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One major problem with books at our school for kids that age is that the language is too simple. Keep it simple enough, but with some variety. One of the main reasons they read is to develop a functional language and that involves some complex sentence and "new" words.
As for the constraints of the story I have no clue how to keep it enganging within a presumably short book. But I wish you the best of luck ๐
What I'm thinking after mulling on it since writing this is that I can probably design a simple arc in five short books for the very young, and then step into a more advanced YA arc that stands independent of those books for when the audience ages. Since I'm writing it for my kid, it should work for her. I don't feel any particular need to publish, though if they're good I'll see what happens, so i've got a lot of freedom to play with the format.
I agree about language. I'm trying to avoid going too simple on sentence structure and word choices, but I am working on using words that are more phonics-friendly. My daughter can read and understand complex sentence structures but has troubles reading words that don't sound out well. I'll see how she goes with it.