The best books for 6 year olds of 2020s

Loved by 8 people

We Are Water Protectors

By Carole Lindstrom , Michaela Goade (illustrator) ,

Loved by 6 people

Honeybee

By Candace Fleming , Eric Rohmann (illustrator) ,

Loved by 5 people

The Secret Garden

By Claire Freedman , Shaw Davidson (illustrator) ,

Loved by 5 people

Watercress

By Andrea Wang , Jason Chin (illustrator) ,

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

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

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Loved by 4 people

Hot Dog

By Doug Salati ,

Loved by 3 people

Jump at the Sun

By Alicia Williams , Jacqueline Alcántara (illustrator) ,

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

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

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

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

Loved by 3 people

Exquisite

By Suzanne Slade , Cozbi A. Cabrera (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Mel Fell

By Corey R. Tabor ,

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

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

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

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

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Loved by 3 people

The Longest Letsgoboy

By Derick Wilder , Catia Chien (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Lion Lights

By Richard Turere , Shelly Pollock , Sonia Possentini (illustrator)

Boomer Sees the Town

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

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

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

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

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

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Loved by 3 people

I Talk Like a River

By Jordan Scott , Sydney Smith (illustrator) ,

Loved by 3 people

Jabari Tries

By Gaia Cornwall ,

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 ,

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

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

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

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

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

By Mark Ceilley , James Jeffers (illustrator),

Loved by 2 people

War Horse

By Michael Morpurgo , Tom Clohosy Cole ,

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

By Mark Ceilley , James Jeffers (illustrator),

Loved by 2 people

Nicky & Vera

By Peter Sis ,

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

By Mark Ceilley , James Jeffers (illustrator),

Loved by 2 people

Dance Like a Leaf

By AJ Irving , Claudia Navarro (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

All the Way to the Top

By Annette Bay Pimentel , Nabi Ali (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

The Arabic Quilt

By Aya Khalil , Anait Semirdzhyan (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

The Cat Man of Aleppo

By Irene Latham , Karim Shamsi-Basha , Yuko Shimizu (illustrator)

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

By Mark Ceilley , James Jeffers (illustrator),

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

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

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

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

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

By Mark Ceilley , James Jeffers (illustrator),

Loved by 2 people

Leave It to Abigail!

By Barb Rosenstock , Elizabeth Baddeley (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Emmy Noether

By Helaine Becker , Kari Rust (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Unicorns Are the Worst!

By Alex Willan ,

Loved by 2 people

Nerdycorn

By Andrew Root , Erin Kraan (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

My Sister, Daisy

By Adria Karlsson , Linus Curci (illustrator) ,

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

By Mark Ceilley , James Jeffers (illustrator),

Loved by 2 people

Outside in

By Deborah Underwood , Cindy Derby (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Old Pearl

By Wendy Wahman ,

Loved by 2 people

Nigel and the Moon

By Antwan Eady , Gracey Zhang (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger

By Elizabeth Cole , Julia Kamenshikova (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

J.D. and the Great Barber Battle

By J. Dillard , Akeem S. Roberts (illustrator) ,

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

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

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

By David Wilk, Joey Ahlbum (illustrator),

Boomer Sees the Town

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

A Universe of Rainbows

By Matt Forrest Esenwine , Jamey Christoph (illustrator),

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

By Kerry Aradhya , Kara Kramer (illustrator),

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

By Mark Ceilley , James Jeffers (illustrator),

Loved by 2 people

Girl on a Motorcycle

By Amy Novesky , Julie Morstad (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Out of the Blue

By Elizabeth Shreeve , Frann Preston-Gannon (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Looking for a Jumbie

By Tracey Baptiste , Amber Ren (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Facts vs. Opinions vs. Robots

By Michael Rex ,

Loved by 2 people

Goodnight Ganesha

By Nadia Salomon , Poonam Mistry (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Tomatoes for Neela

By Padma Lakshmi , Juana Martinez-Neal (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Harlem Grown

By Tony Hillery , Jessie Hartland (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Change Sings

By Amanda Gorman , Loren Long (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

All Because You Matter

By Bryan Collier , Tami Charles (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Sing with Me

By Diana López ,

Loved by 2 people

Gibberish

By Young Vo ,

Loved by 2 people

To the Other Side

By Erika Meza ,

Loved by 2 people

Where Wonder Grows

By Xelena Gonzalez , Adriana M. Garcia (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Bitsy Bat, School Star

By Kaz Windness ,

Loved by 2 people

Reggie

By Jen de Oliveira ,

Loved by 2 people

Tiger Trouble

By Dan Thompson ,

Loved by 2 people

Donut Feed the Squirrels

By Mika Song ,

Loved by 2 people

What is God Like?

