I’ve talked before about Kindle Unlimited and how it works, but I haven’t talked much about Kindle Unlimited for kids.
Since tomorrow is the last day to grab the two free months of Kindle Unlimited deal, it feels like a good day to talk about all the awesome Kindle Unlimited books for kids.
If you sign up for a Kindle Unlimited subscription, you can share the books in your Kindle Unlimited library with your child to read either on a phone or tablet or on a Kindle for Kids.
There are more than 60,000 titles in Kindle Unlimited for kids (you can see the full list here).
You can also see the Kindle Unlimited for Kids books broken down by level:
- Picture Books in Kindle Unlimited (more than 9,000!)
- Chapter Books in Kindle Unlimited (more than 50,000)
Now, of course mannnnnny of those books aren’t worth reading, but there are a LOT of great books there and especially during this summer, with so many libraries closed and access to books harder to come by, Kindle Unlimited is a great resource (and when you get the rest of the summer free? 100% worth signing up).
Even better? Some of them have Audible narration included which means you can let your kids listen to them all summer long (unfortunately, there isn’t an easy way to see which of the kids books on Kindle Unlimited have narration – just look for the little headphones symbol next to the Kindle Unlimited designation).
Note that the Kindle Unlimited library is ALWAYS changing, so while I’ll do my best to keep this list up-to-date, it’s possible that some books on this list will be removed from the Kindle Unlimited library at some point.
Here are more than 50 great Kindle Unlimited kid books to get you started:
50+ Fantastic Books in Kindle Unlimited for Kids
There’s just something so delightful about the Little Blue Truck series and this is the book that started it all with a little blue truck that is happy to help out and his friends that want to help him back. It’s a perfect book for the youngest little reader.
I read this book long ago with my girls and it’s just the perfect read-aloud picture book about a hippopotamus that gets the hiccups. I don’t necessarily gravitate toward rhyming books but this one is TERRIFIC.
All three of the books in this funny series are included in Kindle Unlimited and my children are obsessed with every one of them.
This one’s a classic (you can decide for yourself whether you think it’s sweet or if the martyr narrative makes you grumpy).
You may have read the full book or watched the movie of this amazing true story and this picture book version lets you share the story with your younger children.
I love this beautiful book about what life looks like (from school to bedrooms to chores to activities to food) for different children around the world. It’s the perfect non-fiction book to help introduce your child to both the similarities and differences of childhood around the globe.
This is currently on repeat at our house – my children think it’s endlessly amusing to watch T. Rex try to figure out how to hug his gloomy friend.
All five of the books in this delightful series are included in Kindle Unlimited and they’re fun read-aloud picture books!
It’s been popular for fifty years for a reason – if your child hasn’t yet been introduced to it, Kindle Unlimited is making it super easy for you to give it a read.
This beautiful true story about a young girl and her family’s fight in California for school desegregation (a decade before the Supreme Court deemed it unconstitutional) is the perfect read to help your child understand some of the racial issues (and their historical backgrounds) going on today.
This book, about a peddler who sits down under a tree for a little nap and wakes to find his hats all stolen by some mischievous monkeys, is a classic.
If you have an emerging reader the I Can Read! books are perfect for helping build skills and keep their confidence and interest in reading growing.
I love all of Kevin Henkes’ mouse books, but Chrysanthemum is certainly a favorite as she worries about her long, unusual name.
Sometimes, no matter how hard you try you’re not a red crayon. And when everyone expects you to be red, blue looks like a mistake. I love this sweet story about being true to who you are and recognizing when labels don’t fit on other people too.
This book is just plain COOL. I mean, who wouldn’t want to dive with sharks and learn all about how they live underwater?
This fractured fairy tale was a favorite at our house when we had it checked out from the library a few years ago.
At this point, Shel Silverstein’s name is basically synonymous with children’s poetry and even the most reluctant child can’t help but crack a smile at some of his wacky poems.
Oh, how I love Frog and Toad, and I was delighted to see this classic easy reader book included in Kindle Unlimited.
If you have a child who loves interactive books, you can’t go wrong with this one about a monster who knows he shouldn’t push the button. . . but really really wants to.
I’m a long-time fan of Allen Say and this one follows Alice, a young woman who, along with her husband, is forced to report to camps during WWII because they are Japanese Americans.
