Popular Series for 6-7 Year Olds

Be aware that there is a wide array of reading abilities across this age. Look throughout the below suggestions and select those that match the reading level and interests of your child. Don’t limit your child to books he or she can read—explore the books together! 

• BOB books
• Lego City readers
• Scholastic Leveled Readers (fiction and nonfiction)
• Phonics Comics Levels 1-3
• Poppleton 
• George & Martha
• Morris & Borris
• Mr. Putter and Tabby
• Star Wars
• Henry & Mudge
• Young Cam Jansen
• Annie & Snowball
• Bernstain Bears
• Nate the Great
• Clifford books: Online interactive storybooks for early readers. Clifford learning games and more.
• Mercy Watson
• Horrible Harry
• Fancy Nancy
• Fluffy
• Magic School Bus
• Word Girl
• Frog and Toad
• Science Solves It Mysteries
• Grammar Tales
• Time Warp Trio
• Little Bear
• Zen Shorts, Zen Ties, Zen Ghosts
• Can You See What I See? Puzzle Searches
• Fly Guy 
• Klutz build-a-Book series 
• Owen & Mzee (and this whole series!): See the discussion guide. 
• DC-Super Pets 
• Usborne Very First Reading, First Reading (levels 1-4), Beginners Nature, and Young Reading series 1 & 2 shared reading 

Chapter Book Series:

• Franny K. Stein
• Magic Treehouse 
• Ricky Ricotta
• Captain Underpants
• Cobble Street Cousins
• Jake Drake
• Buddy Files
• Puppy Place
• Elliot’s Park
• Missile Mouse
• Unicorn’s Secret 
• Faerie’s Promise 
• Secrets of Droon
• Rainbow Magic
• Zeke Meeks
• The Dragons of Wayward Crescent
• Catmagic (and this whole series!)
• Jigsaw Jones
• Catwings series
• Choose Your Own Adventure books
• Avalon Web of Magic
• Babysitters Club
• Doll People series 
• Ivy & Bean
• The Littles
• The Borrowers
• Kylie Jean 
• A-Z Mysteries
• Magic Pickle: To make your own Magic Pickle graphic novel go here.

Other Great Titles for this Age Group: 

• Have Fun Anna Hibiscus! by Stinker and Lauren Tobia
• Up, Tall, and High by Ethan Long
• Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems. Extend the non-fiction fun by finding out more about these gross but interesting creatures. Take a virtual tour and help defend the mole rat colony.
• The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles 
• Me...Jane by Patrick McDonnell                                        
• Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken by Kate diCamilla
• Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown 
• Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate diCamilla

Authors Who “Get” This Age Group: 

• Mem Fox
• Patricia Polacco
• Cynthia Rylant
• Dr. Seuss
• Eve Bunting
• Kathleen Duey
• Chris Van Allsburg
• Jan Brett
• Kevin Henkes
• Tomie De Paola 
• Jon Scieszka                           
• Robert Munsch
• Andrew Clements
• Ann Martin
• Tedd Arnold
• Kathryn Otoshi
• Mo Willems

Magazines: One way to get children to love reading is to provide many different reading sources and opportunities. Magazines are a great way to expand and extend your child’s reading skills. Some great ones to choose from for this age group:

• National Geographic Young Explorer: This online magazine has audio options (that highlight the word spoken), interesting content, and visual appeal! As an added bonus, the “For Teachers” link has lesson plans and more!  
• Spider Magazine: Online version
• Ask Magazine: Online version
• Highlights Magazine
• Sports Illustrated for Kids