Children's reading lists

The best books for six-year-olds

Your little one is likely to be gaining confidence in reading at this age, as well as writing, learning sums and more. But they probably still love to settle down and read a story or two with you, so we’ve picked out a selection of books to cover everything.

Fun books for storytime

Bedtime stories

Gift books for little readers

Science books for knowledge seekers

Have fun with words with these books

Books to get them solving sums

Books to help practice handwriting

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