{"id":14698,"date":"2026-11-06T09:18:23","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T09:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/?post_type=lr_article&#038;p=14698"},"modified":"2026-11-07T12:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T12:35:08","slug":"what-children-like-to-read-at-each-age","status":"publish","type":"lr_article","link":"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/articles\/what-children-like-to-read-at-each-age\/","title":{"rendered":"What children like to read at each age, from 5 to 11"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the many conversations I had with parents over the years, the constant change in preferences that their child made came up a lot. One week they were obsessed with dinosaurs and the next week it was Star Wars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had trouble keeping up, so I can only imagine how overwhelming it must be as a parent. But throughout this time in the classroom, where trends and weekly favourites came and went, there certainly were a few patterns that I noticed around what children liked to read at a particular age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that isn&#8217;t to say this is a carbon copy that you can apply to any child within this age range, but it brings together my experience with what families on Little Reads tell us their 5 to 11 year olds like. So if your little one doesn&#8217;t fit, that&#8217;s fine. This is just what our data says!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How I worked out what children like to read at each age<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Little Reads app, families pick the kinds of books their child likes. <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/funny-books\/\">Funny<\/a>, adventure, magic, mystery and so on, across twelve genres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I took every choice made for a child aged 5 to 11 and looked at what share each genre gets at each age. The numbers are from 6 November 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two things to keep in mind. These are families who use a reading app, so their children already like books. And it&#8217;s what families say their child likes, which isn&#8217;t quite the same as what gets read. Still, the pattern across the ages is clear enough to be worth sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Genre<\/th><th>5<\/th><th>6<\/th><th>7<\/th><th>8<\/th><th>9<\/th><th>10<\/th><th>11<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Friendship<\/td><td>20%<\/td><td>21%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Adventure<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>19%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><td>18%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Funny<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>17%<\/td><td>16%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Magic<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>12%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>14%<\/td><td>13%<\/td><td>15%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Animals<\/td><td>11%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mystery<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>8%<\/td><td>9%<\/td><td>7%<\/td><td>11%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fantasy<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>3%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Real life<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Action<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><td>6%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scary<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>3%<\/td><td>3%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>4%<\/td><td>5%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sci-fi<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td>3%<\/td><td>3%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td>2%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>War<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td>0%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><td>1%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Share of the genres families picked in Little Reads for a child of each age, 5 to 11. Figures from 6 November 2026, rounded to the nearest whole per cent.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funny and adventure never drop<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/adventure-books\/\">Adventure<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/funny-books\/\">funny<\/a> sit near the top at every single age. Adventure stays between 16% and 19% of choices from 5 to 11, and funny between 15% and 17%. Between them they make up about a third of the choices at every age.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/panda-in-the-spotlight\/\" aria-label=\"View Panda in the Spotlight in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1737467194_678fa53a63c9b-239x300.jpg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1737467194_678fa53a63c9b-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1737467194_678fa53a63c9b.jpg 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">Panda in the Spotlight<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Sarah Horne<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 7<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Funny<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/panda-in-the-spotlight\/\">Panda in the Spotlight<\/a> is for a 7 year old who wants to laugh. Pudding is a real panda who escaped from Edinburgh Zoo and now lives with the Campbell family as their nanny. Everyone outside the family thinks she&#8217;s an actor in a panda suit. Then a journalist starts sniffing round with talk of a Hollywood film, and only ten-year-old Callum can see she&#8217;s out to prove Pudding is real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friendship is biggest at 5 and 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/friendship-books\/\">Friendship<\/a> is the most picked genre of all at 5 and 6, at 20% and 21%. By 11 it&#8217;s down to 11%, nearly half.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/yours-sincerely-giraffe\/\" aria-label=\"View Yours Sincerely, Giraffe in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1737468463_678faa2fa1e1e-216x300.jpg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1737468463_678faa2fa1e1e-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1737468463_678faa2fa1e1e.