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Find the right books for your child

Age-by-age reading lists, simple parent prompts and personalised book ideas to help you choose the right story at the right time.

👥Ages 2–7
📖EYFS & KS1 aware
💙Built for parents

Reading lists by age

Twelve hand-picked books for each age from 2 to 7, with reading-mode guidance, EYFS or KS1 connections and simple prompts to use before, during and after reading.

Age 2
Best books for 2-year-olds
Board books and picture books that give a toddler something to do: find, copy, count, hide, dance or supply the next sound.
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Age 3
Best books for 3-year-olds
Stories a child can join in with by pointing, predicting, repeating, choosing, moving and talking.
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Age 4 · Nursery & Reception
Best books for 4-year-olds
Longer stories, jokes hidden in the illustrations and characters whose choices are worth talking about.
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Age 5 · Reception & Year 1
Best books for 5-year-olds
Rich read-alouds alongside early independent books, because what a child understands outruns what they can decode.
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Age 6 · Year 1
Best books for 6-year-olds
Early chapter books, graphic novels, poetry and non-fiction for new readers who are also big listeners.
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Age 7 · Year 2
Best books for 7-year-olds
Accessible series, graphic novels, factual depth and ambitious stories worth reading together.
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