By Rachel Held Evans , Matthew Paul Turner , Ying Hui Tan (illustrator)

Loved by 2 people

Berry Song

By Michaela Goade ,

Loved by 2 people

Dozens of Doughnuts

By Carrie Finison , Brianne Farley (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Nina

By Traci N. Todd , Christian Robinson (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

The Skull

By Jon Klassen , Jon Klassen (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Mr. S

By Monica Arnaldo ,

Book cover of Mr. S: A First Day of School Book

Loved by 2 people

Wild Blue

By Dashka Slater , Laura Hughes (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

An Ordinary Day

By Elana K. Arnold , Elizabet Vukovic (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Mushroom Rain

By Laura K Zimmerman , Jamie Green (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

How the Sea Came to Be

By Jennifer Berne , Amanda Hall (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Becoming a Good Creature

By Sy Montgomery , Rebecca Green (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Cape

By Kevin Johnson , Kitt Thomas (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Whale Fall

By Melissa Stewart , Rob Dunlavey (illustrator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Cosmic Cats

By Various ,

Loved by 2 people

Cranky Chicken

By Katherine Battersby ,

Loved by 2 people

Gustavo, the Shy Ghost

By Flavia Z. Drago ,

Loved by 1 person

Bartali's Bicycle

By Megan Hoyt , Iacopo Bruno (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Joni

By Selina Alko ,

Loved by 1 person

Christmas Day in the Morning

By Pearl S. Bucks , Mark Buehner (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Queen of Tejano Music

By Silvia López , Paola Escobar (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Milo Imagines the World

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

Loved by 1 person

The Beak Book

By Robin Page ,

Loved by 1 person

Snow Birds

By Kirsten Hall , Jenni Desmond (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Itzhak

By Tracy Newman , Abigail Halpin (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Old Man and the Penguin

By Julie Abery , Pierre Pratt (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge

By Gary Golio , James E. Ransome (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

If I Were a Tree

By Andrea Zimmerman , Jing Jing Tsong (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Youngest Marcher

By Cynthia Levinson , Vanessa Brantley-Newton (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Equality's Call

By Deborah Diesen , Magdalena Mora (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

In My Mosque

By M.O. Yuksel , Hatem Aly (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Halal Hot Dogs

By Susannah Aziz , Parwinder Singh (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

A Whale of a Mistake

By Ioana Hobai ,

Loved by 1 person

Eric

By Shaun Tan ,

Loved by 1 person

Itty-Bitty Kitty-Corn

By Shannon Hale , LeUyen Pham ,

Loved by 1 person

Rat Fair

By Leah Rose Kessler , Cleonique Hilsaca (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Poet, Pilgrim, Rebel

By Katie Munday Williams , Tania Rex (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Brave in the Water

By Stephanie Wildman , Jenni Feidler-Aguilar (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Dear Librarian

By Lydia M. Sigwarth , Romina Galotta (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Lady with the Books

By Kathy Stinson , Marie LaFrance (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Library Bus

By Bahram Rahman , Gabrielle Grimard (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

This Way, Charlie

By Carson Levis , Charles Santoso (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Sprouting Wings

By Louisa Jaggar , Shari Becker , Floyd Cooper (illustrator)

Loved by 1 person

Something's Wrong!

By Jory John , Erin Kraan (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Oona

By Kelly DiPucchio , Raissa Figueroa (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Wonder Walkers

By Micha Archer ,

Loved by 1 person

Ten Ways to Hear Snow

By Cathy Camper , Kenard Pak (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Blob

By Anne Appert ,

Loved by 1 person

Girl Who Loved Giraffes

By Kathy Stinson , Francois Thisdale (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Nano

By Jess Wade , Melissa Castrillón (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Bread Pet

By Kate DePalma , Nelleke Verhoeff (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Blaze and the Castle Cake for Bertha Daye

By Claude Ponti , Alyson Waters (translator) ,

Loved by 1 person

Such a Good Boy

By Marianna Coppo ,

Loved by 1 person

Margaret's Unicorn

By Briony May Smith ,

The best books for 6 year olds of the 2020s

The books our community loved the most.

We Are Water Protectors

Honeybee

The Secret Garden

Watercress

Books from our members

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Hot Dog

Jump at the Sun

Books from our members

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Boomer Sees the Town

Exquisite

Mel Fell

Books from our members

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Boomer Sees the Town

A Universe of Rainbows

The Longest Letsgoboy

Lion Lights

Books from our members

Boomer Sees the Town

A Universe of Rainbows

Books from our members

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Boomer Sees the Town

A Universe of Rainbows

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

I Talk Like a River

Jabari Tries

A Walk in the Woods

Big

Books from our members

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Boomer Sees the Town

A Universe of Rainbows

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

War Horse

Books from our members

A Universe of Rainbows

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

Nicky & Vera

Books from our members

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

Dance Like a Leaf

All the Way to the Top

The Arabic Quilt

The Cat Man of Aleppo

Books from our members

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

Books from our members

Prince Michael and the Unicorn

There's a Duck in My Bathtub!

Boomer Sees the Town

A Universe of Rainbows

Ernő Rubik and His Magic Cube

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

Leave It to Abigail!

Emmy Noether

Unicorns Are the Worst!

Nerdycorn

My Sister, Daisy

Books from our members

Queer Eye Slumber Party Magic!

Outside in

Old Pearl

Nigel and the Moon

Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger

J.D. and the Great Barber Battle

Books from our members