The best books for 5 year olds of all time

Loved by 22 people

Little Women

By Louisa May Alcott ,

Loved by 18 people

Where the Wild Things Are

By Maurice Sendak ,

Loved by 12 people

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

By Lewis Carroll ,

Loved by 11 people

Last Stop on Market Street

By Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson (illustrator) ,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Loved by 9 people

The Day You Begin

By Jacqueline Woodson , Rafael López (illustrator) ,

Loved by 9 people

Goodnight Moon

By Margaret Wise Brown , Clement Hurd (illustrator) ,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

By P.G. Badzey , Meadow Holt (illustrator),

Loved by 9 people

All Creatures Great and Small

By James Herriot ,

Loved by 8 people

We Are Water Protectors

By Carole Lindstrom , Michaela Goade (illustrator) ,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

By P.G. Badzey , Meadow Holt (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Loved by 8 people

Room on the Broom

By Julia Donaldson , Axes Scheffler (illustrator) ,

Loved by 7 people

Each Kindness

By Jacqueline Woodson , E.B. Lewis (illustrator) ,

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

By P.G. Badzey , Meadow Holt (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

By P.G. Badzey , Meadow Holt (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Loved by 7 people

On a Magical Do-Nothing Day

By Beatrice Alemagna ,

Loved by 7 people

Where the Sidewalk Ends

By Shel Silverstein ,

Loved by 7 people

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

By Michael Rosen , Helen Oxenbury (illustrator) ,

Loved by 7 people

I Want My Hat Back

By Jon Klassen ,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

By P.G. Badzey , Meadow Holt (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Loved by 7 people

The Giving Tree

By Shel Silverstein ,

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Loved by 6 people

Planting Stories

By Anika Aldamuy Denise , Paola Escobar (illustrator) ,

Loved by 6 people

Jabari Jumps

By Gaia Cornwall ,

Loved by 6 people

Journey

By Aaron Becker ,

Loved by 6 people

Miss Rumphius

By Barbara Cooney ,

Loved by 6 people

Winnie-the-Pooh

By A.A. Milne , Ernest H. Shepard (illustrator) ,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

By P.G. Badzey , Meadow Holt (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Loved by 6 people

The Velveteen Rabbit

By Margery Williams , Charles Santore (illustrator) ,

Loved by 6 people

The Invisible String

By Patrice Karst , Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (illustrator) ,

Loved by 6 people

The Snowy Day

By Ezra Jack Keats ,

Loved by 6 people

Frog and Toad Are Friends

By Arnold Lobel ,

Loved by 5 people

Thank You, Omu!

By Oge Mora ,

Loved by 5 people

The Secret Garden

By Claire Freedman , Shaw Davidson (illustrator) ,

Loved by 5 people

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

By Philip C. Stead , Erin E. Stead (illustrator) ,

Loved by 5 people

Watercress

By Andrea Wang , Jason Chin (illustrator) ,

Loved by 5 people

The Boxcar Children

By Gertrude Chandler Warner , L. Kate Deal (illustrator) ,

Loved by 5 people

Dragons Love Tacos

By Adam Rubin , Daniel Salmieri (illustrator) ,

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

By P.G. Badzey , Meadow Holt (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

By Diann Floyd Boehm, Surya Ali Zaidan (illustrator),

Loved by 5 people

I Am Enough

By Grace Byers , Keturah A. Bobo (illustrator) ,

Loved by 5 people

Sulwe

By Lupita Nyong'o , Vashti Harrison (illustrator) ,

Loved by 4 people

The Rough Patch

By Brian Lies ,

Loved by 4 people

Dreamers

By Yuyi Morales ,

Loved by 4 people

Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor

By Patricia Valdez , Felicita Sala (illustrator) ,

Loved by 4 people

Hair Love

By Matthew A. Cherry , Vashti Harrison ,

Loved by 4 people

Library Lion

By Michelle Knudsen , Kevin Hawkes (illustrator) ,

Loved by 4 people

This Is Sadie

By Sara O’Leary , Julie Morstad (illustrator) ,

Loved by 4 people

The Suitcase

By Chris Naylor-Ballesteros ,

Loved by 4 people

Scaredy Squirrel

By Mélanie Watt ,

Loved by 4 people

The Heart and the Bottle

By Oliver Jeffers ,

Loved by 4 people

Sam & Dave Dig a Hole

By Mac Barnett , Jon Klassen (illustrator) ,

Loved by 4 people

Freedom in Congo Square

By Carole Boston Weatherford , R. Gregory Christie (illustrator) ,

Loved by 4 people

The Snowman

By Raymond Briggs ,

Loved by 4 people

Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

By Mo Willems ,

Loved by 4 people

Can I Be Your Dog?

By Troy Cummings ,

Loved by 4 people

The Lost Words

By Robert Macfarlane , Jackie Morris (illustrator) ,

Loved by 4 people

The Jungle Book

By Rudyard Kipling ,

Loved by 4 people

Giraffes Can't Dance

By Giles Andreae , Guy Parker-Rees (illustrator) ,

Loved by 4 people

Hot Dog

By Doug Salati ,

Loved by 3 people

Starstruck

By Kathleen Krull , Paul Brewer , Frank Morrison (illustrator)

Loved by 3 people

Jump at the Sun

By Alicia Williams , Jacqueline Alcántara (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Ira Sleeps Over

By Bernard Waber ,

Loved by 3 people

I Can Do Hard Things

By Gabi Garcia , Charity Russell (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

The Magical Yet

By Angela DiTerlizzi , Lorena Alvarez (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

The Day the Crayons Quit

By Drew Daywalt , Oliver Jeffers (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Creepy Pair of Underwear!

