I don’t know any books, but the “Signing Time” DVDs have been good.  We have the “Everyday Signs” volume and my 14-month-old *loves* it.  His godmother also taught him a couple of other signs (like more and please) but I think the ones on this DVD are great.  At least in my opinion, it’s not noisy, overstimulating, or annoying—I really like how it’s done.  I bet you could try the videos from the library first if you wanted to see.  It’s amazing how my son can tell me he’s hungry, wants a cookie, say please, say he’s wet, or likes cheese, all without being able to say the words!

One advantage of DVDs over books in this case, also, might be that you can see the signs demonstrated, since so much of it is the motion.  But I am hearing and not experienced in this, so take it for what it’s worth

Love the Signing Time dvds too; we check them out from the library.  My kids have liked the “Baby Fingers” board books too.  “I’m Feeling…”, “Teaching Your Baby to Sign”, and “I Want…” are some of those titles.  Easy to follow and my kids like the photos of other babies.

Has he read any of the Redwall series yet?

How about the John R. Tunis books?  My brothers loved them.  Roald Dahl is good too.  “White Fang” maybe?  Or Robert Louis Stevenson?

I don’t know if the Great Brain series is still in print (I can’t remember the author), but I bet a sixth grade boy would love it!

The Ranger’s Apprentice is usually well-liked by boys, so is Gregor Overlander.  I thought the series of Peter and the Starcatchers was pretty good…

The Thief is pretty good: takes place in a fictional lnad that resembles ancient Greece.  Just be aware: the main character meets and dreams and believes in the pagan Gods of his world.  It’s a little like Percy Jackson series, but Percy was even more a fantastical character than the one in The Theif.

I second the Rangers Apprentice books, and the Redwall series

I would also recommend the Ranger’s Apprentice series.  My husband and I have read the first 4 and love them.  The vocabulary in the first one- in the prologue- is very tough, so my 11 year old wouldn’t read it.  He said he didn’t understand half of the words.  We told him to just keep reading, but he wouldn’t do it.  I think in a year or so, we’ll just try again.  The books are very well written and have virtue imbedded throughout- loyalty, honesty, integrity.

My husband has been reading “The Joyful Mysteries of Life” with our 11 year old son.  They have been reading one chapter a week.  It’s really good.  Our son is still pretty innocent, so they have stopped for now (they read maybe 6 chapters).  Some of the later chapters start going into remaining pure and chaste, but he wouldn’t understand what that even means yet.

Some of it is a little different- like at one point it talks about how you wouldn’t talk about these things with your friends (after it introduced intercourse) because that would cause your parents much pain and suffering- or something like that.  My husband thought it was kind of funny worded that way.  But when he was going over the questions at the end of the chapter and it said, “Why should you refrain from talking about these things except with your parents?”, my son completely repeated, “Because it would cause you much pain and suffering.”  I thought that was cute.

http://www.amazon.com/Joyful-Mysteries-Life-Catherine-Scherrer/dp/0898706300/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265461386&sr=1-1

http://www.passport2purity.com  is great.  in a group or even dad/ to son, mom to son if dad’s not around, or on a weeekend getaway with another dad/ son duo.

I would recommend you check out “The Joyful Mysteries of Life”.  You’ll have to discern if it’s what you’re looking for, but it approaches the topic from a very innocent perspective and in light of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary.
http://www.amazon.com/Joyful-Mysteries-Life-Catherine-Scherrer/dp/0898706300/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265417445&sr=8-1

Check out Catholic speaker and author Colleen Kelly Mast at respectincorporated.com.

There are a bunch of options out there, even just Catholic. My favorite place to start is Catholic Heritage Curricula. I really, really like their material. But it is not accredited. I have not used others, but: Mother of Divine Grace, Kolbe, Seton are all options. And http://www.love2learn.net is great for Catholic homeschoolers as well. Hope all that helps!

Get the book Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum by Laura Berquist, the head of Mother of Divine Grace school.  This book discusses a classical approach to home education, but also gives suggestions for every grade from kindergarten to 12th grade.  You can also visit http://www.motherofdivinegrace.org, the website for the school, to find out more.  With MODG curricula you can buy and use the syllabi without enrolling in the school.

Thank you for the suggestions!  I’m looking into it now to see what would fit our family best.

I used “Today I Made My First Reconciliation” by Dianne Ahern for my son when he made his First Confession nearly 3 years ago.  It’s a great book that explains the sacrament and gives real-life examples that are appropriate for children that age.