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Enchanted Forest Reads: Ages 6-8

Discover the magic of the forest with kids books for ages 6 to 8.

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  • Nonfiction. The Big Book of Nature Art offers 22 eco-friendly, four-step crafts that use natural and household recycled materials with minimal setup and cleanup time.
    Book, 2023London : Thames and Hudson, 2023. — 745.5 ZOM
  • Advanced picture book. This picture book for older children uses a mystical journey through an ancient forest as a metaphor for the human journey through life, exploring curiosity, growth, loss and the unknown.
    Picture Book, 2018New York : Enchanted Lion Books, [2018] — APIC BOZ
  • Forest Magic for Kids

    How to Find Fairies, Make a Secret Fort, and Cook Up An Elfin Picnic

    Spikol, Susie,
    Nonfiction. This imaginative nature activity guide invites children to explore the outdoors through fairy-tale inspired adventures, creative crafts and magical discoveries in forests, meadows and backyards.
    Book, 2025Kaysville, UT : Gibbs Smith, 2025. — 796.5 SPI
  • Early reader. In the first book of the Forever Fairies series, four new Sprout Wing friends try out for unique magical pods in the Forever Tree while defending their home against mischievous trolls.
    Easy Reader, 2024New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., [2024] — ER MAR
  • Fairy tale. A poor woodcutter's children, lost in the forest, come upon a house made of cookies, cakes and candy, occupied by a wicked witch who likes to eat children for dinner.
    Book, 1990New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1990. — 398.21094 MAR 1102
  • How to Spot a Magical Woodland Creature

    a Field Guide to Enchanted Forest Animals

    Marsh, Sarah Glenn,
    Nonfiction. An illustrated field guide that blends mythology, nature, crafts and quizzes to introduce readers to the magical creatures said to inhabit forests, streams, caves and woodlands.
    Book, 2025Philadelphia : RP Kids, 2025. — 398.2454 MAR
  • Advanced picture book. Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
    Picture Book, 1981Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c1981. — APIC VAN 1202
  • Poetry. If You Go Down to the Woods Today is an interactive children's poetry book that follows Bear through the four seasons of a magical woodland year, blending nature poems with engaging search-and-find illustrations.
    Book, 2021[New York] : Abrams, 2021. — 793 PIE
  • Picture book. A beautifully illustrated, four-season children's anthology that follows a kind, hardworking tiny witch who cares for her forest neighbors and ultimately receives their help when she gets caught in a blizzard.
    Picture Book, 2021Toronto, Ontario : Tundra Books, 2021. — PIC WAH
  • Nonfiction. The Magic & Mystery of Trees is a children's nature book that explores the vital role of trees in forest ecosystems, from their highest leaves down to their interconnected underground root systems.
    Book, 2019New York, DK Publishing, 2019. — 582.16 GRE
  • Early reader. When a giant evil fungus threatens the Super Happy Magic Forest, five unlikely heroes must band together to stop it from spreading chaos and toxic spores.
    Easy Reader, 2020Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2020. — ER LON
  • Together, a Forest

    Drawing Connections Between Nature's Diversity and Our Own

    MacLean, Roz,
    Picture book. This thoughtful picture book follows a class exploring a forest, showing how different perspectives, abilities and ways of experiencing the world enrich both nature and community.
    Picture Book, 2025New York : Henry Holt & Company, 2025. — PIC MACL