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 Roald Dahl 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.
Explore the wonderful land of Unicorns with this Magic Painting book for all those artsy creatives who love to paint! By simply dipping your brush into the water, bring the Unicorns to life with your own personal touch one brush-stroke at a time. For all Unicorn-lovers, create some Unicorn companions with this fun-filled relaxing painting book. Product Information:• ISBN: 9781474947978• Author: Camilla Garofano• Publisher: Usborne• Format: Paperback• Pages: 32• Dimensions: 25 x 22 x 1cm
Follow a colourful blessing of globetrotting unicorns as they gallop around the world on an incredible whistle-stop tour. From a star-studded film premiere and a flamboyant festival, to a wild safari adventure and a beautiful tropical beach, there are 17 intricately illustrated scenes to search, and seven sensational unicorns to spot in every location. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781782439073 • Author: Jonny Marx, Sophie Schrey • Publisher: Michael O'Mara • Format: Paperback • Pages: 368 • Dimensions: 28 x 21.9 x 0.4 cm
Cross over the fairy rainbow bridge and meet enchanted forest animal friends in this sticker activity book for children age 5+. Written by Oakley Graham and illustrated by Brad Hunt and Lauren Ellis, 555 Sticker Fun Horses and Unicorns features candy copses, moonlit pony parades and the unicorns' magnificent midsummer ball. Children who like horses and unicorns will canter through the fantasy sticker scene activities inside! With over 555 horse, unicorn, pony and magical creature stickers included, the make believe activity book fun gallops on and on! A perfect fantasy activity book for magical horse and unicorn sticker fun! Product Information:• ISBN: 9781787008496• Author: Oakley Graham• Publisher: Imagine That• Format: Paperback• Dimensions: 28 x 22cm
Franky can't wait to move to his new town - although he wishes he didn't have to leave his best friend Dani behind. But everything changes after the storm, when strange green lightning and powerful thunder crash down on the town. From that night on, the kids who live on Franky's street start to change. One by one, they become a little odd. A little unusual. A little... magical. Franky's always wanted to be part of an amazing gang - just like his hero, super-spy Zack Danger! And soon, he realises that there's real danger in store for himself and his new friends. And so the Danger Gang is born... Product Information: • ISBN: 9780241407462 • Author: Tom Fletcher, Shane Devries • Publisher: Puffin • Format: Paperback • Pages: 448 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.7 cm
Search for Wally as he travels through time in this classic Wally activity book! Wally and his friends travel through time in this second best-selling classic adventure. Search for them as they visit the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, the Vikings ... right through to the space world of the future. There are all sorts of other things to look for, too. Wow! Amazing! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781406305869 • Author: Martin Handford • Publisher: Walker Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 31.6 x 25.3 x 2 cm
Did you hear about the creeper's birthday party? It really went off with a BANG! Why does Alex love redstone lamps? Because they light up her life. Where do tired miners sleep? On bedrock. The official Minecraft Joke Book is packed full of hilarious jokes that will have you laughing your blocks off! There's something for every Minecrafter, whatever their age. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781405295253 • Author: Mojang AB • Publisher: Egmont • Format: Paperback • Pages: 96 • Dimensions: 23.5 x 28.1 x 1.2 cm
Dive in for an amazing under the sea sticker adventure and meet marine animals in this sticker activity book for children age 5 and up. Written by Oakley Graham and illustrated by Dan Crisp, 555 Sticker Fun Under the Sea features fun text which sets the stage for each illustrated ocean scene. With over 555 ocean animal stickers included, the underwater activity book fun will go on and on. Children will also have fun trying to find the crab that is hiding in every sticker scene. Features scenes of all five of the world's oceans (Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific and Southern) and life at different depths, from the sunlit zone to deep ocean trenches. A perfect under the sea activity book to give to a child for ocean-themed fun. Product Information: ISBN: 9781787008519 Author: Oakley Graham Publisher: Imagine That Format: Paperback Dimensions: 28 x 22cm
A classic collection of tales for young readers of about five, featuring beloved characters and lively stories by Michael Bond, Jill Barklem, Elizabeth Laird and others, chosen by children's book expert, Julia Eccleshare. Paddington Bear tries to buy a birthday present, and the animals of Brambly Hedge set off to the seaside; A greedy queen insists on having the biggest tree in the world, but will Cinderella get to go to the ball? 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: 9780008524678 • Author: Julia Eccleshare • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers • Format: Paperback • Pages: 223 • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 2.3 cm
My Big Blue Book of Colouring is packed with big, bold designs from popular artist Sonia Canals! Perfect for expressing creativity! Product Information: • ISBN: 9781800229754 • Author: Igloo Books • Publisher: Igloo Books • Format: Paperback • Pages: 36 • Dimensions: 19.7 x 27 x 0.7 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
The sticker dollies are on an exciting world tour: visiting the Egyptian pyramids, trekking through a tropical jungle and enjoying a colourful Venetian carnival. Children can use over 400 hundred stickers to dress the dolls in swimsuits, snowsuits and scuba diving equipment as they travel around the world visiting tropical beaches, ski slopes and even a coral reef. Reusable stickers enable children to lift them up and reposition them if they change their minds, and there is a fold inside the back cover to "park" spare stickers. Perforated sticker pages mean there's no need to flip through the pages looking for the right sticker. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781409597278 • Author: Lucy Bowman • Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd • Format: Paperback • Pages: 44 • Dimensions: 30.2 x 22.4 x 0.6 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
Nikki and her BFFs are all counting down to the end of the school year. Nikki thinks she has her summer all figured out, with lots of fun plans to hang out with her friends and her crush, Brandon. It's going to be perfect! Squeee! But then a new boy turns up at school and shows an interest in Nikki and things become confusing super-quickly! The last thing Nikki wants to do is hurt Brandon... What do you do when you accidentally crush your crush!? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398527669 • Author: Rachel Renee Russell • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s UK • Format: Paperback • Pages: 288 • Dimensions: 13 x 1.72 x 19.8cm
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
Your favourite comic duo are back in the latest highly anticipated adventure in this million-selling series from creative genius Jamie Smart - it's OUT OF THIS WORLD! There's a new mischief-maker in The Woods - Little Monkey! A smaller, cuter, and even stranger Monkey than our beloved chaos-causer. But as Bunny and friends try to work out his motives, they are led far from the woods . . . into OUTER SPACE! And on Planet Monkey, the laughs are positively intergalactic! Brought to you by comic powerhouse The Phoenix, this latest addition to the Bunny vs Monkey series is packed full of the laugh-out-loud humour readers have come to love and expect from this bestselling series, along with full-colour illustrations that leap off every page. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781788453622 • Author: Jamie Smart • Publisher: David Fickling Books • 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