Brothers Books for Kids
169 books in brothers. Every book rated for reading level and content intensity.
Brothers 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 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 169 brothers titles, books span picture books through Grade 8. About 75% are rated Gentle or Mild — safe picks for sensitive readers and kids reading ahead of their emotional readiness. 2% sit at the Intense or Very Intense end. Average content intensity is 1.8/5.
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.
Karen's Tattletale
Ann M. Martin
Karen's Tattletale
Ann M. Martin
Little Red Caboose
Steve Metzger
Little Red Caboose
Steve Metzger
My little brother Ben
Karen Cogan
My little brother Ben
Karen Cogan
Two Weeks with the Queen
Morris Gleitzman
Two Weeks with the Queen
Morris Gleitzman
Never ending
Martyn Bedford
Never ending
Martyn Bedford
Mystery on Church Hill
Steven K. Smith
Mystery on Church Hill
Steven K. Smith
Millions
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Millions
Frank Cottrell Boyce
Thes tream that stood still
Nichols, Beverley
Thes tream that stood still
Nichols, Beverley
Teddy bear towers
Bruce Degen
Teddy bear towers
Bruce Degen
I wish I had a pirate suit
Pamela Allen
I wish I had a pirate suit
Pamela Allen
Casey over there
Staton Rabin
Casey over there
Staton Rabin
Oh, brother!
Patricia Lakin
Oh, brother!
Patricia Lakin
The Christmas coat
Clyde Robert Bulla
The Christmas coat
Clyde Robert Bulla
Brothers
Yin.
Brothers
Yin.
The haunted house & Flight to nowhere
Michael Sloan
The haunted house & Flight to nowhere
Michael Sloan
The mummy's gold
Kate McMullan
The mummy's gold
Kate McMullan
I do not want to
Kathy Schulz
I do not want to
Kathy Schulz
The twins & Tabiffa
Constance Heward
The twins & Tabiffa
Constance Heward
Nor any country.
St. Omer, Garth.
Nor any country.
St. Omer, Garth.
J--, Black Bam and the Masqueraders.
St. Omer, Garth.
J--, Black Bam and the Masqueraders.
St. Omer, Garth.
Little brother
Allan Baillie
Little brother
Allan Baillie
The rebel
Melinda Metz
The rebel
Melinda Metz
The amazing magic show
P. J. Petersen
The amazing magic show
P. J. Petersen
My brother, Will
Robins, Joan.
My brother, Will
Robins, Joan.
Lost in the moving mountains
Gloria Skurzynski
Lost in the moving mountains
Gloria Skurzynski
The cross-eyed rabbit
Claude Boujon
The cross-eyed rabbit
Claude Boujon
Danny and the Kings
Susan Cooper
Danny and the Kings
Susan Cooper
Toby's New Brother
Cyndy Szekeres
Toby's New Brother
Cyndy Szekeres
The rainbow kite
Marlene Fanta Shyer
The rainbow kite
Marlene Fanta Shyer
Big Brother, Little Brother
Penny Dale
Big Brother, Little Brother
Penny Dale
Red Card
Stephen Dodd Smith
Red Card
Stephen Dodd Smith
Tribute to another dead rock star
Randy Powell
Tribute to another dead rock star
Randy Powell
My life among the aliens
Gail Gauthier
My life among the aliens
Gail Gauthier
Saving Owen's toad
Juanita Havill
Saving Owen's toad
Juanita Havill
When I am eight
Joan Lowery Nixon
When I am eight
Joan Lowery Nixon
Big brother, little brother
Marci Curtis
Big brother, little brother
Marci Curtis
There's a house inside my mommy
Giles Andreae
There's a house inside my mommy
Giles Andreae
You're a brother, Little Bunny
Maribeth Boelts
You're a brother, Little Bunny
Maribeth Boelts
Brothers Flub
Paul Christian
Brothers Flub
Paul Christian
The Christmas spurs
Wallace, Bill
The Christmas spurs
Wallace, Bill
Search for a Fawn
Esther Bender
Search for a Fawn
Esther Bender
Me myself
Bob McGrath
Me myself
Bob McGrath
Wheeler's treasure
Daniel Schantz
Wheeler's treasure
Daniel Schantz
The lagoon
Joseph Conrad
The lagoon
Joseph Conrad
Will I ever be older?
Eva H. Grant
Will I ever be older?
Eva H. Grant
Brendan, Morgan, and the best ever cloud machine
Gerrem Evans
Brendan, Morgan, and the best ever cloud machine
Gerrem Evans
Labels for Laibel
Dina Herman Rosenfeld
Labels for Laibel
Dina Herman Rosenfeld
Whispers under the wharf
Vincent DiGirolamo
Whispers under the wharf
Vincent DiGirolamo
Shadow of a doubt
S. L. Rottman
Shadow of a doubt
S. L. Rottman
What's the time, Little Wolf?
