5-8 Year Old Books
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Spark a lifelong love of reading with the perfect books for 5 to 8-year-olds! The ages of 5 to 8 are crucial for developing a love for reading, and our collection of books are designed to captivate their imagination. At this stage, children are developing their reading skills rapidly, so finding the right books is key. From exciting adventures and fairytales to funny stories, like David Walliams books, that will have them laughing out loud, these books will engage young minds and encourage early literacy skills. Whether your child enjoys fantastical worlds or relatable stories, our selection offers a variety of genres and themes that will help nurture a lifelong love of reading.
For 5-year-olds, engaging picture books, early readers, and rhyming stories make reading fun and accessible. As they grow, books with simple plots, exciting themes, and supportive illustrations help build confidence and comprehension.
By age 8, kids are ready to tackle chapter books with more complex characters and thrilling adventures. Whether they love fantasy, action, or humor, our collection has something to keep them hooked.
Enjoy the wonderful world of Disney in this awesome colouring book. With over 80 pages bursting with family favourites, this is the ideal book for any Disney fan. Product Information:• ISBN: 9781788102872• Format: Paperback• Author: Disney• Publisher: Autumn Publishing• Pages: 88• Dimensions: 27 x 19.6 x 0.5cm
Pick up your pencils and get ready for a 5-in-1 colouring adventure with the Avengers! Packed with five exciting types of colouring and over 60 super stickers, you can bring Earth's Mightiest Heroes to life in your own unique style! - 5 different types of colouring, including copy colouring, colour by numbers and dot-to-dot! - With over 60 stickers! - Including Iron Man, Hulk, Black Panther and all of your favourite characters from the Marvel universe. The perfect gift for young artists and fans of Marvel Find hours of creative fun inside this awesome colouring book! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781837950096 • Author: Marvel • Publisher: Igloo Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48 • Dimensions: 21.6 x 26.4 x 0.5 cm
Introduce your child to the world of learning and satisfy their thirst for knowledge! Packed with fun subjects that children will be familiar with, such as games, sports, pets, food we eat, seasons, and weather. This children's knowledge book is a must-have addition to every family library! Does your little one have big questions about the world we live in? This fully updated kid's encyclopedia from DK has all the answers! This illustrated encyclopedia is perfect for curious children aged 4-7 years! It is sorted into themes to make finding information and learning new things quick and easy. The clear text is perfect for parents to read aloud or for beginner readers to read themselves. There is no better starting block for learning than with My First Encyclopedia! Packed with fascinating facts and modernised content, plus a mixture of bold new photography and specifically tailored illustrations, the design and layout are guaranteed to capture a child's imagination. It is the perfect gift for young children who are not afraid to ask why. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241659847 • Author: DK • Publisher: DK • Format: Hardback • Pages: 80 • Dimensions: 24 x 1.2 x 30.9 cm
Dog Man and Petey face their biggest challenges yet in the tenth Dog Man book from worldwide bestselling author and illustrator Dav Pilkey - now available in paperback. Dog Man is down on his luck, Petey confronts his not so purr-fect past, and Grampa is up to no good. The world is spinningout of control as new villains spill into town. Everything seems dark and full of despair. But hope is not lost. Can the incredible power of love save the day? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702313493 • Author: Dav Pilkey • Publisher: Scholastic • Format: Paperback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 21.1 x 15 x 1.4 cm
Check out this amazing activity pad by Paddington Bear! Contains a colouring pad, a mini colouring pad and 4 pencils. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788245760 • Author: Paddington Bear • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 16 • Dimensions: 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm
Complete exciting scenes with over 500 stickers to choose from! From the crow's nest and the captain's cabin to the ship's galley and the pirates' treasure trove, children can complete the vibrant pirate-themed scenes! A perfect title for pirate-mad children! Mess-free fun ideal for on-the-go. Easy to peel stickers means 555 Sticker Fun books can be taken anywhere at anytime! 24 action-packed scenes in every book, plus the activity fun doesn't stop there - look out for the hidden character on every spread! Ideal for taking out and about, on holiday, to restaurants, plane or train journeys. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781787009714 • Author: Imagine That, Susan Mayes, Dan Crisp • Publisher: Imagine That Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 56 • Dimensions: 28 x 21.5 x 0.6 cm
Celebrate Disney's most iconic animals in this wonderful collection of art to colour! From Simba and Nemo to Bambi and Baloo, this book is dedicated to the animals that have captured the hearts of audiences through the ages. With over 90 beautiful images, it's time to embrace your wild side! Collect all of the official Disney and Marvel colouring books in this series! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781803685441 • Author: Walt Disney • Publisher: Igloo Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 96 • Dimensions: 21.1 x 29.9 x 1.2 cm
"Human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist." One dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant! Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant (the BFG), who is no ordinary bone-crunching giant, but instead prefers snozzcumbers and frobscottle to children. But there are other giants in Giant Country. And those giants have a plan to gallop far and wide to find some tasty human beans to eat. Can Sophie and the BFG stop them? Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241558348 • Author: Roald Dahl • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 384 • Dimensions: 12.9 x 2.3 x 19.8 cm
Dress best friends Sophia, Amber and Lacy for a night at the movies, a sleepover, a horse-riding lesson and lots more fun activities together! Over 350 reusable stickers of party dresses, wetsuits, riding gear and more, with a fold-out back cover to park spare stickers when not in use and a page for children to draw their own best friend. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781474917230 • Author: Lucy Bowman • Publisher: Usborne Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 44 • Dimensions: 30.3 x 23.7 x 0.8 cm
