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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  • I am a Tiger

    Karl Newson & Ross Collins · ages 4–6

  • Toad's Road Code

    Leyland Perree · ages 4–6

  • Usborne Pop-up Garden

    ages 3–5

  • Masha and the Bear

    ages 4–6

  • Peace at last

    Jill Murphy · ages 4–6

  • Christmas time the first christmas

    Miles Kelly · ages 4–6

  • Christmas time the snow queen

    Miles Kelly · ages 4–6

  • Dont call me coochie pooh

    Sean Taylor and Kate Hindley · ages 4–6

  • Octonauts and the Frown Fish

    VIcki Wong and Michael C. Murphy · ages 4–6

  • Polar Bear Polar Bear What Do You Hear?

    Eric Carl · ages 3–5

  • Thomas and the christmas present

    A.Vesey · ages 3–5

  • How the Rhinoceros got his skin

    ages 4–5

  • Peppa pig Play with peppa puppet book

    ages 3–5

  • Peppa Pig- Peppa's busy day

    ages 3–5

  • Piglet Meets a Heffalump

    Winnie the Pooh Friends · ages 4–6

  • Splat the Cat

    Rob Scotton · ages 4–6