I am an avid comic book reader, and it got me thinking that it may be a great way to introduce my 5 year old son to books. Any thoughts on this?
I have always found Roald Dahl's books to tick all the boxes necessary for encouraging children to read. I believe the short staccato language in comics might not make for the most natural flow whilst learning to read, and probably have a low reading age score based on the Flesh-Kincaid reading score which is widely used by schools to measure reading age.
Some of my favorite books as a child were George's Marvellous
As an idea, why not have the comics as a treat for when your child has read a few pages of something else, that way you win both times! Comics often become a habit and a hobby and I think that's great as they are so colourful and imaginative.