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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  • Kipper

    Mick Inkpen · ages 3–5

  • Foxy and the Spots

    Colin and Jacqui Hawkins · ages 3–5

  • The town mouse and the country mouse

    ages 3–5

  • Maisy Goes to the Library

    Lucy Cousins · ages 3–5

  • Maisy's Bathtime

    Lucy Cousins · ages 3–5

  • Maisy's Bedtime

    Lucy Cousins · ages 3–5

  • Maisy's Bus

    Lucy Cousins · ages 3–5

  • Maisy Goes to the Museum

    Lucy Cousins · ages 3–5

  • Maisy's Chinese New Year

    Lucy Cousins · ages 3–5

  • Maisy Tidies Up

    Lucy Cousins · ages 3–5

  • Maisy's Pool

    Lucy Cousins · ages 3–5

  • I Can't Bear It

    Carrie Hennon · ages 3–5

  • Rosie's Special Surprise

    Tim Warnes · ages 3–5

  • The Rhyming Rabbit

    Julia Donaldson · ages 3–5

  • Farmyard Hullabaloo

    Giles Andreae · ages 3–5

  • Not Now, Bernard

    David Mckee · ages 3–5