“What are the best Children’s books about being Dyslexic?” We looked at 222 of the top Dyslexia Kids books, aggregating and ranking them so we could answer that very question!

The top 20 titles, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Children’s Dyslexia” book lists, are ranked below by how many lists they appear on. The remaining 200+ titles, as well as the lists we used are in alphabetical order at the bottom of the page.

See also our list of The Best Adult Books About And For Dyslexia!

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Top 20 Best Books For Children With Dyslexia

20 .) Brock written by Anthony McGowan

Lists It Appears On:

• Additude Mag
• The Guardian

Life is not easy for Nicky with his mum gone and his dad on bail. When brother Kenny drags Nicky out of bed one morning to witness a terrible act of destruction and senseless killing of an animal, Nicky is shocked but manages to save something precious from the disaster which changes his and Kenny’s lives forever.…

19 .) Diary of a Wimpy Kid written by Jeff Kinney

Lists It Appears On:

• Additude Mag
• The Guardian

Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship.…

18 .) Eleven written by Patricia Riley Giff

Lists It Appears On:

• Dyslexia
• Read Brightly

When Sam, who can barely read, discovers an old newspaper clipping just before his eleventh birthday, it brings forth memories from his past, and, with the help of a new friend at school and the castle they are building for a school project, his questions are eventually answered.…

17 .) Horrid Henry Robs the Bank written by Francesca Simon

Lists It Appears On:

• Additude Mag
• The Guardian

In these four new stories, Horrid Henry helps himself to all the money he needs to win his favourite board game, comes up with another spectacular money-making scheme for launching a newspaper with all the school gossip, vows vengeance on Perfect Peter when Peter nicks his birthday party theme and has his own pirate party.…

16 .) Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (Hank Zipzer, #1) written by Henry Winkler

Lists It Appears On:

• Chapters
• Goodreads

Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock ‘N Bowl when Hank’s creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show.

15 .) Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level written by Sally E. Shaywitz

Lists It Appears On:

• Goodreads
• Reading Horizons

Offers parents instructions on how to help their children.

14 .) Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief written by Rick Riordan

Lists It Appears On:

• Dyslexia Daily
• The Guardian

After learning that he is the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea, twelve-year-old Percy is sent to a summer camp for demigods like himself, and joins his new friends on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.

13 .) Stormbreaker written by Anthony Horowitz

Lists It Appears On:

• Standard
• The Guardian

After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle’s dangerous work for Britain’s intelligence agency, MI6.

12 .) Tacky the Penguin written by Helen Lester

Lists It Appears On:

• Dyslexia
• Read Brightly

Tacky the penguin does not fit in with his sleek and graceful companions, but his odd behavior comes in handy when hunters come with maps and traps.

11 .) Tom Gates: DogZombies Rule written by Liz Pichon

Lists It Appears On:

• Independent
• Standard

10 .) Unboxed written by Non Pratt

Lists It Appears On:

• Independent
• Standard

Four friends meet up at their old school to open the memory box they stowed there years ago – with five letters inside for four of them, because their friend Millie has died. When they open the box they find a new letter from Millie and discover that she has left them special instructions: permission to open her letter only if they all read aloud the letters they wrote to their older selves, revealing their deepest secrets.…

9 .) Close to Famous written by Joan Bauer

Lists It Appears On:

• Chapters
• Dyslexia
• Read Brightly

Twelve-year-old Foster McFee and her mother escape from her mother’s abusive boyfriend and end up in the small town of Culpepper, West Virginia, where they use their strengths and challenge themselves to build a new life, with the help of the friends they make there.…

8 .) Goth Girl written by Chris Riddell

Lists It Appears On:

• Additude Mag
• Standard
• The Guardian

Meet Ada Goth. She lives in Ghastly-Gorm Hall with her father, Lord Goth, lots of servants and at least half a dozen ghosts, but she hasn’t got any friends to explore her enormous, creepy house with. Then one night everything changes when Ada meets a ghostly mouse named Ishmael. Together they set out to solve the mystery of the strange happenings at Ghastly-Gorm Hall. And get a lot more than they bargained for.…

7 .) Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever written by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Dyslexia
• Dyslexia Help
• Goodreads

6 .) It’s Called Dyslexia written by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos & illustrated

Lists It Appears On:

• Chapters
• Dyslexia
• Dyslexia Daily
• Read Brightly

A young girl is unhappy with school because she often mixes up the letters of the alphabet or writes them backwards until her teacher explains that she has dyslexia and, with special help, she can overcome her difficulties with language.

5 .) Percy Jackson and the Olympians written by Rick Riordan

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Chapters
• Goodreads
• Understood

A collection of books with Percy Jackson and his army of young demigods on different adventures.

4 .) Thank You, Mr. Falker written by Patricia Polacco

Lists It Appears On:

• Chapters
• Dyslexia
• Goodreads
• Understood

At first, Trisha loves school, but her difficulty learning to read makes her feel dumb, until, in the fifth grade, a new teacher helps her understand and overcome her problem.

3 .) The Alphabet War: A Story About Dyslexia written by Diane Burton Robb and Gail Piazza

Lists It Appears On:

• Chapters
• Dyslexia
• Dyslexia Daily
• Understood

Learning to read is a great struggle for Adam, but with expert help, hard work, and belief in himself, he wins “The Alphabet War.” Includes information about dyslexia.

2 .) Fish In A Tree written by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Chapters
• Goodreads
• Read Brightly
• Understood

Ally’s greatest fear is that everyone will find out she is as dumb as they think she is because she still doesn’t know how to read

1 .) My Name Is Brain Brian written by Jeanne Betancourt

Lists It Appears On:

• Barnes And Noble
• Chapters
• Dyslexia
• Dyslexia Daily
• Dyslexia Help
• Goodreads
• Read Brightly
• Understood

Although he is helped by his new sixth grade teacher after being diagnosed as dyslexic, Brian still has some problems with school and with people he thought were his friends.

The 200+ Additional Best Kids Books About Dyslexia

14 Best Books For Dyslexic Children Sources/Lists