A shelf by age
Books for 6 to 8 year olds, the first ones they read alone.
Somewhere between 6 and 8, children go from listening to stories to reading them on their own. It can be a bumpy road. The books that help most are short, funny and exciting enough that they want to turn the page.
5,526 books on this shelf4,101 available now
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Loved by Bukmuk readers
Let's Read!: The Gruffalo
Julia Donaldson
Ages 3 to 8
Dog Man 12: The Scarlet Shedder
Dav Pilkey
Ages 6 to 12
Esio Trot
Roald Dahl
Ages 6 to 12
Let's Read!: Tyrannosaurus Drip
Julia Donaldson
Ages 3 to 8
The Gruffalo's Child
Julia Donaldson
Ages 3 to 8
A Squash and a Squeeze
Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
Ages 3 to 8
The Snail and the Whale
Julia Donaldson
Ages 3 to 8
Puzzle for the Secret Seven: 10 (The Secret Seven Series)
Enid Blyton
Ages 6 to 12
Owl Diaries #17: Eva in the Band (A Branches Book)
Rebecca Elliott
Ages 6 to 12
Geronimo Stilton: Cavemice #13: The Smelly Search
Geronimo Stilton
Ages 6 to 12
Toddle Waddle
Julia Donaldson, Nick Sharratt
Ages 3 to 8
Diary of a Wimpy Kid - 6: Cabin Fever
Jeff Kinney
Ages 6 to 8
Amulet #02: The Stonekeeper's Curse (Graphix)
Kazu Kibuishi
Ages 6+
Magic Tree House #37: Dragon of the Red Dawn (A Stepping Stone Book)
Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca
Ages 6 to 12
Dragon Masters #2: Saving the Sun Dragon
Tracey West
Ages 6 to 12
Big Jim Begins: Dog Man 13
Dav Pilkey
Ages 6 to 12
The Treasure of the Sea: A Geronimo Stilton Adventure
Thea Stilton
Ages 6 to 12
The Mystery of the Mosaic (Greetings from Somewhere)
Harper Paris
Ages 6 to 12
The Gopi Diaries: Finding Love
Murty Sudha
Ages 6+
Judy Moody Goes to College (Book 8)
Megan McDonald
Ages 6 to 12
Ella Diaries #2: Ballet Backflip
Meredith Costain
Ages 6 to 12
Double Down (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Book 11)
Jeff Kinney
Ages 6 to 8
Dog Man
Dav Pilkey
Ages 6 to 12
The Gopi Diaries: Coming Home
Sudha Murty
Ages 6+
A note from our librarians
This shelf has step-into-reading books, first chapter books, comics and series they can race through. When a child finds a series they love, keep it coming. Nothing builds a reader faster.
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