The Best Books for Kids Ages 6-8

Looking for the best books for six- to eight-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 six- to eight-year-olds, you'll find everything from new 2020 books to classic favorites, from award-winning books to hidden gems. Whether you have an independent reader, boy or girl, now reading for themselves or are looking for a book to read aloud together, in our collection you're sure to find a book that becomes a favorite.

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Papillon: The Very Fluffy Kitty book

Papillon: The Very Fluffy Kitty (Book #1)

Anna Kang

Picture book

5.3

action and adventureleaving homesillymaking friendscostumespetscats

And Away We Go! book

And Away We Go!

Migy England

Picture book

5.3

transportationanimalsfriendshipsharinghot air balloonsaction and adventurefoxes

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Dusk Explorers book

Lindsay Leslie, Ellen Rooney

Picture book

5.1

lifestylesfriendshipsummer nightsimagination and playsummerchildhoodcity and town life

Amadou's Zoo book

Rebecca Walsh

Picture book

4.5

the zooimagination and playlearning disabilitiesimagination

Heart on Pluto book

Karl Jones, Andrew J. Ross

Picture book

5.1

planetstechnologyPlutothe Solar Systemouter spaceaeronautics, astronautics and space science

The Night Before Christmas book

The Night Before Christmas

Clement C Moore, Loren Long

Select type book

6.4

new experiencessocial themesChristmasChristmas and adventSanta Claus

I Promise book

LeBron James, Nina Mata

Picture book

5.2

values and virtuesself-esteem and self-reliancesocial themesself-esteemrespectcommunityschool

Thesaurus Has a Secret book

Thesaurus Has a Secret

Anya Glazer

Picture book

5.4

vocabularyreadingdinosaursbeing yourselfimagination and play

The Night Is for Darkness book

The Night Is for Darkness

Jonathan Stutzman, Joseph Kuefler

Picture book

4.3

bedtime and dreamsfamilynightthe environmentscience and nature

Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep: Baaad Hair Day book

Sheep Dog and Sheep Sheep: Baaad Hair Day

Eric Barclay

Picture book

4.8

dogshaircutssillyfriendshipfarm animalssheep

Over in the Woodland: A Mythological Counting Journey book

Over in the Woodland: A Mythological Counting Journey

Nicole Abreu, Shar Abreu, Susanna Covelli

Picture book

4.8

fairiesnursery rhymessongs as booksphoenixesunicornsgriffinsmythical creaturesdwarvestrollscyclopscentaursdragonsmermaidscounting and numbers

Hurry Up!: A Book About Slowing Down book

Hurry Up!: A Book About Slowing Down

Kate Dopirak, Christopher Silas Neal

Picture book

5.6

mindfulnessanxietydogsschoolbeing busyslowing downsocial themesvalues and virtuesimagination and play

Five Sisters book

Stephanie Campisi, Madalina Andronic

Picture book

5.0

adoptioninfertilityfamilynon-traditional familiesthe desire to have children

Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato book

Jamie O'Rourke and the Big Potato

Tomie dePaola

Picture book

4.8

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Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire book

Pocket Full of Colors: The Magical World of Mary Blair, Disney Artist Extraordinaire

Amy Guglielmo, Jacqueline Tourville, Brigette Barrager

Picture book

7.0

colorsAmericahard workartimaginationgirls and women

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls book

Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

Elena Favilli, Francesca Cavallo

Chapter book

7.0

historyactivismRuth Bader Ginsburg (RBG)female role modelsbraveryhistorical figuresfamous peoplegirls and women

Abe's Honest Words book

Abe's Honest Words

Doreen Rappaport, Kadir Nelson

Picture book

7.0

Abraham Lincoln19th centuryslavery

A Boy Called Bat book

A Boy Called Bat

Elana K. Arnold, Charles Santoso

Chapter book

6.8

friendshipparentsbatsjobs and careersdisabilitiessharingautismanimalsempathy

The Boy Who Spoke to the Earth book

The Boy Who Spoke to the Earth

Chris Burkard

Picture book

6.8

Elizabeth Leads the Way book

Elizabeth Leads the Way

Tanya Lee Stone, Rebecca Gibbon

Picture book

6.5

1900-1949activismgirls and women19th centuryWomen's SuffrageAmericahistoryfemale role models

Diana’s White House Garden book

Diana’s White House Garden

Elisa Carbone, Jen Hill

Picture book

6.5

science and naturegardening20th centuryhistoryWorld War 2

Trombone Shorty book

Trombone Shorty

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, Bryan Collier

Picture book

6.5

African AmericansAmericajazzCoretta Scott King Award Winnersmusic

Koalas Eat Gum Leaves book

Koalas Eat Gum Leaves

Laura Bunting, Philip Bunting

Picture book

6.5

Hello, Mr. Dodo! book

Hello, Mr. Dodo!

