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.
Come along on an amazing colouring adventure with My Big Orange Book of Colouring! Get creative with this big colouring book, filled with 36 pages to doodle and decorate however you choose. With various pictures to colour, this is the perfect way to keep the kids busy whilst having fun. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800229778 • Author: Igloo Books • Publisher: Igloo Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 36 • Dimensions: 27 x 19.7 x 0.5 cm • Age: 4+
Complete exciting scenes with over 500 stickers to choose from! From the grand banqueting hall to choosing dresses from the royal wardrobe, children can complete the princess-themed scenes! A perfect title for princesses everywhere! Mess-free fun ideal for on-the-go. Easy to peel stickers means 555 Sticker Fun books can be taken anywhere at anytime! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781782445142 • Author: Susan Mayes, Lauren Ellis • Publisher: Imagine That Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 56 • Dimensions: 26.2 x 21.5 x 0.8 cm
Get creative with this BIG book of colouring. Filled with 36 pages to doodle and decorate however you choose! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800229785 • Author: Igloo Books • Publisher: Igloo Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 36 • Dimensions: 27 x 19.7cm
Welcome to Nikki Maxwell's aDORKable world and Nikki’s BRAND NEW ADVENTURE in the mega-selling Dork Diaries series – now with over 50 million copies in print worldwide! Oh la la! Nikki and her band are invited to Paris for a super cool photoshoot – it’s a dream come true! Nikki can’t wait to learn new art styles, practice her French and explore the most romantic city in the world with her crush Brandon. But when MacKenzie starts to stir trouble and invites old friend André to be their tour guide, the drama starts. Can Nikki still enjoy her dream vacay, or will it become a dorky disaster? With a HUGE global fanbase, Dork Diaries is the perfect series for fans of Lottie Brooks, Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781471196850 • Author: Rachel Renee Russell • Publisher: Simon & Schuster • Format: Paperback • Pages: 336 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2cm
Mango and Brash are back, and this time they’re asking you to help them crack the case! The InvestiGators have been given the G.R.I.D., a brand-new tool to help gather evidence and clues. Using the prompts in each chapter, readers can make their own deductions alongside the Gators and solve the case! Featuring plenty of familiar faces from investigations past, and packed full of hilarious hijinks, join Mango and Brash as they get to the bottom of cases big and small! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781035068043 • Author: John Patrick Green • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 208 • Dimensions: 21 x 14 x 1.3 cm
This book is bursting with over 250 mind-blowing facts and quirky illustrations on a range of fascinating subjects, from prehistoric animals and Ancient Romans to curious inventions and foody trivia. Did you know ... Wombats defend themselves with their tough bums. When their burrows are attacked, they block the entrance with their bottoms. At Spain’s Tomatina festival, over 20,000 people hurl over a million tomatoes at each other in an hour. What a food fight! Every fact is accompanied with a fun illustration by artist Andrew Pinder to bring the information to life. With tons of cool things to discover, this book will keep curious kids aged 7+ laughing and learning for hours on end. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781780559261 • Author: Steve Martin & Andrew Pinder • Publisher: Michael O'Mara • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 20.32 x 12.7 x 1.02 cm
The second sparkling adventure in the magical-unicorn series, perfect for fans of Isadora Moon. There is only one thing better than a birthday party: a birthday party in Unicornia! Here the cakes are enchanted, the sweets change flavour and the theme parks are covered in glitter. But Pippa's birthday has started on the wrong foot and her friends must think quickly to turn disaster into great fun! Luckily for them, they live in the most magical place EVER! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529520002 • Author: Ana Punset • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 128 • Dimensions: 20 x 14 x 1.2 cm
Explore Barbie's Dreamhouse in this search and find adventure! Welcome to Barbie's world! Filled with dance routines, sleepovers, pool days and parties, get ready to join the Barbies for the best day ever at the Dreamhouse with their friends. There is plenty to see in the Dreamhouse, from adorable puppies and delicious donuts, to awesome guitars and cool science equipment. Explore the bright and busy scenes and find all the hidden objects. Each page includes an extra puzzle to solve, providing plenty of entertainment for Barbie fans! Product Information: • ISBN: 9780008669102 • Author: HarperCollins Publishers • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 39 • Dimensions: 21.6 x 29.9 x 0.6cm