By Aaron Reynolds , Peter Brown (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Waiting for the Biblioburro

By Monica Brown , John Parra (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Let the Children March

By Monica Clark-Robinson , Frank Morrison (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Strega Nona

By Tomie dePaola ,

Loved by 3 people

There Might Be Lobsters

By Carolyn Crimi , Laurel Molk (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

The Scarecrow

By Beth Ferry , Eric Fan (illustrator) , Terry Fan (illustrator)

Loved by 3 people

It's Only Stanley

By Jon Agee ,

Loved by 3 people

Oh No, George!

By Chris Haughton ,

Loved by 3 people

The Gruffalo

By Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Frog and Toad Together

By Arnold Lobel ,

Loved by 3 people

Bunnybear

By Andrea J. Loney , Carmen Saldaña (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

And Tango Makes Three

By Justin Richardson , Peter Parnell , Henry Cole (illustrator)

Loved by 3 people

It Feels Good to Be Yourself

By Theresa Thorn , Noah Grigni (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Click, Clack, Moo

By Doreen Cronin , Betsy Lewin (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

The Big Umbrella

By Amy June Bates , Juniper Bates ,

Loved by 3 people

Sidewalk Flowers

By Jonarno Lawson , Sydney Smith (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Mel Fell

By Corey R. Tabor ,

Loved by 3 people

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

By Bill Martin Jr. , John Archambault , Lois Ehlert (illustrator)

Loved by 3 people

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

By Bill Martin Jr. , Eric Carle (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Make Way for Ducklings

By Robert McCloskey ,

Loved by 3 people

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

By Beatrix Potter ,

Loved by 3 people

The Wonky Donkey

By Craig Smith , Katz Cowley (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

The Longest Letsgoboy

By Derick Wilder , Catia Chien (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Drum Dream Girl

By Margarita Engle , Rafael López (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Julian Is a Mermaid

By Jessica Love ,

Loved by 3 people

I Talk Like a River

By Jordan Scott , Sydney Smith (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

The Hallo-Wiener

By Dav Pilkey ,

Loved by 3 people

Jabari Tries

By Gaia Cornwall ,

Loved by 3 people

The Lorax

By Dr. Seuss ,

Loved by 3 people

Hug

By Jez Alborough ,

Loved by 3 people

Where's Spot?

By Eric Hill ,

Loved by 3 people

Caps for Sale

By Esphyr Slobodkina ,

Loved by 3 people

Polar Express

By Chris Van Allsburg ,

Loved by 3 people

Fry Bread

By Kevin Noble Maillard , Juana Martinez-Neal (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Horton Hatches the Egg

By Dr. Seuss ,

Loved by 3 people

Mercy Watson to the Rescue

By Kate DiCamillo , Chris Van Dusen (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Bear Snores On

By Karma Wilson , Jane Chapman (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Horton Hears a Who!

By Dr. Seuss ,

Loved by 3 people

Grief Is an Elephant

By Tamara Ellis Smith , Nancy Whitesides (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

A Walk in the Woods

By Nikki Grimes , Jerry Pinkney (illustrator) , Brian Pinkney (illustrator)

Loved by 3 people

Big

By Vashti Harrison ,

Loved by 2 people

War Horse

By Michael Morpurgo , Tom Clohosy Cole ,

Loved by 2 people

Should I Share My Ice Cream?

By Mo Willems ,

Loved by 2 people

Tar Beach

By Faith Ringgold ,

The best books for 5 year olds of all time

The books our community loved the most.

Little Women

Where the Wild Things Are

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Last Stop on Market Street

Books from our members

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

The Day You Begin

Goodnight Moon

Books from our members

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

All Creatures Great and Small

We Are Water Protectors

Books from our members

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

Boomer Sees the Town

Room on the Broom

Each Kindness

Books from our members

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

Boomer Sees the Town

Books from our members

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

Boomer Sees the Town

On a Magical Do-Nothing Day

Where the Sidewalk Ends

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

I Want My Hat Back

Books from our members

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

Boomer Sees the Town

The Giving Tree

Books from our members

Boomer Sees the Town

Planting Stories

Jabari Jumps

Journey

Miss Rumphius

Winnie-the-Pooh

Books from our members

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

Boomer Sees the Town

The Velveteen Rabbit

The Invisible String

The Snowy Day

Frog and Toad Are Friends

Thank You, Omu!

The Secret Garden

A Sick Day for Amos McGee

Watercress

The Boxcar Children

Dragons Love Tacos

Books from our members

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

Boomer Sees the Town

I Am Enough

Sulwe

The Rough Patch

Dreamers

Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor

Hair Love

Library Lion

This Is Sadie

The Suitcase

Scaredy Squirrel

The Heart and the Bottle