Amazing Cat Books for Readers Ages 6 to 8
If you’re a returning reader on The Story Sanctuary, you will probably not be surprised to learn we are cat people around here. I have two cats at home for the sole reason that my husband will not permit us to have three. We love our boys. One came to us through our vet’s office, when someone brought in a litter of feral kittens. The other came to us through an animal shelter. They’re both sweet snuggly furballs. One is a pretty constant reading buddy to me, but both of them love to sit with my daughter and me for whatever we happen to be reading aloud at bedtime.
We don’t only love cats, we also love cat books around here. My littlest is seven, and these are some of her favorite titles or series. A few of these are graphic novels (Catstronauts, Cat Ninja, Cat & Cat Adventures, and Sue & Tai-Chan) and the rest are chapter books. The chapter books range in wordcount/chapter length. The two with the biggest font and shortest chapters are The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe and the “Itty Bitty Princess Kitty” series.
Enjoy the list, and let me know if there are any titles I missed that are worth adding to our reading list!
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Amazing Cat Books for Readers Ages 6 to 8
Catstronauts: Mission Moon by Drew Brockington
What you need to know: Cats. In. Spaaace! This silly series follows four cats tasked with various space missions to save the earth. Super cute. Contains some science references, but really the focus is on the cats and their roles in the missions.
Published April 18, 2017 | 7 Books | Ongoing Series
Cat Ninja by Matthew Cody and Yehudi Mercado
What you need to know: We’ve only read the first book in this series about a housecat with a ninja superhero alter ego, but it is packed with action and adventure. Our hero faces off against a hamster mastermind who controls a robot.
Published October 13, 2020 | 6 Books | Ongoing Series
Zoe and Sassafras: Dragons and Marshmallows by Asia Citro and Marion Lindsay
What you need to know: Not only does this series feature Sassafras, an adorably helpful, curious cat, it also models the scientific method. In each installment, Zoey sets up a science experiment to help her magical animal friends with their problems. This is such a brilliant way to engage kids with science.
Published March 14, 2017 | My Review to Come
Song of the Court by Katy Farina
What you need to know: This is one of my daughter’s favorites. It’s a sweet story about friendship with a work-life balance lesson thrown in there as well. The author has gone on to work on a Babysitters Club Graphic Novel series spin-off, so I suspect we’ll be adding those to the reading list.
Published October 6, 2020 | Standalone
The Princess in Black and the Kitty Catastrophe by Dean Hale, Shannon Hale, and Leuyen Pham
What you need to know: This series targets readers at the younger end of my age range. The text is large and chapters are short, so this is perfect for more reluctant readers. It’s a silly, fun book series about a princess with a secret superhero identity. In this installment, a kitten mysteriously appears on Princess Magnolia’s doorstep, and she tries to figure out its name and help it adjust to living in her castle.
Published September 3, 2024 | 11 Books | Ongoing Series
Kitty and the Moonlight Rescue by Paula Harrison and Jenny Løvlie
What you need to know: Kitty inherited her mom’s superhero catlike powers which she uses to help her community by rescuing kittens, stopping a literal cat burglar, and salvaging a garden. This is one of our favorite series.
Published September 10, 2019 | 16 Books | Ongoing series
Sue & Tai-Chan: Volume 1 by Konami Kanata
What you need to know: This adorable graphic novel follows an older cat, Sue, and the way a new kitten changes her life. The same author also created the Chi’s Sweet Adventures and Chi’s Sweet Home series. My seven-year-old cannot get enough of them.
Published July 28, 2020 | 5 Books | Ongoing Series
Itty Bitty Princess Kitty: The Newest Princess by Melody Mews and Ellen Stubbings
What you need to know: In the first book of the series, Itty becomes a princess and begins her adventures helping the residents of Lollyland. This has a little more text than The Princess in Black series books, but is still larger print with illustrations every page or two.
Published February 4, 2020 | 15 Books | Ongoing Series
Cat & Cat Adventures by Susie Yi
What you need to know: These short volumes follow two cats who journey to a fantasy world and solve various problems there. It’s cute and easy to read. These are another favorite in our house.
Published September 7, 2021 | 5 Books | Ongoing Series
What other amazing cat books have you read?
Shout out to Verity Vox and the Foxfire Curse by Don Martin for inspiring this list. That book is a young adult fantasy novel, though, so it doesn’t quite fit the criteria here. I may create a YA cat book list soon so I can include that one!
What other books featuring a cat have you read and loved? Leave a comment here so I can add them to my reading list!
Oh, Kasey! This list is so timely. One of my nieces is about to have her fifth birthday, and she LOVES cats (and unicorns). I’m off to order some of these amazing-sounding books from the library, especially the ones your daughter loved.
I’ve been having a challenging time finding advanced picture books that strike the right balance between her reading ability and where she is emotionally. She can definitely follow books for older kids, but she’s still only five. I think some of these might fit the bill.