Ian Whybrow
What's the time, Little Wolf?
Ian Whybrow
Bernard, me, and the letter B
Cynthia Fitterer Klingel
Bernard, me, and the letter B
Cynthia Fitterer Klingel
My brother stealing second
Jim Naughton
My brother stealing second
Jim Naughton
Little brother
Allan Baillie
Little brother
Allan Baillie
The Silk and the Skin
Rodie Sudbery
The Silk and the Skin
Rodie Sudbery
The great quarterback switch
Matt Christopher
The great quarterback switch
Matt Christopher
The Luck of Pokey Bloom
Ellen Conford
The Luck of Pokey Bloom
Ellen Conford
Flip and Flop
Dawn Apperley
Flip and Flop
Dawn Apperley
Tex
S. E. Hinton
Tex
S. E. Hinton
Voices in the Dark
Catherine Banner
Voices in the Dark
Catherine Banner
Who won the war?
Jean Little
Who won the war?
Jean Little
Browse all 169 brothers books
- Rock River
- Losers, Inc
- WALKER'S CROSSING
- Walker's Crossing
- We Can!
- Tree Castle Island
- Invisible Stanley
- Boys against girls
- Chinese handcuffs
- The Boys Return (Boy/Girl Battle)
- I Do Not Want to
- Is that a sick cat in your backpack?
- Girls rule!
- Mystery Map
- Go long!
- The darkest path
- The tell-tale start
- My big fat zombie goldfish
- Flip & Fin
- Also Known as Rowan Pohi
- Just My Brother, Sister, and Me
- CF in his corner
- Tangerine (Apple Signature Edition)
- A ballad of the Civil War
- The mutt in the iron muzzle
- Got You!
- Coolies
- Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution
- Crash on Glacier Peak (The Stark Files)
- Roberto walks home
- The silver door
- Maria escapes
- Every time a rainbow dies
- Switch
- Lenny and Mel
- Private Captain
- A Tale of Two Brothers
- Miracle's boys
- Oh, Brother! (Pictureback) (Ratatouille movie tie in)
- Mania
- Sweet Dreams and Goodnight Stories
- Sebastian's Trumpet
- An Onerous Duty
- Three brothers
- The Weather Box (On Our Way To English)
- Spider stampede
- The twin giants
- Brothers and Strangers
- In Your Dreams
- The girls get even
- Jungle Dogs (Fiction on Cassette)
- Radiance descending
- Mommy and daddy are divorced
- Much bigger than Martin
- Midnight magic
- Take the mummy and run
- Me Mysel
- Timid Timothy and the Halloween ghost
- Corus The Champion
- Brendan, Morgan, and the best ever cloud machine
- Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie
- Snipp, Snapp, Snurr Learn to Swim
- French Confection
- Oblivion
- The Vampire Diaries
- The bunk bed
- Frankenbunny
- Underhand
- Mary-Mary
- Goblin Secrets
- Island of Shipwrecks
- Thor : Ragnarok
- Transformers Bumlebee
- The Bye-Bye Pie
- My baby brother and me
- Jake and the Scrambled Snake (Jake)
- Diego's crossing
- Little Bear's big sweater
- My Brother Is a Visitor from Another Planet
- Super Sam!
- Zack and Nate
- Granny Gert And the Bunion Brothers
- Reluctant chrononauts
- Abracadeath
- Runaway zombie
- The spoiled sport
- Stranger danger
- Missing
- Extra-Special Helper
- Albert and Little Henry
- The creatures from beyond beyond
- The shattering
- Slippy
- 99 days
- Scared to death
- Jack of the gorgons
- My Brother's Shadow
- Three Tall Trees
- The road of the dead
- Slumdog Millionaire Audio Pack (Scholastic Readers)
- Reckless
- The almost girl
- Best Project
- Big brother
- How Many Days until Tomorrow?
- Brotherly Love
- Charlie & Mouse
- Berlitz Nicholas Gift Set Spanish (Berlitz Adventures with Nicholas)
- A sheep after all
Questions parents ask about brothers books
- What are the best brothers books for kids?
- HootRated catalogs 169 brothers children's books spanning picture books through Grade 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 books appropriate for sensitive readers?
- 127 books (75%) are rated Gentle or Mild — safe for sensitive readers. 3 (2%) are rated Intense or Very Intense. Average intensity is 1.8/5. Filter by intensity badge to match your child's emotional readiness.
- What reading level are brothers books?
- Brothers books in our catalog span picture books through Grade 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.