My ds7 much prefers books with pictures, too. When we go to the library, he heads straight to the picture book section and chooses the book by it's title and the picture on the front, regardless of the reading level. I've actually been surprised at how advanced some of the reading is in those books. Thanks to some suggestions here, I did get him to pick out a couple of graphic books, too - he read on straight away. Oneof his favorite books lately was the "My Father's dragon" trilogy - which does, I believe, have some pictures.