These Fancy Nancy books are super popular at our house and this is the book that kicked off the Fancy Nancy empire.
This book is a longer than your average picture book, clocking in at 106 pages. It’s not quite a chapter book, not quite a picture book, and won a Newbery Honor in the 40s.
If you need some naughty little monkey antics in your life, this giant collection has you covered.
I could NOT keep this graphic novel series on the shelves when I was a school librarian. It’s a crowd favorite for sure!
Ever since I recommended WildLives in the Summer Reading Guide, I’ve been getting requests for more books that are collections of short non-fiction stories. This is a great one with perfectly sized chapters about amazing Black people that you might or might not have heard of before.
This is one of the rare instances where I watched the movie without reading the book. But obviously it’s most fun to do both.
The first three books in this series about warrior cats (who knew?) are all included in your Kindle Unlimited membership.
This book is perfect for a budding artist. Grab some pencils and a big stack of paper and you’re good to go for a while!
I’m pretty sure my girls have listened to this series at least 40 times in the last year (they’re included on Scribd) and I likely could recite them all at this point.
This one won the Newbery and follows four children in a neighborhood who are all dealing with their own struggles and come together to solve a problem.
I read this one when I was a school librarian plowing my way through the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award list and loved it so much I made Bart listen to it too!
I’m a lifelong fan of Beverly Clearly and I particularly love little mouse Ralph (despite the fact that in real life I hate mice more than almost anything). The whole series is included on Kindle Unlimited so you can blaze through them all this summer.
Need something to keep your kids occupied this summer? This book is perfect with plenty of fun projects to keep them busy and learning.
These books need no introduction. Now if only the Jim Dale narration was included. . . .
This basketball book told in verse is super gripping and won the Newbery a few years ago. Highly recommend!
Ella read this whole series a couple of years ago and then she and Ani have listened to the audio versions of them together. They’re clever and funny and fantastic for young fantasy lovers.
You’ve seen the movie a thousand times, but have you ever read the books that inspired the Disney film? Here’s your chance to read it for free! (audible narration available)
This book about two boys trying to outprank the other is laugh-out-loud funny.
The entire trilogy is included in Kindle Unlimited, plus has the audio so you can listen, if you’d prefer! (audible narration available)
This one just came out as a movie on Disney Plus (although the reviews I’m hearing aren’t great) and it’s the July book for the Everyday Reading Book Club, so it’s a great time to read it for free!
This book kicks off Rick Riordan’s Olympus Heroes series in style, so if you have a child who loved The Lightning Thief or Greek mythology, give this one a go.
Melody is 11 and because she has cerebral palsy, she can’t walk or talk or write. In fact, most of the people she interacts with think she has very low brain function. It turns out? She’s actually super smart. If she can just figure out how to let anyone know it.
Have a joke lover? This book will keep them occupied or make you look like the funniest parent on the planet.
This adventure story about rabbits is a fan favorite and all four books are included in Kindle Unlimited.
Told in verse, this memoir about fleeing Vietnam and coming to America scooped up both the National Book Award and a Newbery Honor.
I’ve loved Linda Sue Park since I read A Single Shard years ago, and I can’t wait to read this bestseller about about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan. One is a girl in 2008; the other is a boy in 1985. (audible narration available)
I had this National Book Award Finalist on hold at the library so I was delighted to see it was available with no wait with my Kindle Unlimited subscription! It’s about four wildly different kids on an elite middle school track team with hopes for the Junior Olympics if they can learn to work together.
Just. . . prepare your tissues is all.
I read the original Anne of Green Gables to my girls earlier this year and Ella was thrilled to discover that there was a graphic novel version too.
I read and loved the original version but didn’t know until I was looking through the Kindle Unlimited library that there was a Young Reader’s version.
I didn’t read this Newbery winner until I was an adult and then I quickly discovered why people are so in love with this book.
All three books in this series are included with Kindle Unlimited (I didn’t know there WERE other books in the series until just a few months ago!).
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Any other favorite kids books included in Kindle Unlimited? I’d love it if you shared!
I’ve looked through maybe 15 pages of amazon’s list and still can’t find any kids books with narration. Could others please comment with specific titles that have narration? Thank you!!