Age 6

Hand-picked Books for 6-year-olds

Short chapter books, gentle plots, repeating characters. The kind a 6-year-old will pick up again tomorrow.

314 books for 6-year-olds

Cover of Yours Sincerely

Yours Sincerely, Giraffe

Cover of Winston and the Marmalade Cat by Megan Rix

Winston and the Marmalade Cat

Cover of Willy the Whale by Uncle Amon

Willy the Whale

Cover of Winnie

Winnie, The Early Years – Horse Gentler in Training

Cover of Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Cover of Who Was Ferdinand Magellan? by Sydelle Kramer

Who Was Ferdinand Magellan?

Cover of Who Was Muhammad Ali? by James Buckley

Who Was Muhammad Ali?

Cover of Wet and Wild! (George Brown

Wet and Wild! (George Brown, Class Clown)

Cover of What Do Scientists Do All Day? by Jane Wilsher

What Do Scientists Do All Day?

Cover of Wednesday and Woof: New Pup on the Block by Sherri Winston

Wednesday and Woof: New Pup on the Block

Cover of Undead Pets - Flight of the Pummeled Parakeet by Sam Hay

Undead Pets – Flight of the Pummeled Parakeet

Cover of Undead Pets - Gasp of the Ghoulish Guinea Pig by Sam Hay

Undead Pets – Gasp of the Ghoulish Guinea Pig

Cover of Undead Pets - Goldfish from Beyond the Grave by Sam Hay

Undead Pets – Goldfish from Beyond the Grave

Cover of Undead Pets - Hour of the Doomed Dog by Sam Hay

Undead Pets – Hour of the Doomed Dog

Cover of Trouble Magnet (George Brown

Trouble Magnet (George Brown, Class Clown, 2)

Cover of Three Pickled Herrings by Sally Gardner

Three Pickled Herrings

Cover of Time of the Turtle King (Magic Tree House (R)) by Mary Pope Osborne

Time of the Turtle King (Magic Tree House (R))

Cover of Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure by Kimberly Morris

Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Cover of Told Again - Oddly modern fairy tales by Walter de la Mare

Told Again – Oddly modern fairy tales

Cover of Toy Story: Toys that Go Bump in the Night by Annie Auerbach

Toy Story: Toys that Go Bump in the Night

Cover of Thomas Gets His Own Branch Line by Lisa Findlay

Thomas Gets His Own Branch Line

Cover of Three Burps and You're Out #10 (George Brown

Three Burps and You’re Out #10 (George Brown, Class Clown)

Cover of The Twelve Burps of Christmas (George Brown

The Twelve Burps of Christmas (George Brown, Class Clown Book 1)

Cover of The Ugly Duckling Returns by Tony Bradman

The Ugly Duckling Returns

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