Brothers and sisters Books for Kids
383 books in brothers and sisters. Every book rated for reading level and content intensity.
Brothers and sisters books for kids span a wider readiness range than parents usually expect. The same genre category contains gentle picture books and high-intensity middle-grade novels — Lexile and grade-level scores measure text complexity, not what's actually in the story. A brothers and sisters title appropriate for a confident 8-year-old reader could still cover themes a sensitive 12-year-old isn't ready for.
Across HootRated's 383 brothers and sisters titles, books span Grade 1–8. About 81% are rated Gentle or Mild — safe picks for sensitive readers and kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. 1% sit at the Intense or Very Intense end. Average content intensity is 1.7/5.
Use the intensity badges (green → red, low → high) to filter by emotional readiness rather than just age. For deeper detail on how we rate, see our rating methodology.
Baby Sister Says No
Mercer Mayer
Baby Sister Says No
Mercer Mayer
Karen's Promise
Ann M. Martin
Karen's Promise
Ann M. Martin
Karen's home run
Ann M. Martin
Karen's home run
Ann M. Martin
Karen's Two Families
Ann M. Martin
Karen's Two Families
Ann M. Martin
Karen's Big Fight
Ann M. Martin
Karen's Big Fight
Ann M. Martin
The Mystery of the Queen's Jewels
Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Mystery of the Queen's Jewels
Gertrude Chandler Warner
Three against the tide
D. Anne Love
Three against the tide
D. Anne Love
Fibble
Dale E. Basye
Fibble
Dale E. Basye
October ogre
Ron Roy
October ogre
Ron Roy
Home tweet home
Courtney Dicmas
Home tweet home
Courtney Dicmas
Amelia Makes a Movie
David Milgrim
Amelia Makes a Movie
David Milgrim
The Vile Village
Lemony Snicket
The Vile Village
Lemony Snicket
High Tide in Hawaii
Mary Pope Osborne
High Tide in Hawaii
Mary Pope Osborne
The mystery
Garth Nix
The mystery
Garth Nix
Dinosaur disaster
David Lubar
Dinosaur disaster
David Lubar
Scare scape
Sam Fisher
Scare scape
Sam Fisher
I am Sharing (Toddler Books)
Mercer Mayer
I am Sharing (Toddler Books)
Mercer Mayer
Serafina's promise
Ann E. Burg
Serafina's promise
Ann E. Burg
Wandmaker
Ed Masessa
Wandmaker
Ed Masessa
The Midnight Zoo
Sonya Hartnett
The Midnight Zoo
Sonya Hartnett
The Summer of the Swans
Betsy Cromer Byars
The Summer of the Swans
Betsy Cromer Byars
The magic looking glass
Tom Percival
The magic looking glass
Tom Percival
More Naughty Little Sister Stories
Dorothy Edwards
More Naughty Little Sister Stories
Dorothy Edwards
My Naughty Little Sister's Friends
Dorothy Edwards
My Naughty Little Sister's Friends
Dorothy Edwards
My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry
Dorothy Edwards
My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry
Dorothy Edwards
When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good
Dorothy Edwards
When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good
Dorothy Edwards
Five children and It
Edith Nesbit
Five children and It
Edith Nesbit
I Survived the Nazi Invasion 1944
Lauren Tarshis
I Survived the Nazi Invasion 1944
Lauren Tarshis
A mousy mess
Laura Driscoll
A mousy mess
Laura Driscoll
Huck & her time machine
Gillian Avery
Huck & her time machine
Gillian Avery
Come on, Alpaca
Rosemary Billam
Come on, Alpaca
Rosemary Billam
In our house Scott is my brother
C. S. Adler
In our house Scott is my brother
C. S. Adler
Your best friend, Kate
Pat Brisson
Your best friend, Kate
Pat Brisson
The secret life of Bethany Barrett
Claudia Mills
The secret life of Bethany Barrett
Claudia Mills
Songs in the silence
Catherine Frey Murphy
Songs in the silence
Catherine Frey Murphy
Labyrinth
Louise Gikow
Labyrinth
Louise Gikow
Who's on first?
Mark Geller
Who's on first?