Nicholas John Frith

Picture book

6.5

birdshuman-animal relationshipsscience and naturefriendship

Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! book

Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend!

Cori Doerrfeld

Picture book

6.5

best friendsfirst conceptssocial themesfriendshipnew experiencesoppositeschange

This Is How We Do It book

This Is How We Do It

Matt Lamothe

Picture book

6.5

lifestylescity and town lifemulticultural

Book Collections

A Boy Called Bat book

Hello, Mr. Dodo! book

Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! book

Finding François: A Story about the Healing Power of Friendship book

The Perfect Sofa book

The Grizzly Bear Who Lost His GRRRRR! book

Book Collections

The Nowhere Box book

Saving the Countryside: The Story of Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit book

Izzy Gizmo and the Invention Convention book

Nola's Scribbles Save the Day book

Lost for Words book

What to Do with a String book

Book Collections

Feelings And Emotions

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day book

Nobody Hugs A Cactus book

You Are My Happy book

Bernice Gets Carried Away book

Wherever You Are book

We're All Wonders book

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How to Catch a Mermaid book

How to Catch a Mermaid

Adam Wallace, Andy Elkerton

Picture book

3.5

mermaidsmarine lifethe oceanimaginationaction and adventurefishimagination and playsea creatures

How To Catch a Unicorn book

How To Catch a Unicorn

Adam Wallace, Andy Elkerton

Picture book

3.8

unicornsmythical creatures

There's No Place Like Space book

There's No Place Like Space

Tish Rabe, Aristides Ruiz

Picture book

5.5

aeronautics, astronautics and space scienceplanetsthe moonthe universecatsouter spacestarstechnology

The Good Egg book

Jory John, Pete Oswald

Picture book

4.5

manners and etiquettesocial themesmindfulnesseggscooking and foodbeing yourselffeelings and emotionshabits and behavior

The Giving Tree book

The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

Picture book

5.0

treesfeelings and emotionssocial themesvalues and virtues

Where the Sidewalk Ends book

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Shel Silverstein

Picture book

5.0

Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny book

Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny (Book #27)

Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus

Chapter book

How to Catch the Easter Bunny book

How to Catch the Easter Bunny

Adam Wallace, Andy Elkerton

Picture book

4.5

inventionsEasterimagination and playbunnies and rabbitsholidayssilly

Dragons Love Tacos book

Dragons Love Tacos

Adam Rubin, Daniel Salmieri

Picture book

5.1

dragonsfoodcooking and foodpartiesmythical creatures

Oh, the Places You'll Go! book

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Dr. Seuss

Picture book

5.3

sillyword playtravelhabits and behaviorself-esteemimagination

The Bad Seed book

Jory John, Pete Oswald

Picture book

4.7

science and naturefeelings and emotionssocial themesseedspoor behaviorchangehabits and behavior

We Are the Gardeners book

We Are the Gardeners

Joanna Gaines, Julianna Swaney

Picture book

4.4

familygardeninghard work

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 (People Who Shaped Our World) book

Super Happy Party Bears Series

Knock Knock on Wood book

Gnawing Around book

Going Nuts book

Staying a Hive book

The Jitterbug book

Bat to the Bone book

Mercy Watson Series

Mercy Watson to the Rescue book

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride book

Mercy Watson Fights Crime book

Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise book

Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig book

Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes book

Classic Books

Where the Sidewalk Ends book

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Shel Silverstein

Picture book

5.0

The Giving Tree book

The Giving Tree

Shel Silverstein

Picture book

5.0

treesfeelings and emotionssocial themesvalues and virtues

The Cat in the Hat book

The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Seuss

Picture book

4.3

A Light in the Attic book

A Light in the Attic

Shel Silverstein

Picture book

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! book

How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

Dr. Seuss

Picture book

4.5

ChristmasChristmas and adventholidays

Oh, the Places You'll Go! book

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Dr. Seuss

Picture book

5.3

travelword playhabits and behaviorsillyimaginationself-esteem

The Lorax book

Dr. Seuss

Picture book

5.1

recyclingpollutionthe environmenttreesscience and natureecology

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie book

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond

Picture book

5.3

mice, hamster, guinea pigs, etc.foodmice

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea book

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

Francesca Rossi

Chapter book

the oceanaction and adventureanimals

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day book

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Judith Viorst, Ray Cruz

Picture book

6.3

feelings and emotionssocial themesAustraliaanger

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

John Archambault, Lois Ehlert, Bill Martin Jr

Picture book

5.1

alphabet (ABCs)

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs book

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett

Picture book

5.8

raincloudsweatherfood

Lesser-Known Gems for 6- to 8-Year-Olds

Finding François: A Story about the Healing Power of Friendship book

Finding François: A Story about the Healing Power of Friendship

Gus Gordon

Picture book

6.5

animalspigsfriendshipdeathsocial themesmaking friendsnew experiences

The Boy Who Spoke to the Earth book

The Boy Who Spoke to the Earth

Chris Burkard

Picture book

6.8

Abe's Honest Words book

Abe's Honest Words

Doreen Rappaport, Kadir Nelson

Picture book

7.0

slaveryAbraham Lincoln19th century

L Is for London book

L Is for London

Paul Thurlby

Picture book

6.0

city and town lifelifestylesfirst conceptstravelLondonalphabet (ABCs)famous places

Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! book

Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend!

