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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  • The Great Snortie Hunt

    Claire Freedman · ages 4–6

  • The Clever Fox

    ages 4–6

  • Two Friends and The Bear

    ages 4–6

  • The Fox and the Goat

    ages 4–6

  • Tit for Tat

    ages 4–6

  • The Grapes are Sour

    ages 4–6

  • The Lazy Donkey

    ages 4–6

  • The Capseller and The Monkeys

    ages 4–6

  • The Hare and The Tortoise

    ages 4–6

  • The Greedy fox

    ages 4–6

  • The broken Horn

    ages 4–6

  • Woof moves to the city

    ages 4–6