25 Best Book Sets for Kids for Every Age
An extensive list of the best book sets for kids of all ages. Whether you are looking for independent reading book sets for your older kids, story book sets to read to your little ones, or board book sets for babies and toddlers, this list has it all. They also make a great gift idea for kids too!
Book Sets for Kids
Reading to and with your kids is one of the most important things you can do as a parent. It is one of the best literacy activities for kids. Reading from a young age instils great habits and sets a strong foundation for your children to become great independent readers.
Story books and novels are fantastic, and even kids magazines are great too. But book sets for kids are great because if they love one of the books in the set, there is always more to read. Here you can find the following:
- 5 Best board book sets for babies & toddlers
- 5 Best book sets for kindergarten / Preschool 3-5yrs
- 10 Best book sets for kids 6-9yrs
- 5 Best book sets for kids 10yrs+
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Best Board Book Sets for Babies & Toddlers
A list of colourful and fun board book sets for babies and toddlers.
1. Eric Carle Little Library & Board Book Set
The Hungry Caterpillar is one of the best books for kids of all time, and Eric Carle has written many books since. These book sets for toddlers include a sweet set of books with Carle’s signature colours and patterns that kids love.
2. Mother Goose Deluxe My First Library 12 Board Book Block
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes are some of the most loved around the world, and now you can purchase these little books which are perfect for tiny hands. This book set makes the perfect first books for kids and a great gift for newborns.
3. Baby Einstein – My First Library Board Book Block 12-Book Set
The Baby Einstein books are just beautiful. They are bright and fun, and packed with lots of educational content on colours, numbers, shapes and letters etc. This book set for babies and toddlers makes the perfect gift as the books are small, easy to hold and come with an easy to carry case.
4. My First Library: Boxset of 10 Board Books for Kids
The perfect learning box set for babies and toddlers, My First Library contains 10 fun kids books designed to introduce a range of learning topics including: ABC, Numbers, Shapes, Colours, Wild Animals, Farm Animals & Pets, Birds, Fruits, Vegetables, Transport.
5. The Little Blue Box of Bright and Early Board Books by Dr. Seuss
The Early Board Books by Dr Seuss are perfect for little readers who aren’t yet old enough to stay put for long periods. This box set for kids includes 4 titles: Hop on Pop, Oh, the Thinks You Can Think, Ten Apples Up On Top, The Shape of Me and Other Stuff.
5 Best book sets for Kindergarten Preschool (3-5yrs)
Once kids get to kindergarten and preschool, they are more likely to sit and read along story books with you. Here is a list of fun book sets for kids 3-5 years old.
6. Julia Donaldson
The queen of fun and exciting rhyming books including the most famous, The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson has a book set for kids that most ages will love. This 10 book pack includes: The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo’s Child, Cave Baby, Room on a Broom, A Squash and a Squeeze, The Paper Dolls, The Snail on a Whale, Charlie Cook’s Favourite Book, Tyrannosaurus Drip, and The Smartest Giant in Town.
7. The World of Peter Rabbit Books 1-23 Box Set
A beautifully presented box set for children, these Peter Rabbit Books have been a favourite among young kids for decades. This luxurious box features the new branded design, spot lamination and full-color original Beatrix Potter art, including a pop-up of Peter Rabbit and friends inside the lid. The perfect gift for preschool or kindergarten kids.
8. Mr. Men Book Set
Mr Men Books are another popular book set for young kids. Each Mr Men book is named after the trait thee character possess (Mr. Happy is always happy, Mr Grumpy is always in a bad mood and Mr Greedy doesn’t like to share, etc).
9. Little Miss Book Set
The Little Miss Books come from the same author as the Mr. Men books and follow the similar idea where each Little Miss has a distinct trait. Follow Little Miss Sunshine, Little Miss Chatterbox and the newest addition, Little Miss Inventor on their adventures.
10. Classic Case of Dr Seuss
A classic collection of 20 Dr. Seuss’s most popular story books in one fantastic case. From Cat in the Hat, to The Fox in Sox and many more much loved stories that have been around for generations. Perfect for preschoolers and kindergarten kids who are starting to read along with books and some are suitable for kids learning to read.
10 Best book sets for kids 6-9yrs
Some fun filled book sets for children who can read independently.
11. Billy B Brown Box Set
The perfect bookset for kids learning to read independently. Billy B Brown is bubbly brave and has a great sense of humour. These books prepare young readers for situations happening in their own lives. Preschoolers will love listening to the Billy B Brown Books, but school kids in the early years should be able to read them independently. Perfect because they are short and fun, with lots of illustrations. There are no tricky words, and the font is large for young readers.
12. Bad Guys
The perfect book set for kids who are starting to read independently, the Bad Guys series will keep them interested, engaged, and laughing all day long. This is one of the funniest, cheekiest and coolest series out.
