An Award-Winning Book Club for Kids
Shop Now

The Best Books for Kids Ages 3-5

Looking for the best books for three- to five-year-olds?
Curated by Bookroo: The Children's Book Experts

Our mission is to help children find their next favorite book. As J.K. Rowling once said, “If you don’t like to read, you haven’t found the right book.” In our collection of the best books for three- to five-year-olds, you'll find everything from new 2021 books to classic favorites, from funny award-winning books to interactive titles your reader will love. Whether your reader reads books for themselves or you want a book to read aloud together, in our collection you're sure to find a book that becomes a favorite.

Sponsored Books
And Away We Go! book
And Away We Go!
Migy England
Picture book
5.2
friendshipsharinghot air balloonsfoxesanimalstransportation
Add to list
Papillon: The Very Fluffy Kitty book
Papillon: The Very Fluffy Kitty (Book #1)
A.N. Kang
Picture book
5.3
leaving homemaking friendscostumespetscats
Add to list

Recently Reviewed By Bookroo

View All
Please Don't Tell Cooper He's a Dog book
Please Don't Tell Cooper He's a Dog
Anna Mosca, Michelle Lander Feinberg
Picture book
4.3
family animals
Add to list
Over and Under the Rainforest book
Over and Under the Rainforest
Kate Messner, Christopher Silas Neal
Picture book
5.5
animals back matter rainforests zoology science
Add to list

Bookroo's Top Recommended 3- to 5-Year-Olds Books

View All
Eyes book
Eyes
Michael E. Smith
Board book
6.8
eyes animals
Add to list
Book Collections
Vehicles
Boats on the Bay book
Little Blue Truck book
Old MacDonald Had a Truck book
McToad Mows Tiny Island book
Sheep in a Jeep book
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site book
Book Collections
Friendship
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse book
Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! book
The Perfect Sofa book
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend book
Hello, Mr. Dodo! book
The Grizzly Bear Who Lost His GRRRRR! book
Book Collections
Female Role Models
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls book
This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer book
Emmeline Pankhurst book
She Persisted Around the World book
This Little Explorer book
Audrey Hepburn book

Bestselling Books for 3- to 5-Year-Olds

View All
The Cat in the Hat book
The Cat in the Hat
Dr. Seuss
Picture book
4.3
kids stuck at homecatshomeschooling
Add to list
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish book
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish
Dr. Seuss
Picture book
4.0
fishcounting and numbershomeschooling
Add to list
Green Eggs and Ham book
Green Eggs and Ham
Dr. Seuss
Picture book
5.3
foodpicky-eatingtrying new thingseggs
Add to list
Oh, the Places You'll Go! book
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Dr. Seuss
Picture book
5.3
word playimaginationtravelself-esteemhabits and behaviorgraduation
Add to list
Fox in Socks book
Fox in Socks
Dr. Seuss
Picture book
4.8
foxes
Add to list
Dr. Seuss's ABC book
Dr. Seuss's ABC
Dr. Seuss
Picture book
5.4
alphabet (ABCs)
Add to list
What Pet Should I Get? book
What Pet Should I Get?
Dr. Seuss
Picture book
3.8
petssiblingsanimalsmaking decisions
Add to list
Horton Hears a Who! book
Horton Hears a Who!
Dr. Seuss
Picture book
5.0
kindnessbeing nicefriendshipelephantssocial themesvalues and virtueshelping othersneighbors
Add to list
How to Catch a Leprechaun book
How to Catch a Leprechaun
Adam Wallace, Andy Elkerton
Picture book
4.5
magicholidaysSt. Patrick's Dayleprechauns
Add to list
There's No Place Like Space book
There's No Place Like Space
Tish Rabe, Aristides Ruiz
Picture book
5.5
planetsthe moonthe universecatsouter spacestarsaeronautics, astronautics and space sciencetechnologyastronomy
Add to list
Oh, the THINKS You Can Think! book
Oh, the THINKS You Can Think!
Dr. Seuss
Picture book
5.3
thinkingideasimagination
Add to list
There's a Wocket in my Pocket book
There's a Wocket in my Pocket
Dr. Seuss
Picture book
5.5
Add to list
Book Series
Mrs. Peanuckle Series
Mrs. Peanuckle's Vegetable Alphabet book
Mrs. Peanuckle's Fruit Alphabet book
Mrs. Peanuckle's Flower Alphabet book
Mrs. Peanuckle's Bug Alphabet book
Mrs. Peanuckle's Bird Alphabet book
Mrs. Peanuckle's Tree Alphabet book
Book Series
People Who Shaped Our World Series
Grace Hopper: Queen of Computer Code book
Gloria's Voice book
Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom book
Hedy Lamarr's Double Life book
Patricia's Vision: The Doctor Who Saved Sight book
The Boy Who Thought Outside the Box: The Story of Video Game Inventor Ralph Baer book
Book Series
My First Steam Words Series
My First 100 Technology Words book
My First 100 Art Words book
My First 100 Engineering Words book
My First 100 Mathematics Words book
My First 100 Science Words book
My First 100 Nature Words book