Mark Geller
Arthur's pen pal
Lillian Hoban
Arthur's pen pal
Lillian Hoban
The robot king
Brian Selznick
The robot king
Brian Selznick
That is that
Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson
That is that
Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson
A little demonstration of affection
Elizabeth Winthrop
A little demonstration of affection
Elizabeth Winthrop
Listen for the Singing
Jean Little
Listen for the Singing
Jean Little
Silly Billy!
Pat Hutchins
Silly Billy!
Pat Hutchins
Barry's sister
Lois Metzger
Barry's sister
Lois Metzger
Annie & Co. and Marilyn Monroe
Taylor, William
Annie & Co. and Marilyn Monroe
Taylor, William
My brother Sean
Petronella Breinburg
My brother Sean
Petronella Breinburg
To Catch a Clownosaurus
Lawrence David
To Catch a Clownosaurus
Lawrence David
Blue-Wings-Flying
Elizabeth Willis De Huff
Blue-Wings-Flying
Elizabeth Willis De Huff
Callie's castle
Ruth Park
Callie's castle
Ruth Park
Breaking the trust
Lucy Clare
Breaking the trust
Lucy Clare
The Door in the Tree
William Corlett
The Door in the Tree
William Corlett
The bombers' moon
Betty Vander Els
The bombers' moon
Betty Vander Els
In the kaiser's clutch
Kathleen Karr
In the kaiser's clutch
Kathleen Karr
Captain Kate
Carolyn Reeder
Captain Kate
Carolyn Reeder
The boy of the bells
Carly Simon
The boy of the bells
Carly Simon
A different kind of heat
Antonio Pagliarulo
A different kind of heat
Antonio Pagliarulo
Me and my sister Clara
Dimiter Inkiow
Me and my sister Clara
Dimiter Inkiow
Me and Clara and Snuffy the dog
Dimiter Inkiow
Me and Clara and Snuffy the dog
Dimiter Inkiow
Me and Clara and Baldwin the pony
Dimiter Inkiow
Me and Clara and Baldwin the pony
Dimiter Inkiow
The journey of the shadow bairns
Margaret Jean Anderson
The journey of the shadow bairns
Margaret Jean Anderson
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- Escape from the evil prophecy
- "I'm Vinny, I'm me"
- The fog's net
- A real Christmas this year
- Bad baby brother
- My brother Napoleon
- The gray ghosts of Taylor Ridge
- Going home
- The great gum drop robbery
- My naughty little sister and Bad Harry's rabbit
- Hank Prank and Hot Henrietta
- The button boat
- Albert's story
- Going back
- Ultramarine
- Rotunda ate a cookie
- Ride On The Red Mares Back
- Full moon
- The Birds' Christmas carol
- Brothers & sisters
- Getting rid of Roger
- Fanny & Charles
- His banner over me
- The Changeling (Bullseye Chillers)
- My sister, the vampire
- That's not fair
- Getting along in your family
- Last week my brother Anthony died
- 101 things to do with a baby
- To Grandmother's house we go
- Joey's way
- Stanley & Rhoda
- Tiger and the new baby
- The Willoughby Spit wonder
- Olly and me
- The scam of the screwball wizards
- Wishes, kisses, and pigs
- William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
- I'll be the horse if you'll play with me
- The wishing tree
- My brother is afraid of just about everything
- Are there stripes in Heaven?
- Big sister, little brother
- Two sisters and some hornets
- Don't bug me!
- The weeping willow
- Donkey-cart kids
- My sister is an only child
- Spell seven.
- Me first
- First confession
- My naughty little sister storybook
- The honey dwarf
- Changing families
- My name is not Odessa Yarker
- Legend led
- Lost Gip
- The House of Arden
- Dancing on the moon
- Invasion of the UFOs
- The secret
- Laurel's flight
- Tressa the musical princess
- Hot news
- The sixty-minute Shakespeare--Twelfth night
- The Jonah
- Que Valiente Eres, Daisy!
