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If you have (or know) any young history enthusiasts, check out this list of favorite books for kids who love history!

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My oldest son, Aidan, LOVES history. Actually, as much as the word “love” gets casually thrown around, that doesn’t feel sufficient to describe his feelings on the subject. It’s more like an infatuation bordering on obsession. 😆 Not a day goes by without him regaling us with facts about obscure battles, geopolitical events, and other historic happenings. We even got him a shirt for his birthday that says, “WARNING: May start talking about history.”

His passion for history is strong, and as a result, we’ve become VERY familiar with books for kids who love history. We’ve collected volumes from a variety of series, filled our bookshelves with chronicles of the past, and read our way through the repertoire of beloved historical fiction authors. Using our experience, we’ve assembled some of our favorites in one convenient list for the history-lovers in your life! 




Books for Kids Who Love History

If you have (or know) any young history enthusiasts, check out this list of favorite books for kids who love history!

Nonfiction Series

Who Was/What Was/Where Was

History Smashers

Great Battles for Boys

For Kids

History Facts for Kids

If You Were a Kid 

Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales

Nonfiction Standalone

Anything by Jean Fritz

Battles that Changed History (DK Smithsonian)

This Day in History for Kids (Aidan has a “This Day in History” perpetual calendar that he loves!)

History!: The Past as You’ve Never Seen it Before (DK Knowledge Encyclopedias)

History Year by Year

Timelines of World History (Usborne)

History’s Mysteries (National Geographic Kids)

Fiction Series

I Survived

Ranger in Time

Dear America

My Name is America (boy version of Dear America)

Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales

Fiction Standalone

Anything by these authors:

Ben & Me, by Robert Lawson

Inside Out and Back Again, by Thanhha Lai

My Brother Sam is Dead, by James Lincoln Collier & Christopher Collier

The Perilous Road, by William O’Steele

Johnny Tremain, by Esther Hoskins Forbes

The Lost Year: A Survival Story of the Ukrainian Famine, by Katherine Marsh

The War That Saved My Life & The War I Finally Won, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (for older kids and teens)

The Book Thief (for older kids and teens)

 

Neither of us has read these yet, but they are highly recommended and are on our shelves to read soon!

A Place to Hang the Moon, by Kate Albus 

How I Became a Spy, by Deborah Hopkinson

An Elephant in the Garden, by Michael Morpurgo

War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo

Woods Runner, by Gary Paulsen

Bull Run, by Paul Fleischman

Across Five Aprils, by Irene Hunt (for older kids and teens)

 

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