Best Books for Ages 6-8
Recommended early chapter books and illustrated fiction, ranked by real Amazon UK sales.
Every book here is independently recommended for this age group by BookTrust, LoveReading4Kids, or Penguin — then ranked by real, live Amazon UK sales. Click any cover to buy on Amazon.
Right now, the top pick for ages 6-8 is "The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks: The eighth hilarious diary in the bestselling series: 8".
The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks: The eighth hila...
The Majorly Awkward BFF Dramas of Lottie Brooks: The sixth h...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Fight or Flight (Book 21): THE NEXT HI...
Lottie Brooks’s Essential Guide to Life: Write Your own Diar...
Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: FROM T...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper (Book 20): A side-splittin...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Book 1)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hot Mess (Book 19): A laugh-out-loud s...
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway (Book 12): A hilarious fam...
You and Your Body: A First Look Inside the Human Body
Jonty Gentoo: The Adventures of a Penguin - The Number One B...
How to Train Your Dragon School: Doom of the Darkwing: Book ...
Lottie Brooks vs The Ultra Mean Girls: The seventh hilarious...
Believe... A world where magic still hides: Over 100 fantast...
The Guinea-Pig Party: An adorable new animal tale from inter...
The Search for Carmella: From Waterstones Children's Book Pr...
African Queens: Incredible Stories of Africa's Legendary Wom...
Gordon the Meanest Goose on Earth
The Adventures of Rap Kid: A hilarious, high-energy new seri...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Roald Dahl Clothbound...
Boss of the Underworld: Shirley vs the Green Menace: Book 1
Little Acorn: A funny new picture book for 2026 – perfect au...
Room on the Broom Halloween Special: The perfect story for H...
Supa Nova
Detective Stanley and the Mystery at the Museum
You Choose Christmas: A new story every time – what will YOU...
Little Women
Cruise Ship Kid: Thief At Sea! - The funny, multi-award-winn...
The Weather Shop
Beastie Bros: The Cabbage Juice Crime: a laugh-out-loud high...
FAQs
What are the best books for ages 6-8?
Based on real Amazon UK sales combined with recommendations from BookTrust, LoveReading4Kids and Penguin, the current top pick for ages 6-8 is "The Seriously Epic Holiday of Lottie Brooks: The eighth hilarious diary in the bestselling series: 8". See the full list below.
How is this list put together?
Every title is independently recommended for this age group by at least one of BookTrust's Great Books Guide, LoveReading4Kids, or Penguin's children's age guides, then ranked by real, live Amazon UK sales data — not just editorial opinion and not just raw sales, but both together.