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">Yours Sincerely, Giraffe<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Megumi Iwasa<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 6<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Friendship<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A friendship story for 6 year olds that happens entirely by post. Giraffe has everything he needs on the savanna except a special friend, so he gives Pelican a letter for the first animal beyond the horizon. It reaches Penguin, who has never heard of a neck and decides the Professor&#8217;s must be just in front of his tail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Animals fade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/animal-books\/\">Animal<\/a> stories get 11% of choices at 5. By 11 that&#8217;s down to 5%. My <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/articles\/childrens-horse-books\/\">children\u2019s horse books<\/a> list goes right up to 11, but the bigger pull for animal stories is at the younger end.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/the-saggy-baggy-elephant\/\" aria-label=\"View The Saggy Baggy Elephant in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ebookupload-1672213867880-249x300.jpeg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ebookupload-1672213867880-249x300.jpeg 249w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ebookupload-1672213867880-848x1024.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ebookupload-1672213867880-768x927.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ebookupload-1672213867880-1272x1536.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ebookupload-1672213867880-1696x2048.jpeg 1696w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ebookupload-1672213867880.jpeg 1988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">The Saggy Baggy Elephant<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Kathryn Jackson<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 5<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Animals<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 5 year olds. Sooki the elephant is dancing through the jungle, one-two-three-kick, until a parrot tells him his ears are too big, his nose is too big and his skin is much, MUCH too big. So he tries every bit of advice he&#8217;s given, including a tiger&#8217;s kind offer to nibble a few pounds off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mystery nearly doubles by 11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/mystery-books\/\">Mystery<\/a> is 6% of choices at 5 and 11% at 11, with the biggest jump between 10 and 11. By 11 it&#8217;s level with friendship. If they&#8217;re at that stage, my <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/articles\/books-like-holes\/\">books like Holes<\/a> list has more puzzles to work out.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/when-you-reach-me\/\" aria-label=\"View When You Reach Me in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ebookupload-1660126016622-196x300.jpeg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ebookupload-1660126016622-196x300.jpeg 196w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ebookupload-1660126016622.jpeg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">When You Reach Me<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Rebecca Stead<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 11<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Mystery<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/when-you-reach-me\/\">When You Reach Me<\/a> is for 11 year olds. It&#8217;s 1979 in New York, and Miranda&#8217;s best friend has stopped speaking to her. Then notes start turning up in tiny jerky handwriting, from someone who already knows what&#8217;s going to happen. The first one asks her to write a letter, and that letter is the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scary stays small, magic holds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/scary-books\/\">Scary<\/a> books stay small at every age, between 2% and 5%, and are at their highest at 11. <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/magic-books\/\">Magic<\/a> barely moves, between 12% and 15% at every age.<\/p>\n\n\n<a class=\"lr-bookpill\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/the-stone-child\/\" aria-label=\"View The Stone Child in the library\"><div class=\"lr-bookpill__cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ebookupload-1667418007474-204x300.jpeg\" class=\"lr-bookpill__cover-img\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ebookupload-1667418007474-204x300.jpeg 204w, https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ebookupload-1667418007474.jpeg 340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/div><div class=\"lr-bookpill__body\"><p class=\"lr-bookpill__title\">The Stone Child<\/p><div class=\"lr-bookpill__meta\"><span>Dan Poblocki<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Age 10<\/span><span class=\"lr-bookpill__meta-dot\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span><span>Scary<\/span><\/div><\/div><span class=\"lr-bookpill__chev\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&rsaquo;<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 10 year olds. Eddie&#8217;s family is moving to a new town when something with four long legs and yellow eyes steps out of the woods. Then he recognises a house on the hill from the back of his favourite horror book, and the author vanished from this town thirteen years ago. It&#8217;s properly frightening in places. My <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/articles\/ghost-stories-for-tweens\/\">ghost stories for tweens<\/a> list has more for this age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for magic at 11, <a href=\"https:\/\/readingmate.co.uk\/littlereads\/our-library\/asha-the-spirit-bird\/\">Asha &amp; the Spirit Bird<\/a>. Asha sets off to find her dad in the city, and a huge bearded vulture leaves a gold-tipped feather at her feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Just so you know&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every genre in that table has its own shelf in Little Reads, a children&#8217;s library app with 3,000+ hand-picked books. It&#8217;s \u00a37.99 a month after a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Little Reads doesn&#8217;t teach reading and there&#8217;s nothing to pass. It&#8217;s a library for children who already love books, with every kind of story on this page in it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What children like to read at each age, 5 to 11, from the genres families pick on Little Reads. 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