They look like the Bad Guys, they sound like the Bad Guys… and they even smell like the Bad Guys. But Mr Wolf, Mr Piranha, Mr Snake and Mr Shark are about to change all of that―whether you want them to or not!
13. Dog Man
Dog Man is the crime-biting canine who is part dog part man and all hero. The books explore a range of positive themes such as empathy, kindness, persistence and being true to yourself. The Dog Man series is a popular book set for young readers keeping them super engaged and wanting to keep reading.
14. Ella & Olivia
Ella and Olivia are sisters, and best friends. They do everything together. They love baking, toy collecting, and sharing fun times with one another. This book set for kids is great for young readers to start reading independently but pre-schoolers will love listening to the stories too.
15. Fly Guy Book Set
This early reading chapter book set for kids will keep your little ones busy for hours. The chapters are short, the sentences are simple and there are plenty of engaging illustrations to keep kids engaged and interested in reading more.
16. Diary of a Wimpy Kid
A great first novel series, the Diary of a Wimpy Kid follows Greg, a middle schooler through his awkward pre-teen phase in life. The books are written in diary format with doodles and illustrations. They are quite easy to read without complicated vocabulary, but a step up from Billy B Brown and the Bad Guys as the writing is much smaller on the page.
17. Dork Diaries
Dork Diaries follows the life of 14-year-old protagonist Nikki Maxwell as she moves to a new school, battles with queen bee MacKenzie, and has many adventures with her BFFs Chloe and Zoey by her side. It is a children’s book series written like a diary using drawings, doodles, and comic strips so it is an easy and fun read for early readers.
18. The 13th Story Treehouse Series
One of the funniest book sets for kids is the Treehouse series. The books start with the The 13-Story Treehouse and follow Andy and Terry, who are initially living in a 13-story treehouse. It isn’t just a normal treehouse though.
This treehouse has “a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of man-eating sharks, a secret underground laboratory, a vegetable vaporizer and a marshmallow machine that shoots marshmallows into your mouths when it sees that you are hungry”. Each book after goes up by 13 stories and has even more funny adventures.
19. Goosebumps Box Set
One of the best book sets for kids of all time is the classic Goosebumps series, where horror meets humour. With over 60 books in the original series, there are also spin off collections that are just as popular.
Each story follows child characters who find themselves in scary situations. With monsters, and ghosts, and other supernatural elements, kids just can’t get enough.
20. The Famous Five
The Famous Five book sets for kids are popular for young readers. This series of adventure novels and short stories feature the adventures of a group of young children – Julian, Dick, Anne, Georgina (George) and her dog Timmy. Each time they meet they get caught up in an adventure, often involving criminals or lost treasure.
Best Book Sets for Kids 10yrs +
For older kids who love to read and can handle more advanced vocabulary and longer novels, these book sets for kids are perfect.
21. Harry Potter
Harry Potter is one of the most popular book sets for kids over 10 years plus who are fluent readers. It is a series of seven fantasy novels about Harry Potter, a young wizard, and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, who are students at Hogwards School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
The language and storylines in these books is a little more advanced and each book tends to get longer after the previous. Harry is 11 years old in the first book, he is 17 by the final book, so the content tends to change with that with each book getting darker.
22. The Chronicles of Narnia
Another fantasy book set series for kids is the best selling Chronicles of Narnia which are high fantasy books set in the fictional realm of Narnia, a fantasy world of magic with mythical beasts and talking animals.
There are seven books that follow the adventures of various children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the Narnian world. They are considered a classic of children’s literature and are the author’s best-known work.
23. Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a four book boxed set series treasured by young and old from tweens, teens to adults. The books follow Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves who set on a dangerous adventure to reclaim the hoard of gold which was stolen from them. Along the way, they meet trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse.
There is quite a bit of blood, and some dark magic. As with Harry Potter, the books get a bit darker as they get along, but kids will be a bit older with each book.
24. Percy Jackson
Percy Jackson & the Olympians is a series of fantasy adventure novels about Percy Jackson, a boy who discovers he is a demigod son of Poseidon. The series follows Percy and his friends as they fight mythological monsters and the forces of the titan lord Kronos who are trying to kill him due to his status and growing influence in the Greek world.
25.The Hunger Games
This stunning book set for kids includes all three books of the internationally best-selling Hunger Games trilogy, together with The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The series follows Katniss, a 16 year old girl who lives in a futuristic dystopia. Katniss volunteers to take her sister’s place in an annual battle in which 24 teens fight to the death on live television.
The books have quite a bit of violence and it can be quite graphic. The recommended age is around 11 years and up.
Kids Books
Hopefully this list of book sets for kids has inspired you and your kids. These book sets make such a great gift idea. For more book lists, make sure to check out our list of specific story books for kids coming soon on the website.
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