in simple stories set in all kinds of times and places. She also loves the Harry Potter series, which we are currently reading.

Sara