Books for 5-Year-Olds Who Love Animals

Five is the year many children start recognising words on the page. Read-aloud picture books and simple early readers both have a place. These picks are full of animals, from pets and farm animals to jungle creatures, chosen so the story matters as much as the animal.

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  • Lunch Friends

    Srividhya Venkat · ages 4–6

  • An Adventure of Tia Mia

    Cara Tejpal · ages 3–5

  • Ed finds a Home

    Alia Bhat · ages 3–6

  • Koala who could

    Rachel Bright · ages 4–6

  • Be Brave Little Penguin

    Rachel Elliot · ages 4–6

  • The Smartest Giant in Town

    Julia Donaldson · ages 4–6

  • A Friend for Little Bear

    Harry Horse · ages 3–5

  • Also an Octopus

    Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Benji Davies · ages 3–5

  • A Squash and a Squeeze

    Julia Donaldson · ages 3–5

  • Baingani Jojo/Purple Jojo

    Sameera Zia Quereshi · ages 3–5

  • Maisy goes shopping

    Lucy cousins · ages 3–5

  • Harry and the Dinosaurs Go Wild

    Ian Whybrow & Adrian Reynolds · ages 4–6

  • Bumble bear

    Nadia Shireen · ages 4–6

  • Brave Bitsy and the Bear

    Angela McALlister and Tiphanie Beeke · ages 4–6

  • Cant you sleep Little bear

    Martin Waddell · ages 4–5

  • Lost and Found

    Oliver jeffers · ages 4–6