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Books for eight-year-old children
Children's book lists go from Snuggle Puppy to The Stand. That's fine, but as an auntie, it's hard to know where in the spectrum a particular child might fall. So this list is of books you or children you know loved at around age eight.
Tags: 8, age, best, children, childrens, eight, and kids

1
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web
by E.B. White, Garth Williams (Illustrator) 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
2
The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again
The Hobbit: Or There and Back Again
by J.R.R. Tolkien 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
3
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams (illustrator) 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
4
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Ramona Quimby, Age 8
by Beverly Cleary 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
5
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
6
The Secret Garden
The Secret Garden
by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Tasha Tudor (illustrator) 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
7
The Secret of the Old Clock
The Secret of the Old Clock
by Carolyn Keene, Russell H. Tandy (Illustrator) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
8
The City of Ember
The City of Ember
by Jeanne DuPrau 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
9
The Midwife's Apprentice
The Midwife's Apprentice
by Karen Cushman 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
The Doll People
The Doll People
by Ann M. Martin, Laura Godwin 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
11
Half Magic
Half Magic
by Edward Eager, Quentin Blake (cover art) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
12
The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)
The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner, L. Kate Deal (Illustrator) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth
by Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
The School Story
The School Story
by Andrew Clements 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
How to Eat Fried Worms
How to Eat Fried Worms
by Thomas Rockwell 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
18
The Witch Family
The Witch Family
by Eleanor Estes 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
18
Catwings
Catwings
by Ursula K. LeGuin 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
20
Jane On Her Own
Jane On Her Own
by Ursula K. LeGuin 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
21
Emily's Runaway Imagination
Emily's Runaway Imagination
by Beverly Cleary 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
21
The Traveler's Trunk: Pirate's Treasure
The Traveler's Trunk: Pirate's Treasure
by Amanda Litz 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
23
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
by L. Frank Baum 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
24
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle, Peter Sis (Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
25
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
by C.S. Lewis 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
Peter Pan
Peter Pan
by J.M. Barrie 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery
by Deborah Howe, James Howe 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
28
Little Women
Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
28
Goosebumps Boxed Set #1 (Goosebumps, #1-4)
Goosebumps Boxed Set #1 (Goosebumps, #1-4)
by R.L. Stine 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
30
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Trumpet of the Swan
by E.B. White, Fred Marcellino (Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
30
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
by Dav Pilkey 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
The Fairy Rebel
The Fairy Rebel
by Lynne Reid Banks 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
Because of Winn-Dixie
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
32
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
by Joan Aiken, Pat Marriott (Illustrator) 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
35
The Indian in the Cupboard
The Indian in the Cupboard
by Lynne Reid Banks 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
35
Shiloh
Shiloh
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
37
The Wednesday Witch
The Wednesday Witch
by Ruth Chew 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
37
Skippyjon Jones
Skippyjon Jones
by Judy Schachner 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
37
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle
by Hugh Lofting 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
40
The Middle Moffat
The Middle Moffat
by Eleanor Estes 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
40
Sarah, Plain and Tall
Sarah, Plain and Tall
by Patricia MacLachlan 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
40
Harriet the Spy
Harriet the Spy
by Louise Fitzhugh 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
43
The Hundred Dresses
The Hundred Dresses
by Eleanor Estes 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
43
Kit: An American Girl
Kit: An American Girl
by Valerie Tripp 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
43
The Pink Motel
The Pink Motel
by Carol Ryrie Brink 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
46
Pinky Pye
Pinky Pye
by Eleanor Estes 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
46
Josefina: An American Girl
Josefina: An American Girl
by Valerie Tripp 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
46
Five on a Treasure Island
Five on a Treasure Island
by Enid Blyton 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
49
The Moffats
The Moffats
by Eleanor Estes 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
49
Kirsten: An American Girl : 1854
Kirsten: An American Girl : 1854
by Janet Beeler Shaw 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
49
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
52
The Alley
The Alley
by Eleanor Estes 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
52
Caddie Woodlawn
Caddie Woodlawn
by Carol Ryrie Brink 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
55
Flat Stanley
Flat Stanley
by Jeff Brown, Scott Nash 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
55
The Light Princess
The Light Princess
by George MacDonald 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
Catwings Return
Catwings Return
by Ursula K. LeGuin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
Five Children and It
Five Children and It
by Edith Nesbit 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings
Wonderful Alexander and the Catwings
by Ursula K. LeGuin 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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