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Top 10 graphic novel series for 8 year olds

  1. Bunny vs Monkey

    Jamie Smart · Ages 8-12

    A polite rabbit and a chaotic monkey, with a joke on almost every page. Twelve books; the US publisher labels books 3 and 4 ages 8 to 12.

    Buy: Bookshop.org · Amazon

  2. Dog Man

    Dav Pilkey · Ages 7-10

    Still a favourite at eight: labelled 7+, and the fifteenth book comes out 3 November 2026.

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  3. Zita the Spacegirl

    Ben Hatke · Ages 8-12

    A girl follows a friend to another planet and gathers a crew of odd allies. Three books, one story, finished. 8 to 12 is our estimate.

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  4. Hilo

    Judd Winick

    A boy with no memory falls from the sky and makes two friends. A little more story on each page than Dog Man.

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  5. Wings of Fire graphic novels

    Tui T. Sutherland, drawn by Mike Holmes · Ages 8-12

    Dragons, prophecies and rivalries, each book retelling the novel of the same title. Nine so far; Scholastic labels every one 8 to 12.

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  6. Amulet

    Kazu Kibuishi · Ages 8-12

    A long, serious fantasy told in short bubbles. Nine books, finished in 2024; read them in order. Scholastic says 8 to 12 or 9 to 12, book by book.

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  7. Bone

    Jeff Smith · Ages 8-12

    Three cousins lost in a strange valley; one long story that grows darker as it goes. Nine volumes, finished. Scholastic labels each 8 to 12.

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  8. Cleopatra in Space

    Mike Maihack · Ages 8-12

    A girl is pulled into the far future: fast, full-colour action. Six books, finished. Scholastic Canada says 8 to 12.

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  9. Lunch Lady

    Jarrett J. Krosoczka · Ages 7-10

    Self-contained school cases full of puns and cafeteria gadgets. Ten books, finished; labelled 7 to 10.

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  10. Click

    Kayla Miller · Ages 8-12

    One girl's worries at school and with friends, in bright, easy panels. Seven books, finished. 8 to 12 is our estimate.

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At eight, many comic series start telling one long story across the books, so the order matters more. Ours: Peabody's page of graphic novels for 8-year-olds (peabody.kids/series/for/8-year-olds) and the series pages linked below, each with the books in order and a checklist kept on your device. The pages are ours; the books are not.

Every series with a Peabody page was checked against its publisher's pages (or Wikipedia and Bookroo where a publisher's page would not open) on 29 and 30 October 2026; counts are as of 30 October 2026. Ages say whose they are: the publisher's label, or Peabody's own estimate. Series without a Peabody page are named with their author only, from facts we are sure of. Ranked by our judgment: the funny ones a Dog Man reader moves to first, then the longer stories. Checked 2026-10-25. Nobody paid to be here. The buy links are plain search links, not affiliate links, so Peabody earns nothing from them.

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