The following work for grade two to grade four students; think about your child's reading skills and interests because that will make the difference in whether or not they enjoy these books, but this might give you an idea for some books to check out.
This series is about a mouse detective named Geronimo Stilton. Students love these stories, because there are illustrations and within the pages, the font changes size and colour at times, making it a visually pleasing novel for younger readers (the link above has some sample pages you can read for a few of the stories). The stories are little mini-mysteries. Very enjoyable, I would say the reading level is targeted towards grade 2 and 3 students, but the grade fours were still enjoying these stories immensely.
In this series, main characters Jack and Annie, travel through time and around the world via their magic tree house. They encounter many interesting characters in their adventures, including real people from various historical time periods. The stories are entertaining as well as educational. I have seen boxed sets of this series in various book stores, and recently at Costco.
Teachers - Random House also has a link for a Magic Treehouse Classroom Club, to explain how to use the books in the classroom setting.
This book series is especially well loved by Grade 4 and Grade 5 boys (but also good for grade 3 and 6)! If they like adventures and think the bathroom is the funniest room in the house, they will LIKE this book series. Each chapter is a miniature story, told in the first person by a boy whose name you don't learn until book 7. It's the story of the main character, and his two best friends, and the hijinks they get into. Very good for getting boys who "just aren't that into books" into them.
The only issue is, it's hard to find these online! But you can order directly from the link above (if you are in Canada or the U.S.), OR just look in your local bookstore (I did end up finding some copies in my local Chapters book store).
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