Hello! My name is Melanie and I work in Youth Services.

Here are some gift suggestions for a 6 year old as you described:

Beginning reader:
Way beginning, but so fun-the Elephant and Piggie books by Mo Williems
The Frog and Toad booksby Arnold Lobel
The Commander Toadbooks by Jane yolen

1rst chapter books popular with this age through about 3^rd grade:
-Magic Tree House (any in series) by Mary Pope Osborne
-Time Warp Trio(any in series) by Jon Scieszka
-Geronimo Stilton book by Geronimo Stilton-Stilton is pen name-they are actually written by   Henry Winkler!  They are full of illustrations and very popular.
-Captain Underpants, by Dav Pilkey-these are part comic books and part book-they do have some potty humor-but the kids love them!
-"Stink and the world's worst super-stinky sneakers" / Megan McDonald
     newest-"Judy Moody & Stink : the mad, mad, mad, mad treasure hunt" / Megan McDonald
     Any of the Stink books are fun- but for a higher reader-about the same level as Magic Tree House

 Gift Books
Dugland Steer has a series of books out called: Monstorology, Dragonology, Wizardology, and Egyptology that are part non-fiction, part pop-up and so fun to read over and over again!

Dr Seuss never gets old: “If I Ran the Zoo” came to mind for your Grandson.  
"I loved you before you were born" / by Anne Bowen. This is a very sweet book to give from a grandparent to a grandchild. It is a picture book and may not be to exciting to the 6 year old, but the parent may like it. 

If you need more suggestions, please let us know! 

Melanie Borski-Howard
Youth Services Staff
Howardm@boulderlibrary.org

Answered by Melanie Howard (14) on Dec 01, 2009Email answer