Ages 3-8: Favorite Early Reader Series

These children’s book series have captivated us with their engaging stories and fantastic characters! As part of the 2021 Kids’ Book Choice Awards, kids choose their top 5 Favorite Early Reader Series among these great ones. No Adults Allowed!

Kids Vote for Favorite Early Reader Series

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A is For Elizabeth Series by Rachel Vail; illus. Paige Keiser (Doodlebug Elizabeth)
After School Superstars Series by Claudia Mills; illus. Grace Zong (Lucy Lopez: Coding Star)
The Alien Next Door Series by A.I. Newton; illus. Anjan Sarkar (The Alien Next Door 8: A New Planet)
All Around Bustletown Series by Rotraut Susanne Berner; illus. Rotraut Susanne Berner (All Around Bustletown: Fall)
And Then I Turned into a Mermaid Series by Laura Kirkpatrick (And Then I Turned Into a Mermaid)
Arlo & Pips Series by Elise Gravel; illus. Elise Gravel (Arlo & Pips: King of the Birds)
Baloney and Friends Series by Greg Pizzoli; illus. Greg Pizzoli (Baloney and Friends: Going Up!)
Big Foot and Little Foot Series by Ellen Potter; illus. Felicita Sala (Big Foot and Little Foot: The Bog Beast)
Billie B. Brown Series by Sally Rippin; illus. Aki Fukuoka (The Bully Buster)
Brownstone’s Mythical Collection Series by Joe Todd-Stanton; illus. Joe Todd-Stanton (Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx)
By the Numbers Series by Steve Jenkins (Insects)
Dear Beast Series by Dori Hillestad Butler; illus. Kevan Atteberry (Dear Beast)
Didi Dodo, Future Spy Series by Tom Angleberger; illus. Jared Chapman (Didi Dodo, Future Spy: Double-O Dodo)
Dragon Masters Series by Tracey West; illus. Matt Loveridge (Call of the Sound Dragon)
Elephant and Piggie Like Reading! Series by Ryan T. Higgins and Mo Willems; illus. Ryan T. Higgins and Mo Willems (What About Worms!?)
Fabled Stables Series by Jonathan Auxier; illus. Olga Demidova (Willa the Wisp)
Feel Better Books Series by Leah Bowen and Holly Brochmann; illus. Shirley Ng (A Feel Better Book for Little Poopers)
Fergus and Zeke Series by Kate Messner; illus. Heather Ross (Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge)
The Find Out Files Series by Isabelle Filliozat and Virginie Limousin; illus. Éric Veillé (My Emotions)
Fox & Rabbit Series by Beth Ferry; illus. Gergely Dudas (Fox & Rabbit Make Believe)
Fox Tails Series by Tina Kügler; illus. Tina Kügler (The Biggest Roller Coaster)
Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Series by Jim Benton; illus. Jim Benton (Recipe for Disaster)
Garfield Series by Scott Nickel, Lee Gatlin; illus. Antonio Alfaro, Lee Gatlin (Garfield: Garzilla)
Henry Heckelbeck Series by Wanda Coven; illus. Priscilla Burris (Henry Heckelbeck Spells Trouble)
I Am Prehistoric Series by Timothy J. Bradley; illus. Timothy J. Bradley (I Am Allosaurus)
I Love Genetics Series by Allison Wortche and Steve Mack (I Love Genetics)
The Infamous Ratsos Series by Kara LaReau; illus. Matt Myers (The Infamous Ratsos Camp Out)
It’s Not a Fairy Tale Series by Josh Funk; illus. Edwardian Taylor (It’s Not Little Red Riding Hood)
Itty Bitty Princess Kitty Series by Melody Mews; illus. Ellen Stubbings (The Un-Fairy)
A Jack Book Series by Mac Barnett; illus. Greg Pizzoli (Jack and Santa)
Jasmine Green Rescues Series by Helen Peters; illus. Ellie Snowdon (Jasmine Green Rescues: A Kitten Called Holly)
King & Kayla Series by Dori Hillestad Butler; illus. Nancy Meyers (King & Kayla and the Case of the Unhappy Neighbor)
Kitty and Dragon Series by Meika Hashimoto; illus. Gillian Reid (Kitty and Dragon Book 1)
Layla and the Bots Series by Vicky Fang; illus. Christine Nishiyama (Built for Speed)
Lily to the Rescue Series by W. Bruce Cameron (Lily to the Rescue)
Little Kids First Big Book Series by Catherine D. Hughes (Little Kids First Big Book of Reptiles and Amphibians)