Cori Doerrfeld

Picture book

6.5

friendshipfirst conceptsoppositesnew experiencesbest friendssocial themeschange

What Is Given from the Heart book

What Is Given from the Heart

Patricia C. McKissack, April Harrison

Picture book

6.3

African Americanssharinggenerosity and givingfinancial difficultyvalues and virtuessocial themessistersvalentines

Let's Dive: Into the Ocean book

Let's Dive: Into the Ocean

Timothy Knapman, Wesley Robins

Board book

5.8

the oceanenvironmental science and ecosystemsscience

Koalas Eat Gum Leaves book

Koalas Eat Gum Leaves

Laura Bunting, Philip Bunting

Picture book

6.5

Elizabeth Leads the Way book

Elizabeth Leads the Way

Tanya Lee Stone, Rebecca Gibbon

Picture book

6.5

19th centuryAmericagirls and womenWomen's Suffragehistoryfemale role modelsactivism1900-1949

Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott book

Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Dee Romito, Laura Freeman

Picture book

6.0

civil rights movementAfrican AmericansactivismbakingMartin Luther King, Jr.civil rights20th centuryhistorygirls and women

Diana’s White House Garden book

Diana’s White House Garden

Elisa Carbone, Jen Hill

Picture book

6.5

gardeningscience and nature20th centuryWorld War 2history

Let the Children March book

Let the Children March

Monica Clark-Robinson, Frank Morrison

Picture book

5.8

Coretta Scott King Award WinnersMartin Luther King, Jr.20th centuryAfrican Americansactivismculturecivil rights movementhistory

The Night Before Easter book

The Day the Crayons Came Home book

You're Here for a Reason book

Be You! book

Goodnight Lab book

The I LOVE YOU Book book

How to Catch a Mermaid book

How To Catch a Unicorn book

There's No Place Like Space book

The Good Egg book

The Giving Tree book

Where the Sidewalk Ends book

Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny book

A Big Day for Baseball book

There is a Bird on Your Head! book

Let's Go for a Drive! book

Should I Share My Ice Cream? book

Dinosaurs Before Dark book

New & Coming Soon

The Cool Bean book

Jory John, Pete Oswald

Picture book

manners and etiquettesocial themesfeelings and emotions

Hair Love book

Matthew A Cherry, Vashti Harrison

Picture book

4.0

dadsAfrican Americansfamilyself-esteemself-esteem and self-reliancesocial themeslove

Peanut Goes for the Gold book

Peanut Goes for the Gold

Jonathan Van Ness, Gillian Reid

Picture book

LGBTQself-esteemself-esteem and self-reliancesocial themesfriendshipindividuality

If I Built a School book

If I Built a School

Chris Van Dusen

Picture book

schoolimagination and playimagination

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring book

Goodbye Winter, Hello Spring

Kenard Pak

Picture book

winterspringseasonsweather

How to Catch a Dragon book

How to Catch a Dragon

Adam Wallace, Andy Elkerton

Picture book

multiculturaldragonsmythical creatures

The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama book

The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Bao Luu

Picture book

3.5

kindnesscultureplaces and regionshistorical figures

Dear Boy, book

Paris Rosenthal, Jason Rosenthal

Picture book

self-esteemfamilyloveself-acceptancesocial themesself-esteem and self-reliance

Love from the Crayons book

Love from the Crayons

Drew Daywalt, Oliver Jeffers

Picture book

feelings and emotionslovecolorssocial themes

Unicorn Day book

Diana Murray, Luke Flowers

Picture book

horsesunicornsfriendshipmagicmythical creatures

Llama Destroys the World book

Llama Destroys the World

Jonathan Stutzman, Heather Fox

Picture book

3.5

the worldsillymammalsanimalsllamasmischief

Sisters First book

Jenna Bush Hager, Barbara Pierce Bush, Ramona Kaulitzki

Picture book

friendshipimagination and playfamilysisterssiblingsnew babiesgirls and women

Rumple Buttercup book

Coat of Many Colors book

Go, Girls, Go! book

Michael Rosen's Sad Book book

The Heart of a Boy book

Fly! book

How to Babysit a Grandma book

Elephants Cannot Dance! book

Can I Play Too? book

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom book

I Am Invited to a Party! book

Rumple Buttercup book

Oh, the Places You'll Go! book

You're Only Old Once!: A Book for Obsolete Children book

Rumple Buttercup book

Coat of Many Colors book

Be Kind book

I'm Just No Good at Rhyming book

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