52 Books About Space for Kids

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Does your family love to read? It’s one of my favorite things to do, and I have worked hard to instill that same love of reading in my boys. My hubby hasn’t always shared my passion but even he is coming around lately. I firmly believe that anyone who doesn’t like to read just hasn’t found the right book, and that brings me around to today’s post; 52 Books about space for kids. This selection of fiction (and a few nonfiction!) books about outer space will entertain your child as they learn, and includes several of our favorites!

• I Want to Be an Astronaut by: Byron Barton
• Astronaut Handbook by: Meghan McCarthy
• There’s No Place Like Space: All About Our Solar System (Cat in the Hat Learning Library) by: Tish Rabe
• Mousetronaut by: Mark Kelly
• 50 Things You Should Know About Space by: Raman Prinja
• Eight Days Gone by: Linda McReynolds

• The Magic School Bus Lost In The Solar System by: Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen
• The Day Mars Disappeared by: Elijah Kravets
• If You Decide To Go To The Moon by: Faith McNulty
• Many Moons by: Remi Courgeon
• Man on the Moon by: Anastasia Suen
• Olivia Blasts Off! By: Lauryn Silverhardt and Guy Wolek

• Roaring Rockets (Amazing Machines) by: Tony Mitton
• Child’s Introduction to the Night Sky: The Story of the Stars, Planets and Constellations by: Michael Driscoll & Meredith Hamilton
• Ask the Astronaut: A Galaxy of Astonishing Answers to Your Questions on Spaceflight by: Tom Jones
• CatStronauts: Race to Mars by: Drew Brockington
• LEGO Man in Space: A True Story by: Mara Shaughnessy
• Footprints on the Moon: Poems About Space by: Mark Carthew

• What the Moon is Like by: Franklyn M. Branley
• The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot by: Margaret McNamara and Mark Fearing
• Galaxy Zack Series by: Ray O’Ryan and Colin Jack (Several books in this series for early readers about an 8 year old boy who’s family moves to a different planet!)
• Swift Walker: A Space Adventure by: Verlyn Tarlton and Ravshan Karimov
• Commander Toad in Space by: Jane Yolen  (This is part of a whole series of books about Commander Toad and his adventures in space)
• There Was an Old Martian Who Swallowed the Moon by: Jennifer Ward

• Me and My Place in Space by: Joan Sweeney
• Think Like an Astronaut! How do Rockets Work? by: Pfiffikus
• Little Kids First Big Book of Space by: Catherine D. Hughes
• Mickey Mouse and His Spaceship by: Jane Werner
• First Explorers: Astronauts by: Christiane Engel
• Faraway Friends by: Russ Cox

• Our Stars by: Anne Rockwell
• On the Lanuch Pad: A Counting Book About Rockets by: Michael Dahl
• Astronaut for a Day by: V Moua
• Skippyjon Jones: Lost in Spice by: Judy Schachner
• Good Night Galaxy by: Adam Gamble and Mark Jasper
• Zoo in the Sky by: Jacqueline Mitton

• Discover Space with Astronaut Lace! by: Aleksandra Godfrey
• Space Shuttles (Blastoff! Readers) by: Colleen Sexton
• Astrotwins – Project Rescue by: Mark Kelly
• Curious George and the Rocket by: Margret Rey
• Hello, World! Solar System by: Jill McDonald
• Mousetronaut Goes to Mars by: Mark Kelly

Usborne Books

Some of our favorite Space Books are from Usborne (have you checked out their books – so amazing!!) but the links below will take you to a site where you can purchase them, and help out a friend’s budding business 😉

• Billie’s Outer Space Adventure
• Look Inside Space
• Ludwig the Space Dog
• My Very First Space Book
• See Inside Space Stations and Other Spacecraft
• Shine-A-Light: On The Space Station

• Big Book of Rockets and Spacecraft
• Astronaut Academy
• Big Book of Stars and Planets
• On the Moon

What are your kids favorite books? Comment Below!

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