Classic Books

View All

Lesser-Known Gems for 3- to 5-Year-Olds

View All
A to Z Menagerie book
A to Z Menagerie
Suzy Ultman
Picture book
6.1
alphabet (ABCs)
Add to list
Colorful World: Farm book
Colorful World: Farm
Nastja Holdfreter
Board book
6.0
Add to list
The Nutcracker : A Pop-Up Book for Christmas book
The Nutcracker : A Pop-Up Book for Christmas
Nick Denchfield, Sue Scullard
Picture book
6.0
holidays Christmas the nutcracker
Add to list
Koalas Eat Gum Leaves book
Koalas Eat Gum Leaves
Laura Bunting, Philip Bunting
Picture book
6.5
Add to list
Before After book
Before After
Anne-Margot Ramstein, Matthias Aregui
Picture book
6.3
science and nature
Add to list
Book Types
Board Books
If Animals Kissed Good Night book
I Love You to the Moon and Back book
Very Hungry Caterpillar book
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises book
Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! book
Biscuit's Pet & Play Easter: A Touch & Feel Book book
Book Types
Picture Books
The Cat in the Hat book
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish book
Green Eggs and Ham book
Oh, the Places You'll Go! book
Fox in Socks book
Dr. Seuss's ABC book
Book Types
Chapter Books
Mother Goose Treasury: A Beautiful Collection of Favorite Nursery Rhymes book
Pug's Snow Day book
Pug Blasts Off book
Rumple Buttercup book
The Goblin Princess book
Paws for a Cause book

New and Coming Soon

View All
Paper Peek: Animals book
Paper Peek: Animals
Chihiro Takeuchi
Picture book
6.0
Add to list
Hip, Hip . . . Beret! book
Hip, Hip . . . Beret!
Melanie Ellsworth, Morena Forza
Board book
5.8
presents and gifts imagination and play hats animals
Add to list
Whole Whale book
Whole Whale
 
Picture book
5.8
marine life sea creatures
Add to list
For Kids
Ages 0-2
There's a Wocket in my Pocket book
I Love You to the Moon and Back book
Very Hungry Caterpillar book
Little Blue Truck's Springtime book
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?: Dr. Seuss's Book of Wonderful Noises book
Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book! book
For Kids
Ages 6-8
The Cat in the Hat book
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish book
Green Eggs and Ham book
Oh, the Places You'll Go! book
Fox in Socks book
Dr. Seuss's ABC book
For Kids
Ages 9-12
Oh, the Places You'll Go! book
Happy Birthday to You! book
Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories book
You're Only Old Once!: A Book for Obsolete Children book
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! book
How to Catch a Mermaid book
Get Started
Bookroo
Book Platform
Follow Bookroo
When you purchase books using links on our website, Bookroo or its affiliates may receive a small commission (at no added cost to you). Your support helps us continue to discover and share incredible kids books!
© 2020 Bookroo
Terms of Service Privacy Policy
We use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By using our site you consent to our use of cookies. Learn more