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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  • Goldilocks and the three bears

    ages 4–5

  • Kipper's little friends

    Mick Inkpen · ages 3–5

  • Say Hello to the Dinosaurs!

    Ian Whybrow and Tim Warnes · ages 3–5

  • Maisy Goes by Plane

    Lucy Cousins · ages 3–5

  • Daft Bat

    Jeanne Willis · ages 3–5

  • The Lion Inside

    Rachel Bright · ages 3–5

  • I Love you to the Moon and Back

    Tim Warnes · ages 3–6

  • Guess How Much I love you

    Sam McBratney · ages 3–6

  • Maisy goes on holiday

    Lucy Cousins · ages 3–5

  • The Tale of a Naughty Little Rabbit

    Beatrix Potter · ages 4–6

  • Arnold & Friends, A Tale from Barnes pond

    Amy & Andrew Wilson · ages 4–6

  • Gruffalo

    Julia Donaldson · ages 4–6

  • Don't Call Me Sweet

    Smriti Prasadam-Halls and Angie Rozellar · ages 3–5

  • If you give a Mouse a Cookie

    Laura Numeroff · ages 3–5

  • It Wasn't Me

    Lucy Barnard · ages 3–5

  • Bertie The Buffalo

    Wendy H. Jones · ages 6–8