Here’s a curated list of all the Best Books on Kindle Unlimited! Find great picture books, middle grade books, teen books, and books for adults to read with a Kindle Unlimited subscription (or free trial).
There are over a million books available on Kindle Unlimited. Unfortunately, because there are so many Kindle unlimited titles I don’t want to read, it never seemed worth the subscription service fee to me. What I saw when I scrolled through was mostly romance and self-published books that didn’t interest me at all.
However, earlier this year I discovered two new to me authors that I fell in love with and wanted to read more of their books. I was surprised to discover that the best place to read them was Kindle Unlimited. That sent me down the rabbit hole.
Since then, I’ve been compiling lists of all the best books on Kindle Unlimited. There are Kindle Unlimited books for kids and teens, as well as Kindle Unlimited books for adults here.
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How My Family Uses Kindle Unlimited
My older kids have regular kindle devices, and my younger kids have Kindle Fire Tablets (Kids Edition), which are great for reading the picture books in color).
I love the Kindle Paperwhite (so easy to read even in the dark), and I also use a Kindle App on my phone (comes in handy when I’ve forgotten to bring a book and find I have a few minutes to read). You can also read Kindle ebooks for free on the computer with Kindle Cloud Reader.
I don’t keep a regular subscription. I just pay for a month here and there when I need it. It is especially handy when we’re traveling and don’t want to take a big stack of books with us. It’s also a great way to keep kids entertained on long car rides or flights (there are so many good picture books on Kindle Unlimited too!). You can check out up to 10 titles at a time, so I can make sure everyone will have something to read!
It’s also a great way to binge read a series or a favorite author. I got started with Kindle Unlimited because I wanted to read everything Peter Dickinson and Janette Rallison had written – it was a real bargain for that many good books to read!
There are even a lot of titles that include free Audible narration. Just look for the little orange headphones next to the words “kindleunlimited.” (See image below)
Get a Kindle Unlimited Subscription
I have been lucky enough on TWO occasions to get a deal that gave me 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for only 99 cents. You can get started here with a free 30 day trial. The normal price is $9.99 a month.
You can also GIFT a subscription to Kindle Unlimited at a good discount, which is a wonderful gift for people who read!
The Best Kindle Unlimited Books
Picture Books
- The Bad Seed by Jory John
- The Complete Adventures of Curious George
- Red: A Crayon’s Story by Michael Hall
- Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
- Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
- Henry and the Chalk Dragon by Jennifer Trafton
- Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Wangari and the Trees of Peace by Jeanette Winter
- Pete the Cat and the Missing Cupcakes by James Dean
- Pete the Cat: Out of This World by James Dean
- Pete the Cat and the Bedtime Blues by James Dean
- Dear Girl by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
- Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
- Little Blue Truck’s Springtime by Alice Schertle
- Little Blue Truck’s Christmas by Alice Schertle
- Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by Alice Schertle
- In A Dark Dark Room (I Can Read Book) by Alvin Schwartz
- Mac and Cheese (I Can Read) by Sarah Weeks
- Splat the Cat: I Scream for Ice Cream (I Can Read Book) by Rob Scotton
- Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation by Cokie Roberts
- The Adventures of Lily Huckleberry in Scandinavia by Audrey Smit
- The Adventures of Lily Huckleberry in Japan by Audrey Smit
- Frozen: 5 Minute Stories by Disney
- Marvel: 5 Minute Stories by Disney
- I’ve Loved You Since Forever by Hoda Kotb
- You are not small by Anna Kang
- I am Not Scared by Anna Kang
- That’s Not Mine by Anna Kang
- We are Not Friends by Anna Kang
- Bear Says Thanks by Karma Wilson
- Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell
- Turkey Trouble by Wendy Silvano
- This is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe
- A Plump and Perky Turkey by Teresa Bateman
- Bear Stays Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
- Harry the Dirty Dog by Gene Zion
Middle Grade Books
- The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter and The Cursed Child by J.K. Rowling
- Harry Potter: A History of Magic by British Library
- Illustrated Edition: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
- Half Magic by Edward Eager
- The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan
- Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
- Mary Poppins by P.L. Travers
- Spy School Secret Service by Stuart Gibbs
- The Last Musketeer by Stuart Gibbs
- Howl’s Moving Castle (#1) by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Castle in the Air (#2) by Diana Wynne Jones
- The Secret Zoo by Bryan Chick
- The Green Ember (#1) by S.D. Smith
- Ember Falls (#2) by S.D. Smith
- Ember Rising (#3) by S.D. Smith
- Big Nate: Pray For a Fire Drill by Lincoln Peirce
- Big Nate: What’s a Little Noogie Between Friends by Lincoln Peirce
- The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
- The Book of Boy by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
- The Terrible Two by Mac Barnett
- Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry
- The Fairy Tale Detectives (Sisters Grimm #1) by Michael Buckley
- The Unusual Suspects (Sisters Grimm #2) by Michael Buckley
- The Problem Child (Sisters Grimm #3) by Michael Buckley
- Will Sparrow’s Road by Karen Cushman
- Old Yeller by Fred Gipson
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
- Scary Stories to Tell if You Dare by Joe Oliveto
- Moo by Sharon Creech
- Magyk (Sepitmus Heap #1) by Angie Sage
- The Amulet of Smarkand by Jonathan Stroud
- Letters from Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Warriors: Power of Three #1 by Erin Hunter
