Top 20 Books For Reluctant Readers Aged Four To 11+

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Some children love sitting down with a book every night, but others find it difficult to enjoy the experience. 

BookTrust, a non-profit organisation which encourages children to read, has released a list of the top 20 books for reluctant readers to make story time less daunting. 

In a survey of 2,000 parents, BookTrust found just 38% of parents who had 11-year-olds read with their child every night or every other night. This was compared to 86% of parents of five-year-olds. 

The charity has launched its ‘Time To Read’ campaign, encouraging families to read together, even when kids are “too old for a bedtime story”. 

Click through the slideshow below to see the top 20 books for children of different ages.

Top 20 Books For Reluctant Readers
AGES 4-5: Kitchen Disco by Clare Foges and Al Murphy(01 of20)
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Publisher: Faber & Faber
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AGES 4-5: I Am Bear by Ben Bailey Smith and Sav Akyuz(02 of20)
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£6.99. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Candlewick Entertainment
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AGES 4-5: Nibbles: The Book Monster by Emma Yarlett(03 of20)
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£11.38. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Little Tiger Press
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AGES 4-5: Can I Eat That? by Joshua David Stein(04 of20)
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£10.95. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Phaidon Press
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AGES 4-5: The Bumblebear(05 of20)
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£5.49. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Jonathan Cape PB
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AGES 6-7: Evil Emperor Penguin: Book 1 (The Phoenix Presents) by Laura Anderson(06 of20)
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£7.99. Click here to buy.
Publisher: David Fickling Books
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AGES 6-7: Future Ratboy And The Invasion Of The Nom Noms by Jim Smith(07 of20)
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£5.49. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Jelly Pie
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AGES 6-7: Claude Going for Gold! by Alex Smith(08 of20)
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Publisher: Hodder Childrens Books
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AGES 6-7: King Flashypants And The Evil Emperor: Book 1 by Andy Riley(09 of20)
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£3.49. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Hodder Childrens Books
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AGES 6-7: Dave Pigeon by Swapna Haddow(10 of20)
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£5.99. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Faber & Faber Main edition
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AGES 8-11: The Epic Book of Epicness by Adam Frost(11 of20)
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£6.99. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Childrens
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AGES 8-11: Smart About Sharks by Owen Davey(12 of20)
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£12.08. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Flying Eye Books
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AGES 8-11: Wings: Flyboy by Tom Palmer(13 of20)
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£5.99. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
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AGES 8-11: The Sword Of Herobrine by Jim Anotsu(14 of20)
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£6.99. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Puffin
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AGES 8-11: The Scarlet Files: Cat Burglar by Tamsin Cooke(15 of20)
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£5.17. Click here to buy.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
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AGES 11+: You Killed Me! by Keith Gray(16 of20)
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£6.99. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
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AGES 11+: Robot Girl by Malorie Blackman(17 of20)
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£5.99. Click here to buy.
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AGES 11+: Danger Is Everywhere by Dan O'Doherty(18 of20)
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£7.99. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Puffin
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AGES 11+: Moose Baby by Meg Rosoff(19 of20)
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£6.99. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Barrington Stoke Ltd
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AGES 11+: Factfeed: The Ultimate Book Of Randomly Awesome Trivia by Penny Arlon(20 of20)
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£5.59. Click here to buy.
Publisher: Scholastic Press
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