Genre + Age 5

Hand-picked Adventure Books for 5-year-olds

Adventure at five is first big journeys — the kind of stories you read together where every page turn is a cliffhanger. Treasure maps, woodland escapes, small heroes in big worlds. Our picks here are short enough for a bedtime and exciting enough that your child will ask for one more. Each one hand-picked by Hannah, a former English teacher.

44 adventure books for 5-year-olds

Cover of Zoe's Rescue Zoo: The Happy Hippo by Amelia Cobb

Zoe’s Rescue Zoo: The Happy Hippo

Cover of Zoe's Rescue Zoo: The Messy Meerkat by Sophy Williams

Zoe’s Rescue Zoo: The Messy Meerkat

Cover of Zoe's Rescue Zoo: The Puzzled Penguin by Amelia Cobb

Zoe’s Rescue Zoo: The Puzzled Penguin

Cover of Thomas and the Big Big Bridge by W. Awdry

Thomas and the Big Big Bridge

Cover of Thomas gets a snowplow by Rev. W. Awdry

Thomas gets a snowplow

Cover of The Wild Wolf Pup by Amelia Cobb

The Wild Wolf Pup

Cover of The Talkative Tiger by Amelia Cobb

The Talkative Tiger

Cover of The Story Tree (Little Legends

The Story Tree (Little Legends, 6)

Cover of The Secret Room (Haunted Library) by Dori Hillestad Butler

The Secret Room (Haunted Library)

Cover of The Picky Puffin by Amelia Cobb

The Picky Puffin

Cover of The Mystery of the Icy Paw Prints by Harper Paris

The Mystery of the Icy Paw Prints

Cover of The Mystery of the Lion's Tail by Harper Paris

The Mystery of the Lion’s Tail

Cover of The Lonely Lion Cub by Amelia Cobb

The Lonely Lion Cub

Cover of The Great Troll Rescue (Little Legends

The Great Troll Rescue (Little Legends, 2)

Cover of The Christmas Pig by J.K. Rowling

The Christmas Pig

Cover of Summer The Holiday Fairy by Daisy Meadows

Summer The Holiday Fairy

Cover of Pugly On Ice by Pamela Butchart

Pugly On Ice

Cover of Pugly Solves a Crime by Pamela Butchart

Pugly Solves a Crime

Cover of Pirate School - Just a bit of wind by Jeremy Strong

Pirate School – Just a bit of wind

Cover of Pirate School - The Birthday Bash (retail) (epub) by Jeremy Strong

Pirate School – The Birthday Bash (retail) (epub)

Cover of Pirate School - The Bun Gun by Jeremy Strong

Pirate School – The Bun Gun

Cover of Pirate School - A Very Fishy Battle by Jeremy Strong

Pirate School – A Very Fishy Battle

Cover of Paddington by Michael Bond

Paddington

Cover of Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Nate the Great

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Other ages for adventure

Age 639 booksAge 7142 booksAge 8148 booksAge 9132 booksAge 1049 booksAge 1150 books

Other genres for 5-year-olds

Action6 booksFantasy10 booksFriendship37 booksFunny40 booksMagic43 booksMystery11 booksReal Life16 booksScary2 booksSci Fi1 booksWar1 books
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