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Ages 5–7

Best books for ages 5–7

Early readers and short chapter books.

155 books

Safe

The Paper Bag Princess

Ages 4–7

Ages 4–7

The Story of Ferdinand

Ages 6–9

Ages 5–8

Ages 5–8

Ages 7–8

Ages 6–9

The Princess and the Pea

Hans Christian Andersen

Ages 5–8

Safe

A Bear Called Paddington

Michael Bond

Ages 6–9

Safe

Where the Sidewalk Ends

Shel Silverstein

Ages 6–10

Safe

The Princess in Black

Shannon Hale & Dean Hale

Ages 6–9

Safe

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

Ages 7–9

Ages 4–7

King Bidgood's in the Bathtub

Audrey Wood

Ages 4–7

Caution

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

Lauren Tarshis

Ages 7–9

Caution

The Snow Queen

Hans Christian Andersen

Ages 6–8

Ages 6–10

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Carlo Collodi

Ages 6–8

Safe

Listen to My Trumpet!

Ages 4–6

Ages 4–8

The Year of Billy Miller

Ages 7–9

Ages 5–9

Ages 7–10

The Emperor's New Clothes

Hans Christian Andersen

Ages 6–8

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