ALIENS HAVE INVADED LITTLE OAK SCHOOL! When a school assembly is interrupted by an ALIEN INVASION, bookworm Finley Swinnerton finds himself catapulted into an unlikely quest to save the planet, humanity and even Derek the school Guinea Pig! Join Finley for an OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD adventure as he grapples with alien assassins, cowardly headmasters and intergalactic overlords in a tale of slime, grime and PE teachers past their prime. Get ready for the cosmic clash of the century... It’s TEACHERS versus ALIENS... versus THE KIDS! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788425377 • Author: Steve Williams • Publisher: Duckworth Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 208 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.7 cm
Introducing our Book of the Week! Each week we personally recommend a trending title that we're super excited about. Want to find a bestselling book worthy of a spot on your bookshelf? Then look no further… Crack the case with the InvestiGators! Join Mango and Brash in InvestiGators: All Tide Up for another wacky adventure in the laugh-out-loud, full-colour comic book series by John Patrick Green, perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey. When the captain of a cruise ship is found drifting at sea, the search begins for his missing ship and passengers! Did it sink? Was it boat-napped? Are supernatural forces at play?! Can the Mango and Brash unravel this maritime mystery before a second ship befalls a similarly unfathomable fate? Seas the day and find out in this nautical adventure! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035015429 • Author: John Patrick Green • Publisher: Pan Macmillan • Format: Paperback • Pages: 208 • Dimensions: 21 x 14 x 1.4 cm
A classic collection of tales for young readers of about six, featuring beloved characters and lively stories by P.L. Travers, Jill Barklem, Michael Morpurgo and others, chosen by children's book expert, Julia Eccleshare. The Banks family are searching for a nanny; Macaw the parrot helps out at the fish and chip shop and a stonecutter dreams of becoming an emperor… These classic stories are wonderful to share and enjoy with your child at any time of the year or would make the perfect birthday gift. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008524708 • Author: Julia Eccleshare • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 217 • Dimensions: 12.8 x 19.8 x 2.2 cm
From an underwater garden and swimming with dolphins to party time and diving for pearls, children can complete the colourful fantasy-themed scenes! Easy-to-peel stickers mean this book can be taken anywhere at any time! Ideal for taking out and about, on holiday, to restaurants, plane or train journeys. Enjoy 24 action-packed scenes! The activity fun doesn't stop there - look out for the hidden character on every spread! A perfect title for mermaid-mad children! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781787006751 • Author: Susan Mayes • Publisher: Imagine That Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 56 • Dimensions: 27.9 x 0.9 x 21.5 cm
Dog Man and the rest of your favourite characters must join together to face Piggy and his most diabolical plot yet in this heroic and hilarious adventure. WHAT new villains are on the horizon? WHERE are they all coming from? And WHO will step forward to save the city when scoundrels sabotage our Supa Buddies? Find out in DOG MAN #11 - there's so much more than ever before - it's EPIC! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780702330025 • Author: Dav Pilkey • Publisher: Scholastic Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 224 • Dimensions: 20.6 x 14 x 1 cm
Come along on an amazing colouring adventure with My Big Red Book of Colouring! With various pictures to colour, this is the perfect way to keep the kids busy, supporting their creativity and fine motor skills whilst having fun. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800229761 • Author: Igloo Books Ltd • Publisher: Igloo Books Ltd • Format: Paperback
When portals to parallel dimensions open up, the gang meet different versions of themselves - a whole universe of Bunnies! Evil Pig! Baby Bunny vs Monkey! The gang end up travelling to the very ends of existence... but will they make it back home to the Woods? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788452922 • Author: Jamie Smart • Publisher: David Fickling Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 256 • Dimensions: 14 x 1.6 x 21 cm
Start the search for Wally in the original eye-boggling classic activity book! The original book which kick-started the worldwide Wally phenomenon! Search for Wally and his friends as they hike round the world - on the beach, at the train station, at sea... They're fiendishly hidden in every intricately-detailed scene - and there are lots of other things to look for too. Hours of fun and games await. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781406305890 • Author: Martin Handford • Publisher: Walker Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 31.7 x 25.4 x 0.3 cm
For little ones who love Barbie, this sticker book is a great way to exercise their creativity and bring the scenes to life. With lots of reusable stickers inside, this book is ideal for long journeys or travelling. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788243292 • Author: Alligator Books • Publisher: Alligator Books • Format: Paperback • Dimensions: 15cm x 10cm
Laugh-out-loud with this hilarious Diary of a Wimpy Kid 8 Book Box Set! Includes: • Diary of a Wimpy Kid • Dairy of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules • Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Last Straw • Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days • Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Ugly Truth • Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin Fever • Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Third Wheel • Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck Young readers will love these fully illustrated books from the international bestselling author Jeff Kinney. Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241761830 • Author: Jeff Kinney • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd • Format: Box Set • Number of Books: 8
Delve into 8 brilliant bone-rattling stories of the popular Funny Bones series by Allan and Janet Ahlberg with this Book Ziplock Collection. There is a dark dark house and in that dark dark house in a dark dark cellar live some . . . skeletons! This iconic children's picture book series about skeletons includes a trip to the pet shop, dinosaur dreams and many more. A wonderful collection, perfect for early readers! Titles in this collection: • Funnybones • The Pet Shop • Bump in the Night • Give the Dog a Bone • Dinosaur Dreams • The Black Cat • Skeleton Crew • Mystery Tour Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241607923 • Author: Allan Ahlberg and Janet Ahlberg • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Book Collection – Paperback