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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  • If Animals Kissed Goodnight

    Ann Whiteford Paul · ages 4–6

  • The Gingerbread Man

    Pegasus · ages 3–5

  • Time for Bed

    Mem Fox · ages 3–5

  • The Littlest Reindeer

    ages 4–6

  • The cow that laid an egg

    Andy Cutbill · ages 4–6

  • The Hare and The Tortoise

    ages 4–6

  • Peppa's Big Race

    Peppa Pig · ages 3–5

  • Lolo The Hippo

    My Zoo Animal · ages 3–5

  • Snug

    Carol Thompson · ages 3–5

  • Peppa Pig Dentist Trip

    Peppa pig · ages 3–5

  • Paw Patrol, Pup pup and away

    Nickelodeon · ages 4–6

  • Snowball

    Sue Hendra & Paul Linnet · ages 3–5

  • On Ted Falls out of Bed

    Julia Donaldson · ages 3–5

  • Say please, little bear

    Peter Bentley and Robert Mc Philips · ages 3–5

  • The Red Hen

    Roderick Hunt & Alex Brychta · ages 3–5

  • Night -Time Bunny

    Melanie Joyce & James Newman Gray · ages 3–5