Children’s Book Characters Named Allison/Alison

Here are just a few children’s books with characters named Allison/Alison. Please comment below if you know of one I missed. I hope this encourages your kiddo to read!

Rainbow Magic: Alison The Art Fairy by Daisy Meadows

It’s time for Jack Frost to learn his lesson! Best friends Kirsty Tate and Rachel Walker usually only get to spend vacations and holidays with each other. But for a special week, they’ll both be going to the same school! It’s a good thing the two friends are together. Jack Frost is causing trouble at the Fairyland School–and the School Day Fairies need help! Alison’s gold art badge is nowhere to be found. Rachel and Kirsty have to find it before art class gets really messy!

• Ratings: Amazon-4.7  Goodreads-4.2
• 7-8 year olds

Alison’s Zinnia by Anita Lobel

An unusual alphabet book incorporates reinforcement of individual letters into a dazzling display of floral painting as Lobel links girls’ names, flowers, and verbs in a chain of floral gifts.

• Other characters: Beryl, Crystal, Dawn, Emily, Florence, Gloria, Heather, Irene, Jane, Kathleen, Leslie, Maryssa, Nancy, Olga, Paulette, Queenie, Regina, Susan, Tina, Ursula, Virginia, Wendy, Xantippa, Yolanda, & Zena
• Rating: Amazon- 4.8  Goodreads-4.0
• 4-8 year olds or Preschool-3rd grade
• Lexile Measure: 540L

Allison by Allen Say

When Allison tries on the red kimono her grandmother has sent her, she is suddenly aware that she resembles her favorite doll more than she does her mother and father. When her parents try to explain that she is adopted, her world becomes an uncomfortable place. She becomes angry and withdrawn. She wonders why she was given up, what her real name is, and whether other children have parents in faraway countries. Allison’s doll becomes her only solace until she finds a stray cat in the garden and learns the true meaning of adoption and parental love.

• Ratings: Amazon-4.3  Goodreads-3.7
• 4-7 year olds or Preschool-3rd grade
• Lexile Measure: 430L

Alison of Arabia (magic attic club series) by Nina Alexander

In the “Magic Attic Club”, Alison is magically transformed into a princess in an Arabian palace and can have anything in the world she wants, with the help of three wishes from her genie, but after using her wishes, she begins to wonder if she has used them wisely.

• Ratings: Amazon-4.1  Goodreads-3.5
• 6-10 year oldsor 3rd-4th grade
• Lexile Measure: 710L

Alison Saves the Wedding (magic attic club series) by Catherine Connor

Alison is excited to be a bridesmaid in a fancy wedding, but suddenly she finds herself responsible for ruining the bride’s veil and creating a disaster. Can she come up with a plan to save the big day?

• Other characters: Nickname “Ali”, Last name McCann, Heather Hardin, Keisha Vance, Megan Ryder, Mark, Ellie, Jenny, Kelly, Ted, Danielle, Mrs. Morris, Adam, Norton, & Monty
• Rating: Goodreads- 3.5
• 6-12 year olds or 1st-6th grade

Hocus Pocus: The Illustrated Novelization by A.W. Jantha

After accidentally bringing the Sanderson Sisters back from the dead, Max, Dani, and Allison race to stop their plans to torment Salem for all of eternity.

• Ratings: Amazon-4.9  Goodreads-4.3
• Age: 7+ year olds or 7th-12th grade

Disaster Strikes (Earthquake Shock) by Marlane Kennedy

It had seemed like the perfect California day. But as Joey Flores walked home from the skate park with his friends, the ground began to tremble, and Joey knew they were headed for trouble….The earthquake that followed devastated their neighborhood, collapsing a nearby overpass with Joey and Fiona on one side and Kevin and Dylan on the other. Now Joey and his friends must rescue each other, endure the aftershocks, and find a new way home as the earth cracks beneath their feet.

• Includes characters: Allison and Wyatt
• Ratings: Amazon-4.5  Goodreads-3.9
• 7-10 year olds or 2nd-5th grade
• Lexile Measure: 730L

Another Day as Emily by Eileen Spinelli

Eleven-year-old Suzy just can’t win. Her brother is a local hero for calling 911 after seeing their elderly neighbor collapse, and only her best friend was able to win a role in the play they both auditioned for. Feeling cast aside from all angles, Suzy sees a kindred spirit in Emily Dickinson, the subject of her summer project. Suzy decides to escape from her disappointments by emulating the poet’s life of solitude: no visitors or phone calls (only letters delivered through her window), no friends (except her goldfish, Ottilie), and no outings (except church, but only if she can wear her long white Emily dress).

• Includes characters: Suzy, Herbie, Parker, Alison, Tara, Giselle, Franky, & Gilbert
• Ratings- Amazon: 4.3  Goodreads: 3.6
• Age: 8-12 year olds or 3rd-7th grade
• Lexile Measure: 420L

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