Our Favorite Grade-Specific Book Sets for Every Age

Young readers of all ages and grade levels will love these carefully chosen book sets that combine storytelling fun with skill building. There’s something here for every age group and interest, from classic picture books for the Pre-K crowd to beloved characters like the Bad Guys and Dragon Girls for middle-grade readers. 

Need some extra practice with academic skills — or just want to dig into your favorite subjects? We’ve also gathered some of our favorite workbooks to help kids gain confidence and have fun at the same time. These books will help your child get ready for the grade ahead, but without feeling like homework. 

Check out these value packs and build out your home library for less in just a few clicks. 

Pre-K Book Sets 

Dig into our Pre-K Value Pack for characters and skill lessons littles will love. Look for Peppa Pig, Clifford, Groot, and Mercat from Gabby’s Dollhouse — plus the Jumbo Book of Pre-K Fun, a 320-page workbook that helps children develop hand-eye coordination, fine-motor skills, and attention to detail.

Or shop our Scholastic Classic Picturebook Value Collection. This pack of seven includes timeless stories like Clifford as well as beloved newer books like Giraffes Can’t Dance and How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? It’s a greatest hits collection of picture books that the whole family will love.

One of the best things about Pre-K kids is that they still look at homework as an adventure. But you don’t have to wait for assignments with the Scholastic Early Learners Pre-K Activity Pack. Created by experts to reinforce curriculum topics with kid-friendly activities, this pack was curated according to current academic guidelines. Includes the Big Book of Science Workbook, My Mindfulness Workbook, and Pre-K Learning Pad.

Early Readers Value Packs 

Beginning readers will love these value packs, which include grade-level books aimed at younger schoolkids. 

The BOB Books Stories Value Pack is specially designed to teach reading skills acquisition and will help your child develop a passion for the written word. Check out this series, which includes Outdoor Adventures and Cupcake Surprise. 

The Kindergarten Value Pack helps littles develop and retain academic skills — and have fun doing it! This book set includes Bad Bunny, What if You Could Sniff Like a Shark, You Are a Star, Jane Goodall, and the Jumbo Book of Kindergarten Fun, among other titles. 

Action! Adventure! Eva the Owl! The 1st Grade Value Pack has it all. Get ready to dig into the tales of Bug Scouts, Minecraft, and a super-fun workbook focusing on sight words practice, handwriting, phonics, and addition and subtraction. Meanwhile, unicorn lovers will enjoy the Unicorn Diaries Value Pack, which includes Bo's Magical New Friend, Bo and the Dragon-Pup, Bo the Brave, and The Goblin Princess.

Find your next favorite series with our Raise a Reader Set: Acorn Series Starters. This book set for beginning readers offers plenty of appealing characters from crabs and dragons to princesses and unicorns. There’s even a yeti! Let your kiddo choose their favorites and watch their imagination take hold. 

Lion vs. Tiger. Tarantula vs. Scorpion. Tyrannosaurus Rex vs. Velociraptor! The Who Would Win? series pits the scariest and most powerful animals past and present against each other and asks who would come out on top. Vote for your faves and then see how it all turns out. 

Chapter Books for Middle-Grade Readers 

Does your young reader love fantasy and adventure – and dragons? If so, you’ll want to check out the Dragon Girls Value Pack, which includes the first four volumes in the popular Dragon Girls series. Follow along as Azmina, Willa, Naomi, and Mei discover their new identities as Glitter Dragon Girls. Can they use their new magical abilities to protect their home from the Shadow Sprites? (You bet they can!)

Or check out the continuing adventures of The Bad Guys Box Set (Books #1-5). They sound like Bad Guys. They look like Bad Guys. They even smell like Bad Guys. But Mr. Wolf, Mr. Piranha, Mr. Snake, and Mr. Shark just want to be heroes. And they’re going to save the day whether you like it or not.  

Got a dedicated gamer? The Diary of a Roblox Pro #1-7 Value Pack is full of adventure — action-packed and a lot of fun! Join Ari and his friends as they escape from monsters, survive a zombie invasion, and navigate the ultimate obby challenge. 

If your child loves the fantasy genre but doesn’t know where to start, we get it: there are tons of series to dig into. Try the Raise a Reader Set: 3rd Grade Fantasy. Harry Potter, Wings of Fire, Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, and The Way to Rio Luna — this starter pack of fantasy books will grab hold of their imagination and not let go. 

Reinforce key skills over school breaks or just dig into the fun of learning with Scholastic Success With Grade 3 Value Pack. Topics include reading comprehension, grammar, writing, multiplication, and division. There are even separate volumes for math and reading tests, so students can practice what they’re learning.

Young Adult Value Packs 

What YA reader hasn’t wished for magical powers, especially during adolescence? Raise a Reader Set: Bewitching Books includes an urban fantasy, a thriller, and a feminist tale of “women being women in the most fantastic ways possible,” according to Nafiza Azad, the author of The Candle and the Flame.

Be bold. Get seen. Be heard. The first selection in Scholastic’s Raise a Reader Set: Share Black Stories, the YA novel Muted follows the story of 17-year-old Denver, who hopes that her music will help her escape her small hometown. Also includes Simone Breaks All the Rules and You Should See Me in Crown.  

If your YA reader appreciates books as objects as well as stories, they’ll love Library Builders: Young Adult Fiction, which features seven hardcover books: Beastly Beauty, If Anything Happens to Me, The Kill Factor, Ruin Road, The Second Chance of Darius Logan, Stepping Off, and Trajectory. 

And finally, Library Builders: Favorite YA Authors is a curated collection of some of Scholastic’s most beloved writers for young adults, including Leah Johnson, Ryan La Sala, and Sharon G. Flake. 

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