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hi - my DH is looking for a series to be read with DS5, who loves the narnia books and wants another series like them. DH asked DS what he liked about them, and he said the characters, the magic, the battles, some scary stuff, and adventures. DH recently brought home The Graveyard Book, which DS said he liked all right because it had lots of scary stuff, but not enough battles. For some reason, DS wasn't so into Harry Potter last year, but they would seem to fit the bill, so we'll try those again. Any other ideas?

(By the way, if you're going to read The Graveyard Book to your little one, good idea to skip most of the 1st chapter re: the murders of most of the main character's family.)

Start with The Hobbit by Tolkien, then go with the trilogy by him.

I was thinking he was too young for LOTR? We read the Hobbit last year, and he loved it. Hmmmmm. I guess I might have to rethink that one. (LOTR is one of my favorite all time series, but gee, I think I was 12 or 13 when I first read them.)

Thanks Oma - they do indeed fit the requirements, don't they?

I recommend the Percy Jackson series!

Those look cool! Thanks.

Try the Unicorn Chronicles by ....Coville (Can't remember the first name) It's a trilogy, each book is about 50-60 pages.

Chronicles of Prydain!

Starts w/Book of Three, then most people are familiar with 'The Black Cauldron', 5 books in all. About the same reading level as Narnia, I think.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Prydain

Thanks everyone - these are all great ideas!

My son loves the Warrior series. Lots of battles and adventures.

Wow DD will be ecstatic to hear of another kid who likes Narnia. DH and I love LOTR series too. DD likes the hobbit, but I didn't read the other books yet because I am concerned they would be too scary? She also really wants to watch the movies.

We liked the Magic Tree House Books. We are reading Hugo Cabret, but I think it is a little creepy. There are some sad parts that could be disturbing to young kids. It also brings up a lot of value type discussions. I really should have pre-read it first, I just skimmed through it and the drawings are cool, so I got it and now I can't take it back.