Originally Posted by blackcat
My experience working as a reading tutor is that boys like non-fiction. Either that or super stupid fiction, like Captain Underpants or Diary of the Wimpy Kid. They don't really relate to fiction chapter-type books the way girls seem to.

Originally Posted by ultramarina
Really untrue for my 5yo boy (6 in spring). He loves fiction chapter books and has been reading them for a good long while now.


I suspect that it is true of the reluctant readers that are likely to end up with a reading tutor. I think that in some cases, the only reason a "tutor" is needed is because the parents are trying to dictate the child's tastes.

That said, I endorse your list of books to try. But I'd also try nonfiction, and picture books, and see what sticks. My son enjoyed The Boy Who Loved Math, a picture book about the life of Paul Erdös.