Children’s Book Characters Named Jack
Here are just a few children’s books with characters named Jack. Please comment below if you know of one I missed. I hope this encourages your kiddo to read!
Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne
Meet Jack and Annie! Jack and his younger sister, Annie, are just regular kids. But when they discover a tree house in the woods, something magical happens. Jack and Annie are whisked back in time to the Age of Dinosaurs, a medieval castle, ancient pyramids, and treasure-seeking pirates.
- Ratings: Amazon 4.8 Goodreads:4.3
- 5-8 year olds or grade level 1st-4th
- Lexile Measure: 240L
The Puppy Palace (Jack #17) by Ellen Miles
Welcome to the Puppy Place–where every puppy finds a home! Aunt Amanda knows that Lizzie can’t turn down the chance to foster a new puppy, so she brings over a boxer with an interesting problem. Jack loves to chew up everything in sight! Lizzie is very patient with Jack— until he eats her favorite book.
- Ratings: Amazon-4.7 Goodreads-4.3
- 7-10 year olds or 2-5th grade
- Lexile Measure: 680L
The stories of Jack and Rory by Granny Trish
Just when they think they’ve got a handle on things, a radiant golden Labrador named Rory bounds in, doubling the mischief with his heartwarming antics. The family home transforms into a playground of delightful chaos, proving that life with Labradors is a mix of laughter, a dash of disaster, and endless surprises. Join Frankie, Granny Trish’s 7 ¾-year-old grandchild and the charming narrator of this enchanting tale set against a stunning Scottish backdrop. Dive into the vibrant world of Jack and Rory, two lovable rascals who ensure there’s never a dull moment in the MacGregor home.
- Ratings: Amazon 4.7
- 6-11 year olds
Jack Plank Tells Tales by Natalie Babbitt
Jack Plank has left his pirate shipmates and gone ashore. Each day he sets out from Mrs. DelFresno’s boarding house to look for a new job. Each evening he returns to regale the other boarders with the story of his job search plus a tall tale from his life as a pirate to explain why that particular job wouldn’t be suitable. For who would want to work where there might be a troll, or the danger of getting a crab permanently caught in your beard? Or what about a treacherous, music-loving crocodile?
- Other characters: Lugger, Leech, Spooner, Nina, Stovehouse, Miss Withers, Captain Scudder, Mrs. Spontoon, Waddy, Maria, Mrs. Lamb, Flotsam or Flora, Grandma Chesstree, Snipe, Mr. Chummer, Brazzo, Carlos, Boris, & Victor
- Rating: Amazon-4.9 Goodreads-3.9
- 8-12 year olds or 3rd-7th grade
- Lexile Measure: 860L
Jack and the Beanstalk by Paul Galdone (or any retelling)
Folk Tale Classics series, the story of Jack and his magic bean has never been more irresistible.
- Other characters: Mother Twaddle,
- Ratings: Amazon-4.3 Goodreads-3.3
- 4-7 year olds or Preschool-3rd grade
Jack and Jill Big Dog Bill (level 1 phonics reader) (or any Jack & Jill story) by Martha Weston
Jack and Jill and big dog Bill go sledding one snowy winter day. When big dog Bill notices a rabbit on the hill, mayhem ensues. This fun phonics reader helps early readers with the use of alliteration and rhyming.
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.6 Goodreads- 3.9
- 3-6 year olds or preschool-1st
- Lexile Measure: 190L
Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: Book 1: The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur by Elizabeth Singer Hunt
In The Escape of the Deadly Dinosaur, Jack zooms to the city that never sleeps to try to solve the mystery of the missing Allosaurus toe. Starting at the Natural History Museum, Jack’s detection takes him to a competitive grade-schooler determined to win the science fair with his experiment crossing his own dog with the DNA from the bone of a dangerous, carnivorous dinosaur. Soon the gargantuan creature is terrorizing New Yorkers and Jack must stop him before he devours the animals in the Central Park zoo!
