Age-fit picks
The best books for 5-year-olds
30 books ranked by kid score, filtered to age-appropriate fit. No paid placement.
Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
78
Parent
43
Teacher
45
Dog Man: Fetch-22
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
76
Parent
61
Teacher
62
Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale
by Mo Willems
Kid
76
Parent
72
Teacher
71
Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
75
Parent
58
Teacher
61
Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
by Mo Willems
Kid
75
Parent
68
Teacher
74
InvestiGators: Take the Plunge
by John Patrick Green
Kid
74
Parent
53
Teacher
51
A Friend for Dragon
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
73
Parent
69
Teacher
75
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
73
Parent
49
Teacher
51
Interrupting Chicken
by David Ezra Stein
Kid
73
Parent
70
Teacher
78
Llama Llama Red Pajama
by Anna Dewdney
Kid
73
Parent
74
Teacher
67
InvestiGators
by John Patrick Green
Kid
72
Parent
51
Teacher
57
Ants in Our P.A.N.T.S.
by John Patrick Green
Kid
72
Parent
53
Teacher
51
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend
by Dan Santat
Kid
71
Parent
71
Teacher
74
Koala Lou
by Mem Fox
Kid
71
Parent
79
Teacher
78
Today I Will Fly!
by Mo Willems
Kid
70
Parent
63
Teacher
72
There Is a Bird on Your Head!
by Mo Willems
Kid
70
Parent
59
Teacher
78
I Will Surprise My Friend!
by Mo Willems
Kid
70
Parent
61
Teacher
71
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
by Dr. Seuss
Kid
70
Parent
66
Teacher
74
Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day
by Barbara Park
Kid
69
Parent
68
Teacher
66
Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook
by Barbara Park
Kid
69
Parent
61
Teacher
67
Dinosaurs Before Dark Graphic Novel
by Mary Pope Osborne (adapted by Jenny Laird)
Kid
69
Parent
65
Teacher
65
Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt
by Ben Clanton
Kid
69
Parent
61
Teacher
61
The Princess in Black and the Science Fair Scare
by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
Kid
69
Parent
60
Teacher
61
Should I Share My Ice Cream?
by Mo Willems
Kid
69
Parent
65
Teacher
75
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
by Doreen Cronin
Kid
68
Parent
67
Teacher
74
Dog Man and Cat Kid
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
68
Parent
53
Teacher
61
I Love My New Toy!
by Mo Willems
Kid
68
Parent
58
Teacher
65
Islandborn
by Junot Díaz
Kid
68
Parent
76
Teacher
73
Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren
by Barbara Park
Kid
68
Parent
59
Teacher
66
Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook
by Barbara Park
Kid
68
Parent
63
Teacher
70
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