- Foxy and His Naughty Little Sister
- Firesong
- Tide Knot
- I heart school
- You'll soon grow into them, Titch (A New View)
- Children on Troublemaker Street
- The luck of Z.A.P. and Zoe
- Angie's First Case
- First Wedding, Once Removed
- Just for Kicks
- The Band Never Dances
- The Door in the Tree
- Door in the Tree
- The earth giant
- The Three-Legged Cat (Picture Puffins)
- Boo! Made you jump!
- Prodigy
- Snow Is My Favourite and My Best
- I Will Be Especially Very Careful (Charlie & Lola)
- We honestly can look after your dog
- The Peace Child
- Stripe's Naughty Sister
- Death in the Freezer
- Shan Helps Rani (Punjabi/English)
- Stinky Stevens and the plight of the one-armed doll
- Eugene the brave
- Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush?
- I'm Telling on You!
- A secret place
- Caddy Ever After
- Dirty magic
- Mission
- Dancing Madness
- The Voice on the Radio
- Bunny money
- Deep Betrayal
- BFF
- The minstrel in the tower
- YOU GIVE ME A PAIN ELAINE
- Talk About a Family
- Me first
- Eddie's Little Sister Makes a Splash
- How to take the ex out of ex-boyfriend
- In darkling wood
- Froggy's BabySister
- My sister has a new computer
- Out of order
- The day of the djinn warriors
- The world is my eggshell
- Those summer girls I never met
- Lily and the lost boy
- Mitzi and the terrible Tyrannosaurus Rex
- Mitzi and Frederick the Great
- Half the battle
- I am inventing an invention
- Spooky bunny tales
- A Christmas tree for Ruby
- Silly bunny tales
- Ruby gets crafty
- Giada De Laurentiis's recipe for adventure
- Giada De Laurentiis's Recipe for adventure
- The witch at the window
- The would-be witch
- When I Was Young in the Mountains
- Harriet and William and the Terrible Creature
- The beasties
- On the far side of the mountain
- Earthquake terror
- Truce
- The old Willis place
- The Five Fakirs of Faizabad
- The miracle stealer
- Clarity
- Lost in the labyrinth
- The mad, mad, mad, mad treasure hunt
- Panic in Pompeii
- Terror at Troy
- The ghost of Crutchfield Hall
- No passengers beyond this point
- Bienvenido al Campamento de las Serpientes
- The midnight door
- A crazy day with cobras
- The Missing Cupcake Mystery (Ready*To*Read Simon Spotlight Series) [Level 2, Superstar Level]
- Fortune Falls
- Top Dog
- Teddy Mars
- Annabelle at the South Pole
- The Kissimmee Kid
- CARIBOU
- The time capsule
- The Children of Charlecote
- Maycroft from 232nd
- Harvey's hideout
- Karen's Paper Route (Baby-Sitters Little Sister)
- Oonga Boonga
- Mr. Marvel
- Justice and Her Brothers (Point Signature)
- More Bunny Trouble
- Kate's sleepover disaster
- Yours Turly, Shirley
- Beware, This House Is Haunted!
- The ghostmobile
- Jamaica tag-along
- The mystery of the hidden beach
- The Easter Bunny that ate my sister
- The mystery in the old attic
- My naughty little sister & bad Harry
- My naughty little sister's friends
- Faraway Tree Adventures
- Adrift
- Max's Christmas (Picture Puffins)
- Tarantula Shoes
- Spindlers
- Please Do Not Feed the Weirdo
- Arthur's Back to School Day
- Upside Down Reader
- My Brother Made Me Do It
- Max & Ruby's treasure hunt
- Moy Moy
- The timekeeper
- Russell and Elisa (Beech Tree Chapter Books)
- The Ironwood Tree (The Spiderwick Chronicles)
- Magic Lilly and the vampire with the wiggly tooth
- My wobbly tooth must not ever never fall out
- After midnight
- Winter days with the Treelo triplets
- The Normal One
- Za-Za's Baby Brother
- Tunnel
- Cyberpest
- The New Baby (Usborne First Experiences)
- New Baby
- Railway Children
- Flyte
- Go Away, Baby!
