Books for 6-Year-Olds Who Love Animals

At six, many children read short early readers on their own while still loving bigger stories read aloud to them. 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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  • Guess How Much I love you

    Sam McBratney · ages 3–6

  • 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

  • The Velveteen Rabbit

    Margery Williams · ages 6–8

  • Disney's Tarzan The Movie Story

    Disney Studios · ages 6–8

  • Handa's Surprise

    Eileene Browne · ages 6–8

  • Worrysaurus

    Rachel Bright · ages 3–7

  • Interrupting Chicken

    David Ezra Stein · ages 5–8

  • Hey, I love you

    Ian Whybrow · ages 4–6

  • Elephant and the New Baby

    Sue Graves · ages 4–6

  • Have you seen Elvis

    Andrew Murray & Nicola Slater · ages 4–6

  • Giraffes Cant Dance

    Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees · ages 4–7

  • Here we are

    Oliver Jeffers · ages 4–6

  • Fox IN Socks

    Dr Seuss · ages 4–6

  • Gajapati Kulapati

    Ashok Rajagopalan · ages 4–8