Little Monster Series by Helen Ketteman; illus. Bonnie Leick (It’s Halloween, Little Monster)
Little People, BIG DREAMS Series by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara; illus. Sophie Beer (Elton John)
The LOOK Books Series by Barbara Tibbetts; illus. Photographs by Barbara Tibbetts (Nantucket: A Scavenger Hunt)
The Magnificent Makers Series by Theanne Griffith; illus. Reggie Brown (The Magnificent Makers: Riding Sound Waves, Book 3)
The Major Eights Series by Melody Reed; illus. Émilie Pépin (The Major Eights 6: The Secret Valentine)
Mia Mayhem Series by Kara West; illus. Leeza Hernandez (Mia Mayhem and the Super Family Field Day)
Mindy Kim Series by Lyla Lee; illus. Dung Ho (Mindy Kim, Class President)
Mister Shivers Series by Max Brallier; illus. Letizia Rubegni (Shadow in the Woods and Other Scary Stories)
Mo Jackson Series by David A. Adler (Run, Mo, Run!)
Mysteries on Zoo Lane Series by Patricia Rielly Giff; illus. Abby Carter (Mysteries on Zoo Lane: Animal at Large)
National Geographic Readers Series by Jennifer Szymanski (Climb, Koala!: Level One)
Night and Day Series by Teresa Porcella; illus. Sophie Fatus (Night and Day)
Nina Soni Series by Kashmira Sheth; illus. Jenn Kocsmiersky (Nina Soni, Sister Fixer)
The Nocturnals Series by Tracey Hecht; illus. Josie Yee (The Best Burp)
Once Upon a Garden Series by Jo Rooks; illus. Jo Rooks (Doug’s Dung)
One Day On Our Blue Planet Series by Ella Bailey; illus. Ella Bailey (One Day On Our Blue Planet: In the Outback)
One Mean Ant Series by Arthur Yorinks; illus. Sergio Ruzzier (One Mean Ant with Fly and Flea)
Pea, Bee, and Jay Series by Brian “Smitty” Smith; illus. Brian “Smitty” Smith (Pea, Bee, and Jay #1: Stuck Together)
Pearl the Unicorn Series by Sally Odgers; illus. Adele K Thomas (Pearl the Flying Unicorn)
Peter & Ernesto Series by Graham Annable (Peter & Ernesto: Sloths in the Night)
Pig & Fox Series by Jonathan Fenske (A Pig, a Fox, and a Fox)
The Princess in Black Series by Shannon Hale, Dean Hale; illus. LeUyen Pham (The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem)
Princess Truly Series by Kelly Greenawalt; illus. Amariah Rauscher (I Can Build It!)
Purrmaids Series by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen (Purrmaids #8: Merry Fish-mas)
Revver the Speedway Squirrel Series by Sherri Duskey Rinker; illus. Alex Willan (Revver the Speedway Squirrel)
Rollo Series by Reed Duncan; illus. Keith Frawley (Look at Rollo!)
Rosa’s Workshop Series by Jessica Spanyol; illus. Jessica Spanyol (Rosa’s Big Sunflower Experiment)
Rosie the Dragon and Charlie Series by Lauren H. Kerstein; illus. Nate Wragg (Rosie the Dragon and Charlie Say Good Night)
Royal Rescues Series by Paula Harrison; illus. Olivia Chin Mueller (Royal Rescues #3: The Snowy Reindeer)
Scaredy Monster Series by Meika Hashimoto; illus. Steve Lambe (Scaredy Monster Book 1)
The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales Series by SJ King (The Secret Explorers and the Smoking Volcano)
So Cool So Cute!Series Series by Crispin Boyer (So Cute! Penguins)
Stella Diaz Series by Angela Dominguez (Stella Diaz Never Gives Up)
Sweet Child United States Series by Whitney Strauss, Susan Giles, and Dr. Kathleen Cooter; illus. Cynthia Meadows (Sweet Child Born in California)
Ty’s Travels Series by Kelly Starling Lyons; illus. Nina Mata (Ty’s Travels: All Aboard!)
Uni the Unicorn Series by Amy Krouse Rosenthal; illus. Brigette Barrager (Uni Goes to School)
Unlimited Squirrels Series by Mo Willems; illus. Mo Willems (I Want to Sleep Under the Stars!)
Ways to Make Sunshine Series by Renée Watson; illus. Nina Mata (Ways to Make Sunshine)
Wild Week Series by Teresa Porcella; illus. Carmen Queralt (Wild Week)
You Are Not Small Series by Anna Kang; illus. Christopher Weyant (It Is Not Perfect)

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