10 Best Books For 8 Year Olds

10 Best books for 8 year olds - January 2026

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Last Updated: 09-01-2026

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The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions: Solving children’s weird and wonderful questions with SCIENCE!

9.8

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The Danger Gang: The number one bestselling adventure

Penguin

9.6

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The Boy Who Grew Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 1)

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9.5

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The Day I Fell Down the Toilet (the laugh-out-loud, brilliantly silly new book from bestselling Stephen Mangan, host of The Fortune Hotel!)

Scholastic

9.2

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The Last Bear: Winner of the Blue Peter Award – ‘A dazzling debut’ THE TIMES

HarperCollins Children's Books

9.1

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The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

Nosy Crow

8.8

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Amazing Facts Every 8 Year Old Needs to Know: A hilarious illustrated book of trivia, the perfect boredom busting alternative to screen time for kids! (Amazing Facts Every Kid Needs to Know)

Farshore

8.6

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The Borrowers (A Puffin Book)

Puffin Classics

8.4

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The Creakers

Penguin

8.2

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Slime: A book by David Walliams

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8.1

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The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions: Solving children’s weird and wonderful questions with SCIENCE!

The Danger Gang: The number one bestselling adventure

The Boy Who Grew Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons 1)

The Day I Fell Down the Toilet (the laugh-out-loud, brilliantly silly new book from bestselling Stephen Mangan, host of The Fortune Hotel!)

The Last Bear: Winner of the Blue Peter Award – ‘A dazzling debut’ THE TIMES

The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

Amazing Facts Every 8 Year Old Needs to Know: A hilarious illustrated book of trivia, the perfect boredom busting alternative to screen time for kids! (Amazing Facts Every Kid Needs to Know)

The Borrowers (A Puffin Book)

The Creakers

Slime: A book by David Walliams

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