Books for 8-Year-Olds Who Love Animals

Eight-year-olds usually read chapter books on their own and start to follow a favourite series from book to book. 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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  • Frog and Toad together

    Arnold Lobel · ages 6–8

  • A Bear Called Paddington

    Michael Bond · ages 6–8

  • Mercy Watson to the Rescue

    Kate Di Camillo · ages 6–8

  • A Rooster for a pet

    Anushka Ravishankar · ages 6–8

  • The Detective Dog

    Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie · ages 6–8

  • Hi! Fly Guy

    Tedd Arnold · ages 6–8

  • 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

  • Interrupting Chicken

    David Ezra Stein · ages 5–8

  • Gajapati Kulapati

    Ashok Rajagopalan · ages 4–8

  • Geronimo Stilton- The Mona Mousa Code

    Geronimo Stilton · ages 6–8

  • Geronimo Stilton- A Very Merry Christmas

    Geronimo Stilton · ages 6–8

  • Geronimo Stilton- Cavemice Sea monster surprise

    Geronimo Stilton · ages 6–8

  • Adventures of the Humongoose Family

    Zai Whitaker · ages 6–8

  • Ghumantu Mor

    Niyatee Sharma · ages 6–8