Collection: Books for 5 and 6 year olds historical stories

Books for children in years 1 and 2 

Our full collection of books for 5 and 6-year-olds includes picture books, young fiction, nonfiction and poetry.

For our top recommendations for school reading lists, please look at our easy purchase packs.

Best Books for year 1: recent books to keep your book collections up-to-date

Books for year 2: recent books to keep your book collections up-to-date

Teachers' Treasures for year 1  classic and well-established books that are firm classroom favourites.

Teachers' Treasures for Year 2 classic and well-established books that are firm classroom favourites