Best Recommended Books For Children Age 8
Are you looking for good books for 8 year olds? Our collection of recommended children’s books for 8-year-olds is here to help guide you to find your eight year old’s next read. This reviewed and hand selected booklist has been put together by experts.
Children at the age of 8 often like books that entertain them and help them to understand the world around them. Books provide children of this age group with opportunities to stretch their imagination as well as to consider what life might be like in a myriad of different settings and situations. Illustrated chapter books are extremely popular with this age group.
Whether you are looking for interactive choose-your-own style stories like The Monster Maker, exciting animal worlds like Varjak Paw or magical stories to whisk you away into fantasy worlds like The Worst Witch, our guide will help you to pinpoint recommended reads for 8-year-old children.
Featuring literary classics like Charlotte’s Web, thought-provoking favourites like The Wild Robot, popular graphic novels like Peng and Spanners and popular illustrated funny stories like Tom Gates, we’ve covered all tastes in our top 20 picks of the best books for 8-year-olds.
For more comprehensive booklists for this age group, browse our lists of 50 Best Books for Year 3 or 50 Best Books for Year 4.
Open the pages of the next chapter of your child’s reading journey with our age 8 recommended reading list below.