- Other characters: Last name- Stalwart, Max-brother, Freddie- dog, Thomas Eberly, John- dad, Corinne-mom, Whizzy, Lewis Porter, and Principal Danner
- Ratings: Amazon-4.5 Goodreads-4.1
- 6-8 year olds or 1st-4th grade
- Lexile Measure: 760L
Missing on Superstition Mountain by Elise Broach, Illustrator: Antonio Javier Caparo
It’s summer and the three Barker brothers Simon, Henry, and Jack just moved from Illinois to Arizona. Their parents have warned them repeatedly not to explore Superstition Mountain, which is near their home. But when their cat Josie goes missing, they see no other choice. There’s something unusually creepy about the mountain and after the boys find three human skulls, they grow determined to uncover the mystery. Have people really gone missing over the years, and could there be someone or some thing lurking in the woods? Together with their new neighbor Delilah, the Barker boys are dead-set on cracking the case even if it means putting themselves in harm’s way.
- Includes characters: Officer Myers, Uncle Hank Cormody, Mrs. Dunworthy, Sara Delgado, Emmett Trask, & Mrs. Thomas
- Ratings: Amazon-4.5 Goodreads-3.7
- 8-12 year olds or Preschool-2nd grade
- Lexile Measure: 620L
The Bamboo Sword by Margi Preus
Master writer Margi Preus treats readers to an amazing adventure in 1853 Japan. This lyric novel follows Yoshi, a Japanese boy who dreams of becoming a samurai. Unfortunately, as part of the serving class, Yoshi can never become a warrior. He is taken up by Manjiro, the protagonist of Preus’s Heart of a Samurai, and becomes his servant and secret watchdog. Meanwhile, Commodore Matthew Perry and his USS Susquehanna squadron of steamships arrive in Edo Bay demanding that Japan open its ports to foreign trade. Aboard the commodore’s flagship is Jack Sullivan, a cabin boy who becomes separated from his American companions. He and Yoshi set out on a grand adventure to return Jack to his ship before he is discovered by the shogun’s samurai.
- Other characters: Preble, Kiku, Nakahama, Hiko, Han, Shozo, and Enju
- Ratings: Amazon-4.5 Goodreads-3.8
- 10-14 year olds or 5th-9th grade
- Lexile measure: 820L
Charlie & Mouse series by Laurel Snyder
Four hilarious children’s stories, two inventive brothers, one irresistible and award-winning beginner chapter book—now in paperback! Join Charlie and Mouse as they talk to lumps, take the neighborhood to a party, sell some rocks, and invent the bedtime banana.
- Includes Characters: Lilly, Helen, Tess, Jack, Max, Lottie, Marley, Sylvia, Spenser, Nora Ann, Sam, Mr. Erik, Miss Margaret, and Mr. Michael
- Rating: Amazon-4.6 or Goodreads-3.9
- 4-7 year olds or 1st-4th grade
- Lexile Measure: 420L
Grace the Glitter Fairy (Rainbow Magic: Party Fairies #3) by Daisy Meadows
It’s party time! A big bash for King Oberon and Queen Titania is underway in Fairyland. The Party Fairies keep everything running smoothly, until Jack Frost’s goblins steal their magic party bags. Now parties everywhere aren’t festive — they’re a flop! Party decorations have lost their sparkle, all because of a grumbling goblin! Rachel and Kirsty are determined to help Grace the Glitter Fairy track him down . . . but how?
- A lot of books in this series include Jack Frost
- Ratings: Amazon-4.5 Goodreads-3.9
- 7-10 year olds or 2nd-5th grade
The Twelve Days of Christmas in Oklahoma by Tammi Saur, Illustrator: Victoria Hutto
Addison writes a letter home each of the twelve days she spends exploring the state of Oklahoma at Christmastime, as her cousin Ethan shows her everything from the Chickasha Festival of Light to a cow chip throw. Includes facts about Oklahoma.
- Other characters: Aunt Jen Uncle Jack
- Ratings: Amazon-4.6 Goodreads-4.2
- 5 years and up
- Lexile Measure: 660L
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Circus! by Peter Spier
- character names: Dr. Hofmeyer, Bessie, Caesar, Mr. McNulty, Lazlos, Mr. Uzelli, Mr. Hozumi, Yoko, Tamo, Wilkinsons, Dijkstras, Mr./Mrs. Knapp, Henriquez family, Mario Uzelli, Felek Wisniewski, Mr. McNulty, Sarah Cunningham, George, Ivan, Wencke Dahl, Hans Schlossberg, Pathan, Hindu, Jhoola, Gurka, Sikh, Gretchen, Sean, Jack Harris, Mirabeaus, Gaston Vermeylen, Mr. Bauer, Pelletiers, Lippizaners, Mathilda, Reggie, Kathy MacDonald, Hudsons,
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