Our favourite children's book series
Finished The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter and Diary of a Wimpy Kid? Here's what to turn to next.
Find a book series your child loves and you've really hit a winner. With worlds and characters they know they like and will want to return to, series are a great way of building the reading habit and encouraging reading for pleasure. It's no surprise that, as adults, the books we remember most from our childhood are often series. Whether we were drawn to the daring adventures of the Baudelaire siblings in A Series of Unfortunate Events, or the magic and mischief of The Worst Witch, these were the books we picked up over and over again.
As well as the classics we all remember, there are so many brilliant new children's book series out there, for all ages, ready to be read and loved by children and adults alike. From the eco-adventures of Greenwild to the mystery-busting InvestiGators, here are just a few of our favourites.
Book series for babies & toddlers
It's never too early to start reading to little ones. These two series invite the youngest of readers to join storytime with flaps to lift and other interactive elements.
Camilla Reid's Who's . . . series
One of the most successful pre-school authors, Camilla Reid's books promise to engage and entertain with their beautiful illustrations, soft, tactile felt flaps and surprise mirror endings.
Dr Caspar Addyman's Babies Laugh series
Dr. Caspar Addyman is a leading expert on what makes babies laugh, and his books do just that.
Book series for 3-5 year olds
These picture book series are perfect for reading with your toddler.
The Tales from Acorn Wood series
The bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood are a series of interactive board books from world-renowned author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler.
The What the Ladybird Heard series
Take a trip to the seaside, the farm and the streets of London with the What The Ladybird Heard books, starring a crime-fighting ladybird as she embarks on a series of daring adventures.
Book series for 6-8 year olds
These series are perfect for both for reading together and for more independent readers.
The InvestiGators series
Join Mango and Brash, a.k.a The InvestiGators, as they uncover clues, solve mysteries and catch supervillains in this comic book series.
The Treehouse book series
Follow best friends Andy and Terry who live in an ever-expanding treehouse! These laugh-out-loud stories are told through a combination of text and cartoon-style illustrations.
Book series for 9-12 year olds
With tales of magic, mystery and adventure, these are our favourite book series for middle-grade readers.
Greenwild
Greenwild: The World Behind the Door
by Pari Thomson
An extraordinary fantasy book with an environmental twist and a mystery at its heart. Daisy Thistledown has escaped from boarding school and is trying to find her missing mother. Her search takes her across London and through a hidden doorway into a world bursting with plants and magic: the Greenwild.
Continue the adventure with the second book in the series, Greenwild: The City Beyond the Sea.
The Wonder Team series
Join Leah Williamson, captain of the Euro-wining Lionesses, in her time-twisting adventure series, written with Jordan Glover and illustrated by Robin Boyden.
The Adventures on Trains series
Hop aboard the mystery train with Harrison Beck and his Uncle Nat! From a Scottish Highland steam train to an African safari locomotive, this series takes young readers across the world with intriguing secrets to uncover.
Peanut Jones
Superstar, author and illustrator Rob Biddulph dazzles in the Peanut Jones series, a celebration of magic and the power of art.
Book series for young adults
BookTok sensations Hafsah Faizal and Tomi Adeyemi have conquered the YA market with their book series, both of which adults are sure to love too.
Hafsah Faizal's duology
We Hunt the Flame
by Hafsah Faizal
We Hunt the Flame is a brilliant YA fantasy about exploration and claiming your own identity, inspired by ancient Arabia. Zafira is a Hunter, who disguises herself as a man to try to provide for her people. Nasir is the Prince of Death, a notorious assassin in thrall to his sultan father. Both are reluctant legends, and both are on dangerous missions. As they embark on these perilous tasks, a long buried evil begins to stir.
We Free the Stars is the epic sequel in Hafsah Faizal's duology.
The Legacy of Orïsha series
Tomi Adeyemi conjures a stunning world of dark magic and danger in her West African-inspired fantasy series.