- Sweater for Candyce (I Can Understand Series)
- Across the Grain (Aerial Fiction)
- The ironwood tree
- I really, really need actual ice skates
- Stanley and Rhoda
- Arthur's Funny Money
- The Shadowed Unicorn
- The littlest pig
- Easter Egg Disaster
- The Not-Just-Anybody Family
- Hunter Moran digs deep
- Nanny X returns
- Karen's Brothers
- Crusher is Coming
- The Timeless Travels of J.J. and Kelly
- Shell of wonder
- The Lemonade Hurricane
- The Wart on My Finger
- Jacob's Best Sisters (Stella)
- Seagull Sam
- If It Weren't for Benjamin
- Olive and the magic hat
- The Tin-Lined Trunk (Kids Canada)
- Meet Molly, an American girl
- Natives
- My Mommy's Having A Baby
- Jakes and Dustin Take Off
- Sarah's Daughter
- Baby Brother Goes to the Hospital
- Lost in Yellowstone, 1872-1873
- A royal little pest
- Billie Bean Finds a Magic Machine
- The key
- The replacement
- How to Be Friends with a Dragon
- Anything but okay
- The Little Endless Storybook
- Firesong
- Candle Babies
- Agatha Parrot and the heart of mud
- The Making of May
- More Naughty Little Sister Stories
- All at Sea
- His Royal Tinyness
- Sadie and Ratz
- Singing
- My little sister, Doris
- Bleeding hearts
- My First Brother or Sister (Hughes, Monica. My First.)
- Circle of Doom
- The beast of Noor
- Upside down and Backwards
- Dragon seer's gift
- Caddy's world
- Wibbly Pig and the Tooky
- The Railway Children
- Compliance
- Glory
- Doc McStuffins
- Grimm Conclusion
- Monkey Me and the School Ghost
- I Am Too Absolutely Small for School
- West of Noreaso
- Mystery of the Stolen Dinosaur Bones
- Varmints
- Welcome to Deadwood Hill (Lucky 8)
- Trick Or Terror
- I'm Not Going Out There!
- Who's afraid of the Big Bad Bunny?
- For sale
- Do Not Disturb: (The Baker's Dozen Series) (The Baker's Dozen Series : No. 10)
- An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving
- Hoggle's Christmas
- Darien's Rise (Passages Manuscript)
- Mischief
- The Mosquito King (Agate and Buck Adventures)
- Our new baby
- Hourglass
- Hourglass
- Waiting to forget
- Emily and Alex, plain and fancy
- Journey to Jerusalem
- Thin Ice
- This story is a lie
- The substitutes
- The yummy weekend
- Cheesecake with Frederick Douglass
- Breaking News
- Tabby and the Pup Prince
- Gigantosaurus
- Tricky Halloween
- Good Night Sam
- Sign of the Black Dagger
- My Sister's a Sea Slug
- Swish and Squeak's Noisy Day
- Born to Rock
- Callers
- Probuditi!
- No small thing
- Falcon's Fury
- The mystery glove
- Day Louis Got Eaten
- One to ten
- Dappled Annie and the Tigrish
- The sibling slam book
- Evan Early
- Cariboo runaway
- The holders
- Bruno the bear
- Annie and the goat
- The woods beyond the wall
- The pig under the pew
- Three foolish sisters
- The secret hiding place
- The rescue begins in Delaware
- Sweet secrets in Pennsylvania
- From somewhere out there
- Michi Y El Terrible Tiranosaurio Rex
- El Dragon De Los Cien Ojos
- Kalamito Y DOS Amigos/Kalamito and His Two Friends
- Estela, la estrella del mar
Questions parents ask about brothers and sisters books
- What are the best brothers and sisters books for kids?
- HootRated catalogs 383 brothers and sisters children's books spanning Grade 1–8. Each is rated on reading level and content intensity. The picks above are sorted by quality signals — hook factor, discussion potential, and content appropriateness.
- Are brothers and sisters books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 309 books (81%) are rated Gentle or Mild — safe for sensitive readers. 4 (1%) are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity is 1.7/5. Filter by intensity badge to match your child's emotional readiness.
- What reading level are brothers and sisters books?
- Brothers and sisters books in our catalog span Grade 1–8. The typical reading level lands around Grade 5. Reading level measures text difficulty — separate from content intensity, which measures emotional weight. The two often don't track together for gifted readers — the Gifted Kid Paradox.