I play a video game with my friend's kid and we've gotten pretty close after about 100 hours of playing games online together. Her birthday is coming up and she really enjoys reading but struggles a lot due to her dyslexia.
She's 9. She's gotten really into graphic novels due to her struggles with reading. She REALLY identifies and loves the Dogman/Captain Underpants series because the author has ADHD and dyslexia. If there's another author or story about either learning challenge, that's a plus.
Her family is conservative and she's homeschooled, so she's pretty mentally young as far as 9 year olds go. This sadly also means I can't gift a book the parents would find "questionable".
She prefers a lighthearted or inspirational story. I tried to get her to read The One and Only Ivan and that was way too sad for her (I loved it).
If anyone has any suggestions, that'd be great! I'm down to gift an easier chapter book or a graphic novel. I was a Series of Unfortunate Events and Watership Down type of kid so this is way outside of my wheelhouse.
by B_eves
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you could try to find books that use the dyslexia friendly font (dyslexie)! i know they have some books listed on their site but i dont know much about books for kids so [maybe just check it out here](https://books.dyslexiefont.com/en/available-in-dyslexie/books/) and see if anything works
Is there a local book shop? You could gift her a trip to the book store to pick her own? Also if she likes graphic novels, maybe a little “how to draw” guide with some sketching pencils so she can make her own? 9 year old me would have flipped for art supplies or notebooks to make my own stories in and you avoid any parental confrontation over some minor detail.
The main character in the Percy Jackson has dyslexia so the font is specifically chosen to be easier for dyslexic readers. Generally popular and only liberal if they’re chronically online and know shit about the author.
The Wizard of Oz books are awesome. Lighthearted, about kindness and friendship, easy but engaging reads. There’s a queer reading of it but plenty of people don’t see it so should be safe.
The author of the dogman series also has a related series called Cat Kid, if she doesn’t have those already.
The Percy Jackson series has dyslexia and adhd as a plot point. The reading level may be challenging for her but they also make graphic novel versions of the books that could be a good fit: