20 Quintessential Books for 6-8 Year Olds

Books for 6-8 year olds. Books for elementary age children.

If your child is six to eight years old, you probably find him/her waffling between picture books and chapter books. The reality is, there is no reason to choose one type of book and stick to it. Here are 20 quintessential books for your 6-8 year old to read. These are great books to add to your home library. We love to give books as gifts, so every Easter, Birthday, and Christmas, each of our children get a book.

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Elliot

Paddington by Michael Bond

Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel

Penny and her Marble by Kevin Henkes

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald

My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett

Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater

Betsy-Tacy book 1 by Maud Hart Lovelace

Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne

The Borrowers by Mary Norton

Beezus and Ramona by Beverly Cleary

Jenny and the Cat Club by Esther Averill

Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren

The Field Guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles Book 1) by Holly Black

Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown

A Lighthouse Family Series by Cynthia Rylant

Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat

Judy Moody by Megan McDonald

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BabyLit Board Books {Friday Finds}

You know I love to read. You know I love books. You might know I love classics. I love the classics! I have an extensive collection of hard-back books of the classics. When I was in college, I obviously didn't have much money. Even so, I bought one new classic book each month to build my library (I have always been more like the tortoise than the hare).

When we took our trip to Portland, Oregon this past summer, we spent an afternoon at Powell's Books, also known as City of Books. The friends we were with all love books, also. We wandered through the store, finding our favorite books and our kids' favorite books and sharing them with each other. It was a magical afternoon. This post contains affiliate links.

It was tainted with a twinge of sadness for me though. Sadness mixed with thrill. One of my friends showed me a BabyLit book. Oh my amazing! These are board books based on the classic literature. Why had I never heard of them before?!?!? (insert crying face emoji here). They were first published in 2011, so too late for my first three children, but Brinley and I could have reveled in them.

They are primer books. You cover camping, flowers, colors, playtime, counting, animals...They have:

And more! Many more. Oh the possibilities...

Now you know. You don't have to live in the sad darkness like I did.

10 Great Winter Picture Books

Great Picture Books about Winter and Snow

If you have snow where you live, your children probably enjoy reading books about snow because they are relatable on some level. If you don't have snow where you live, your children probably enjoy reading about snow because it sparks their imaginations. It is always hard to know what, of all the books out there, is worth your time, money, and effort. If you are planning on buying any snow books, these ones will not disappoint. They are all worth owning. One note, with the Ladybug Girl snow book, I put that there to represent having a popular character in a snow book. You might choose a Clifford snow book or a Fancy Nancy snow book instead (just to name a couple). If your child has a favorite character, it is fun to find books with that character and a topic you are looking for. This post contains affiliate links.

Ladybug Girl and the Big Snow by Jacky Davis

The Mitten by Jan Brett

Sneezy The Snowman by Maureen Wright

Snow by Uri Shulevitz

The Snowman by Raymond Briggs

Snowmen at Night by Caralyn Buehner

Snow Day! by Patricia Lakin

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester

White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt