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Genre + Age 6

Hand-picked Action Books for 6-year-olds

Action at six is first-chapter-book territory — big chases, narrow escapes and heroes who leap before they look. Our shelf is built for readers just finding their speed: short chapters that race, cliffhangers that pull, and wins a six-year-old can cheer for. Each one hand-picked by Hannah, a former English teacher.

4 action books for 6-year-olds

Adventures of Jack: The Agent With a Bone to Pick

D.R. Tara

Day of the Bizarros!

Benjamin Bird

Iggy Peck and the Mysterious Mansion

Andrea Beaty

LEGO Ninjago – Quest for the Lost Powers

Adam Beechen, Tracey West

Other ages for action

Age 54 booksAge 78 booksAge 822 booksAge 924 booksAge 1028 booksAge 1129 books

Other genres for 6-year-olds

Adventure33 booksFantasy17 booksFriendship33 booksFunny125 booksMagic54 booksMystery19 booksReal Life11 booksScary3 booksSci Fi3 booksWar1 books
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Bedtime stories for 6, 7 and 8 year olds (short chapters that end on time)

Bedtime stories for 6, 7 and 8 year olds that end on time. Nine short chapter books, one chapter then lights off, picked by a former English teacher.

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