Age-fit picks
The best books for 6-year-olds
30 books ranked by kid score, filtered to age-appropriate fit. No paid placement.
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
87
Parent
73
Teacher
73
The Bad Guys in Intergalactic Gas
by Aaron Blabey
Kid
81
Parent
59
Teacher
65
Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
78
Parent
43
Teacher
45
Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of the Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds)
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
77
Parent
40
Teacher
40
Dog Man: Grime and Punishment
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
77
Parent
63
Teacher
65
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
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
75
Parent
44
Teacher
46
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
Dog Man: Big Jim Believes
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
74
Parent
60
Teacher
58
InvestiGators: Take the Plunge
by John Patrick Green
Kid
74
Parent
53
Teacher
51
Braver and Boulder
by John Patrick Green
Kid
74
Parent
55
Teacher
45
Heist and Seek
by John Patrick Green
Kid
74
Parent
52
Teacher
50
The Bad Guys in Do-You-Think-He-Saurus?!
by Aaron Blabey
Kid
74
Parent
66
Teacher
71
A Friend for Dragon
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
73
Parent
69
Teacher
75
The Bad Guys in Cut to the Chase
by Aaron Blabey
Kid
73
Parent
49
Teacher
42
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
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
72
Parent
44
Teacher
43
Mothering Heights
by Dav Pilkey
Kid
72
Parent
65
Teacher
70
Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White
Kid
72
Parent
81
Teacher
82
Hilo Book 3: The Great Big Boom
by Judd Winick
Kid
72
Parent
57
Teacher
52
Hilo Book 4: Waking the Monsters
by Judd Winick
Kid
72
Parent
57
Teacher
56
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
InvestiGators: Agents of S.U.I.T.
by John Patrick Green
Kid
72
Parent
55
Teacher
54
James and the Giant Peach
by Roald Dahl
Kid
72
Parent
60
Teacher
64
Earthquake in the Early Morning
by Mary Pope Osborne
Kid
72
Parent
76
Teacher
78
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