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater
- The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davis
- A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold
- The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
- So B It by Sarah Weeks
- Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper
- Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
- The Borrowers by Mary Norton
- The Midnight Gang by David Williams
- Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
- Love that Dog by Sharon Creech
- The Bark of the Bog Owl by Jonathan Rogers
- Masterminds by Gordon Korman
- Bone (volume 1) by Jeff Smith
- The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
- Ivy and Bean (#1) by Annie Barrows
- The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
- The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Wonderful Wizard of OZ by L. Frank Baum
- Survivors #1: The Empty City by Erin Hunter
- Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered by Gary Paulsen
- Time and the Clock Mice Etcetera by Peter Dickinson
- There are also 27 Katie Woo Books on Kindle Unlimited -check them out
YA Kindle Books
- The Hunger Games (#1) by Suzanne Collins
- Catching Fire (#2) by Suzanne Collins
- Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Tombs of Atuan by Ursla K. LeGuin
- Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List by Janette Rallison
- My Double Life by Janette Rallison
- My Unfair Godmother by Janette Rallison
- My Fairly Dangerous Godmother by Janette Rallison
- Just One Wish by Janette Rallison
- Blue Eyes and Other Teenage Hazards by Janette Rallison
- The Girl Who Heard Demons by Janette Rallison
- Revenge of the Cheerleaders by Janette Rallison
- It’s a Mall World After All by Janette Rallison
- The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan
- Son ( #4 in The Giver Quartet) by Lois Lowry
- Annerton Pit by Peter Dickinson
- In the Palace of the Kahns by Peter Dickinson
- A Bone From A Dry Sea by Peter Dickinson
- The Kin by Peter Dickinson
- The Blue Hawk by Peter Dickinson
- AK by Peter Dickinson
- The Lion Tamer’s Daughter and Other Stories by Peter Dickinson
- The Gift by Peter Dickinson
- A Box of Nothing by Peter Dickinson
- Healer by Peter Dickinson
- Lord of the Rings (Complete Series) by J.R.R. Tolkien
- Over Sea, Under Stone (#1 in Dark is Rising Series) by Susan Cooper
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
- Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden
- Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- The Warrior Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
- Fairest of All: A Tale of the Wicked Queen by Serena Valentino
- The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty’s Prince by Serena Valentino
- Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy
- Loser by Jerry Spinelli
- Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Lockwood and Co: The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
- Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
- The Hero and the Crown by Robin McKinley
- Deerskin by Robin McKinley
- The Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley
- On the Fence by Kasie West
Adult Non-Fiction Kindle Books
- Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
- Upstairs at the White House by J.B. West
- Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
- What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe
- The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World by A.J. Baime
- Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferriss
- The White Album by Joan Didion
- Chernobyl 01:23:40 by Andrew Leatherbarrow
- The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
- A River in Darkness Masaji Ishikawa
- All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
- Every Living Thing by James Herriot
- Dancing at the Edge of the World by Ursula K. LeGuin
Adult Fiction Kindle Books
- The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
- Bluebeard’s Egg by Margaret Atwood
- The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
- Only Ever Her by Marybeth Whalen
- In This House of Brede by Rumer Godden
- Coromandel Sea Change by Rumer Godden
- How I Met Your Brother by Janette Rallison
- Masquerade by Janette Rallison
- The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
- You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles
- The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
- The Patron Saint of Liars by Anne Patchett
- 1984 by George Orwell
- Animal Farm by George Orwell
- What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
- In Farleigh Field by Rhys Bowen
- The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker
- The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien
- My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell
- Without a Country by Ayse Kulin
- A Quiet Life in the Country by TE Kinsey (A Lady Hardcastle Mystery #1)
- In the Market for Murder by TE Kinsey (Lady Hardcastle #2)
- Death Around the Bend by TE Kinsey (Lady Hardcastle #3)
- A Picture of Murder by TE Kinsey (Lady Hardcastle #4)
- The Burning Issue of the Day by TE Kinsey (Lady Hardcastle #5)
- Death Beside the Seaside by TE Kinsey (Lady Hardcastle #6)
- Christmas at the Grange by TE Kinsey
- Echo in Onyx (#1 Uncommon Echoes) by Sharon Shinn
- Echo in Emerald (#2 Uncommon Echoes) by Sharon Shinn
- Echo in Amethyst (#3 Uncommon Echoes) by Sharon Shinn
Andrea says
We opted to give up our prime membership to keep the kindle unlimited. My eldest reads at least a book a day and we’re in a country with no libraries, so even if they’re not “great”… Well, he’s happy and so am I!
Last time I read the Hardcastle books only the first was on unlimited, so I never read the rest, off to download them now! I really got into Jeff wheeler fantasy series, they weren’t high literature by any means, but sometimes an addictive story line that is easy to read is what is needed. Have you read the rest of Amy Hammon (what the wind knows) books? I’ve enjoyed pretty much all of them.
I’ve heard good things about the sisters grimm, going to put that on the kids kindles now! We only have the regular kindle, but the growing list of picture books tempts me….