Book Series for 6 Year Olds
Last updated: January 24, 2025
At school, six year olds tend to come across easy reader / emerging reader book series, which are often more about learning phonics.
In terms of reading for pleasure, six year olds who have started to read independently tend to go for short chapter books which have simple language, fast-paced plots and lots of illustrations.
New readers are often keen to read one book after another in a series, spending more time with familiar characters and building their reading confidence that way.
Below are suggestions for popular book series for six year olds:
A Bear Called Paddington
Michael Bond, Peggy Fortnum (illustrator), narrated by Stephen Fry
The first novel in the much-loved Paddington series, first published in 1958. Age 6+
The 169-Storey Treehouse
by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton (Illustrator)
The Treehouse series (book 13). Absurd humour about a treehouse which grows 13 storeys between each book in the series. Graphic novel in black and white, suitable for emerging readers with a taste for silliness, age 6+.
Time of the Turtle King
Mary Pope Osborne, AG Ford (illustrator)
Magic Tree House (book 38). This time travel series is a perfect introduction to chapter books for readers age 6 and up. There was a rebranding/renumbering in 2017 and there is now also the Merlin Missions books for more confident readers. In addition, there is a Fact Trackers series.
The Trapped Puppy
by Holly Webb & Sophy Williams (illustrator)
Animal Stories, an apparently endless series about kittens and puppies for children age 5+.
A Case with a Bang
Ulf Nilsson, Gitte Spee (illustrator), translated by Julia Marshall
Want to start at the beginning? The first book in the series is The First Case.
Detective Gordon (book 5). Gentle detective series with depth. Age 6+.
Museum Mystery Squad and the Case from Outer Space
by Mike Nicholson & Mike Phillips (illustrator)
Museum Mystery Squad (book 6). Best friends have joined forces to become a highly effective gang of detectives. Each book has some information pages and puzzles in addition to the mystery being investigated. Age 6+
Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea
by Dav Pilkey
Dog Man (book 11). Graphic novel series in colour for age 6+ about crime-fighting dog man.
Narwhalicorn and Jelly
by Ben Clanton
Narwhal and Jelly (book 7). Graphic novel series for readers age 5+ about a happy go lucky narwhal and a no nonsense jellyfish.
Toto the Ninja Cat and the Legend of the Wildcat
by Dermot O’Leary & Nick East (Illustrator)
Toto the Ninja Cat (book 5). The adventures of Toto and her brother Silver are an engaging introduction to chapter books for children age 6+, with plenty of illustrations.
