Genre: Children’s Fiction

Compiled by: Louise, Kildare Library

Having both a 5 and a 7 year old, I find myself always looking for the next book to read at bedtime that will suit them. Here are some of the ones that they have enjoyed most, as either books to read by themselves (the 7 year old is devouring books at the moment) or as longer stories that we read to them at night…

Top Ten books for 5-7 year olds

  1. Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
  2. Narwhal, Unicorn of the sea by Ben Clanton
  3. Nancy Clancy, Super Sleuth by Jane O’Connor
  4. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss  
  5. Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J.K. Rowling
  6. Where the wild things are by Maurice Sendak
  7. Rabbit and Bear series by Julien Gough
  8. The BFG by Roald Dahl
  9. The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
  10.  The Wishing Chair by Enid Blyton

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