Short chapter books can be good. Little Apple is a line of Scholastic books targeted at young readers. There are numerous books in numerous series. Here's a sampling:

http://shop.scholastic.com/shop/en/teacherstore/Best-of-Little-Apple-I-Grades-2-3

If he finds a series/topic he likes, there are usually a dozen or so titles in that series to keep you going for a little while.

...pronounced like the long vowel and first letter of the alphabet...