The Your Kid’s Next Read community now comprises 36,000+ members – and it’s growing every day! Each year, we ask the group to share their young readers’ favourite reads of the previous 12 months.
As is the case each year, some of these books were published in 2024, some were not. There are always new books that bubble to the top straight away, and there are always older books that rediscovered by a new group of readers every year.
Once again, I’ve broken the lists into categories: picture books, early chapter books (5-7), junior fiction (6-9), middle grade (9-13) and young adult (14+). (NB: There is always crossover, particularly across ages 7-10, as readers develop at their own pace and to their own level of interest, but I’ve done my best to place the books according to expected independent reading age.)
Stand by also for Team YKNR’s favourite reads in 2024, coming soon.
These lists are great starting points when you’re looking for the next great read for your kid/s. Click the title to find out more about each book*.
Your Kid’s Favourite Read 2024: Chapter Books
As nominated by the members of the Your Kid’s Next Read community.
Most nominated
‘School of Monsters’ (series) by Sally Rippin, illustrated by Chris Kennett (Fabulous for young, emergent readers. – Kath)
‘Real Pigeons’ (series) by Andrew McDonald and Ben Wood
‘Cub and Brown’ by Edwina Wyatt (Such a sweet story with great illustrations. Each chapter is a short story. – Margot)
‘Little Lunch’ (series) by Danny Katz and Mitch Vane
‘Wild Life’ (series) by Laura Bunting and Philip Bunting
‘Tashi’ (series) by Kim Gamble and Anna Fienberg
‘Fluff’ (series) by Matt Stanton (These really resonated with my 7 yr old who has a strong sense of justice and also used to have an imaginary friend. He even dressed up as Gilbert for book week! – Louise)
‘Hey Jack!’ (series) by Sally Rippin
‘Zac Power Test Drive’ (series) by H. I. Larry (My 6yo keeps coming back to these books time and time again! – Kat)
‘Princess in Black’ (series) by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale
‘Ella and the Amazing Frog Orchestra’ by Casey Polimeni (The favourite for both my son and I this year! Such a fun book with interesting facts and a great storyline! – Madison)
‘Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories’ by Dr Seuss
‘Isadora Moon’ (series) by Harriet Muncaster
‘Violet Mackerel’ (series) by Anna Bradford, illustrated by Sarah Davis (Lovely stories about a girl with lots of ideas and thoughts, family and friendship focused, full of heart and generally gorgeous stories. – Katja)
‘The Wish Sisters’ (series) by Allison Rushby, illustrated by Karen Blair
‘Mummy Fairy and Me’ by Sophie Kinsella (My girl LOVES this series! The books are so funny, relatable and the perfect mix of magic and reality. – Sonia)
‘Bear and Bird’ (series) by Jarvis (Just wholesome cuteness. – Analucia)
‘Pizza and Taco’ (series) by Stephen Shaskan
‘Cornbread & Poppy’ (series) by Matthew Cordell (Perfect for readers aged 5-7. Just the right amount of text, gorgeous illustrations and short chapters. – Margot)
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Are you new here? Welcome to my blog! I’m Allison Tait, aka A.L. Tait, and I’m the author of middle-grade series, The Mapmaker Chronicles, The Ateban Cipher, and the Maven & Reeve Mysteries. My latest novel THE FIRST SUMMER OF CALLIE McGEE is out now. You can find out more about me here, and more about my books here.
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