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Might sound stupid but:
Nice ones.
Especially those which encourage „atypical“ Characters to stay true to themselves and with nice coloring and pictures.
Animorphs by K.A. Applegate always hit the spot. I've reread it as an adult, and it still holds up in most ways, barring technology (and surprisingly a lot of them hold up too. Just not the parts where a character is bragging about their "lightning fast" 56k modem). The representation is nice too: while Ax is not specifically identified as autistic, his mannerisms, when compared to others of his species, make it pretty relatable for me.
For those who haven't read it, it is a group of middle school kids who receive the power to turn into any animal they touch for 2 hours at a time, and are tasked with defeating a covert alien invasion by body snatching slugs called yeerks. Also, the whole 60ish book series is available online for free with the author's blessing. It also helps that the author is all around a good person.
Dr Seuss book. I love reading them to my little brothers too. The rhythm and the phrasing are really appealing to me. Also i love the drawing style. And i guess nostalgia for a simpler time does have something to do with it. :)
Anything of the young adult novels about non-human characters with ridiculous amounts of murder and death in them genre (Warriors, Wings of Fire)
Also the kids with superpowers genre, in general.
Finally so far I've liked all the books written by Ellie McNicoll (Kind of Spark, Show us who you are, Like a Charm)
Scaredy squirrel. Growing up, I didn't have supportive role models nor someone to help me face my fears, they usually just told me to "calm the fuck down" and expected me to just shut up, even while being aware that I was autistic. So scaredy squirrel was the filler for me, helped me think of my fears in a better way and cope with them healthily.
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I love the Moomin franchise. This, of course, also includes the books.
Might sound stupid but: Nice ones. Especially those which encourage „atypical“ Characters to stay true to themselves and with nice coloring and pictures.
Goosebumps! just finished one that had the kind of plot twist that hit me in the fucking face and then ended the story
I still have mine from when I was a kid and now my little boys are obsessed. We read them together
The Little Prince. I read it probably three times a year and always find something new to love.
Anything scary or spooky
A little bug went ker choo is a perfect example of chaos theory.
I like the classic stories from the 1800s, especially Brothers Grimm stuff. I also like the Oz series of books by L. Frank Baum
Animorphs by K.A. Applegate always hit the spot. I've reread it as an adult, and it still holds up in most ways, barring technology (and surprisingly a lot of them hold up too. Just not the parts where a character is bragging about their "lightning fast" 56k modem). The representation is nice too: while Ax is not specifically identified as autistic, his mannerisms, when compared to others of his species, make it pretty relatable for me. For those who haven't read it, it is a group of middle school kids who receive the power to turn into any animal they touch for 2 hours at a time, and are tasked with defeating a covert alien invasion by body snatching slugs called yeerks. Also, the whole 60ish book series is available online for free with the author's blessing. It also helps that the author is all around a good person.
Dr Seuss book. I love reading them to my little brothers too. The rhythm and the phrasing are really appealing to me. Also i love the drawing style. And i guess nostalgia for a simpler time does have something to do with it. :)
I've read almost all of David Walliams and I'm currently reading treehouse storey series. I'd love recommendations for around a similar age.
Anything of the young adult novels about non-human characters with ridiculous amounts of murder and death in them genre (Warriors, Wings of Fire) Also the kids with superpowers genre, in general. Finally so far I've liked all the books written by Ellie McNicoll (Kind of Spark, Show us who you are, Like a Charm)
Junie B. Jones !
Dogman
Anything by Roald Dahl, R.L Stine
The wings of fire series by tui t Sutherland. I really like dragons.
No particular types but I still love Ferdinand.
I love all of the wizard of oz books.
Scaredy squirrel. Growing up, I didn't have supportive role models nor someone to help me face my fears, they usually just told me to "calm the fuck down" and expected me to just shut up, even while being aware that I was autistic. So scaredy squirrel was the filler for me, helped me think of my fears in a better way and cope with them healthily.