This heart-fronted activity book is guaranteed to keep kids entertained for hours. It comes with a clam-shell maze on the cover, and the inside is packed with mazes, quizzes and puzzles galore. It also includes fun card press-outs and tons of stickers! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781786922748 • Author: Make Believe Ideas • Publisher: Make Believe Ideas • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48 • Dimensions: 21.5 x 28 x 0.8 cm
Meet a very cute little gosling! Written by the Julia Donaldson, author of The Gruffalo, and stunningly illustrated by the award-winning Sara Ogilvie, Gozzle is a funny and heartwarming story about family and growing up. It's springtime. Bear has woken up hungry and finds a lost egg outside his cave. Breakfast? No! Out hatches Gozzle, a very sweet little gosling who is convinced that Bear must be her daddy – and that she should be able to climb, dig and eat honey just like him. Follow Bear on his journey from reluctant carer to parent in this heartwarming and joyous picture book about what home and family truly mean. A laugh-out loud story from the creators of the bestselling picture books, The Detective Dog, winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers' Award, and The Hospital Dog, winner of the Indie Book Awards. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529076424 • Author: Julia Donaldson • Publisher: Macmillan Distribution Limited • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48
The hilarious story of an horrible naughty child named Henry in the most bonkers book series of all the time! Included in this title:• Horrid Henry• Horrid Henry Revenge• Horrid Henry and the Mummy's Curse• Haunted House• Gets Rich Quick• Nits• Tricks the Tooth Fairy• Horrid Henry and the Secret Club• Horrid Henry Double Dare• Horrid Henry Joke BookProduct Information:• ISBN: 9781510102309• Author: Francesca Simon• Publisher: Orion Books• Format: Paperback - Box Set• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 7cm
Four hilarious capers by the inimitable Allan Ahlberg, now in one bumper volume! Ideal for early readers, with lively illustrations by Katharine McEwen. The Man Who Wore All His Clothes, Winner of the Red House Children's Book Award, is joined for the first time by The Woman Who Won Things, The Children Who Smelled a Rat and The Cat Who Got Carried Away in this brilliantly funny quartet of early readers by the internationally acclaimed Allan Ahlberg. One morning Mr Gaskitt puts on all his clothes, Mrs Gaskitt picks up a robber in her taxi, Gus and Gloria have trouble with a teacher, Horace the cat goes to a friend's house to watch TV ... and the car radio gets things wrong. What follows is an action-packed, swift-paced and farcical romp as the plots of each family member interweave, ending in a thrilling car chase with Mr Gaskitt saving the day. And that's just the first story... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781529533064 • Author: Allan Ahlberg • Publisher: Walker Books Ltd • Format: Paperback
Spidey is missing! New York City is under attack. A horde of villains is causing mayhem across the city, and there's only one person who can stop them - Spider-Man! But where is he? Search for Spidey among the crowds around NYC before the whole city falls to chaos! From Green Goblin attacking a bridge to strange experiments in Doctor Octopus' lab, Spidey fans will love hunting down the villains and spotting lots of hidden details along the way. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800783010 • Author: Marvel • Publisher: Studio Press • Format: Paperback • Pages: 40 • Dimensions: 30.2 x 21.8 x 0.4cm
Join Hulk and the rest of the Avengers for an activity-packed book that's full of hours of fun. With 1001 awesome stickers, including foiled stickers, as well as loads of exciting activities, this book is perfect for any Hulk fan. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781801082006 • Author: Autumn Publishing • Publisher: Autumn Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 48 • Dimensions: 26.5 x 21.6 x 0.3 cm
Colour in your favourite characters from the Spider-Man universe in this fantastic floor pad. With over 50 stickers inside, this jam-packed colouring pad includes all of your favourite characters from the Spider-Verse– from Spider Girl, Spider-Man and many more. The perfect colouring set for creative little ones and fans of Marvel! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781801082440 • Author: Autumn Publishing • Publisher: Autumn Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 64 • Dimensions: 37.5 x 28 x 1cm
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