Children’s Book Characters Named Bella
Here are just a few children’s books with characters named Bella. Please comment below if you know of one I missed. I hope this encourages your kiddo to read!
Bella (Puppy Palace #22) by Ellen Miles
Charles and Lizzie Peterson love puppies. They enjoy taking care of the dogs themselves, but the best part is finding a perfect new owner for these adorable animals. Bella is an orphaned newborn cocker spaniel. She is very weak and almost doesn’t survive her first night. Lizzie is determined to save the pint-sized pup. The Peterson’s bottle-feed her around the clock until she’s healthy enough to be adopted. But who will give this sweet little dog the home she deserves?
- Other characters- Ms. Dobbins, Maria, Mrs. Santiago, Simba, Buddy, The Petersons, Daphne, Noah, Brianna, Jimmy, Daniel, Alexandra, & Shanna
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.6 Goodreads-4.4
- Age: 7-10 year olds oe 2nd-5th grade
- Lexile Measure: 670L
Unicorn Magic- Bella’s Birthday Unicorn by Jessica Burkhart
In the magical Crystal Kingdom, being eight years old is a big deal for a royal prince or princess—it’s the birthday where you get a unicorn, who becomes your friend and guardian for life. But it looks like Princess Bella’s birthday might not be so sweet. Her BFFs are fighting, her parents seem to be hiding something, and Bella is worried she won’t get matched with a unicorn of her very own. Will Bella’s eighth birthday be a sparkling success? Or will it end up being memorable for all the wrong reasons?
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.1 Goodreads- 3.9
- 6-9 year olds or 1st-4th grade
- Lexile Measure: 730L
Diary of a Pug series by Kyla May
#1 Pug Blasts Off- Things he loves: fashion, peanut butter, and his human, Bella. Things he does NOT love: Nutz the squirrel, baths, and the rain. When Bella enters the Inventor Challenge, Bub helps her craft the best project ever. But what happens when Nutz gets on Bub’s nerves and makes him ruin Bella’s project? If Bub wants to make it up to Bella, he’ll have to stand up to Nutz — and the rain — once and for all.With full-color artwork throughout, this funny and charming diary-format early chapter book is perfect for anyone who believes a furry pal is the best kind of friend.
- Other character: Duchess
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.8 Goodreads-4.2
- 6-9 year olds or Kindergarten-2nd grade
- Lexile Measure: 550L
Bess and Bella by Irene Haas
On a cold winter afternoon Bess and her doll are having a tea party with melted snow and cookie crumbs, when — falump! — a little bird named Bella falls from the sky. Bella offers treats for a proper tea, and a new friendship begins. Little does Bess know that this is just the first of many delightful surprises to come during that afternoon.
- Other character: Rose
- Ratings: Amazon-4.7 Goodreads-3.5
- 3-7 year olds or Preschool-2nd grade
Bad Bella by Ali Standish
Bella is the very best dog a family could ask for. Only her family, the McBrides, don’t see it that way. Ever since Mrs. McBride’s belly started growing, they don’t seem to appreciate the way Bella cleans the crumbs from the kitchen floor or how she’s always willing to play fetch after a long day. And when Bella’s valiant attempt to save the Christmas tree ends in disaster, she finds herself being swiftly abandoned at the pound. As the reality sinks in that she is unwanted, Bella is heartbroken. Where did she go wrong?
- Other characters: Andy, Leo, Alice, Hazel, & Leslie
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.8 Goodreads- 4.3
- 8-12 year olds or 3rd-7th grade
Bella’s Story (A Puppy Tale) by Bruce Cameron
Bella loves her boy, Lucas, who rescued her from an abandoned building. Even though she has to hide from the neighbors and learn boring games like No Barks and Go Home, there is nowhere she’d rather be than by Lucas’ side. Then one day Bella is picked up by animal control, and Lucas is forced to send her to a foster home far away. Bella waits and waits for Lucas to come and get her, but days go by and he does not come. Finally, she realizes what she needs to do – she must Go Home to Lucas – and even four hundred miles of dangerous Colorado wilderness won’t get in her way.
- Other characters: Daisy, Gavin, Taylor, Dutch, Loretta, Jose, Audrey, & Olivia
- Ratings: Amazon-4.9 Goodreads-4.3
- 8-11 year olds
- Lexile Measure: 630L
We’re in the Wrong Book (series) by Richard Byrne
- Ratings: Amazon-4.6 Goodreads-3.8
- Baby-5 year olds
Ella Bella Ballerina and the Sleeping Beauty (series) written by James Mayhew
Little Ella Bella loves attending Madame Rosa’s ballet class at the old theater. Most of all she loves the music that plays from Madame Rosa’s special music box, the theme from The Sleeping Beauty ballet. One day, after ballet class has ended, Ella Bella is left alone with the music box on the theater stage. As its music begins playing, Ella is transported to the magical world where the Sleeping Beauty’s story takes place. Entering the palace of Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty, Ella meets all the story’s characters–not only the good ones, but also the sinister bad fairy–and she sees the famous story unfold before her very eyes.
- Ratings: Amazon-4.7 Goodreads- 4.0
- Reading level: 5-8 year olds or Kindergarten-3rd
Tarra & Bella (The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends) by Carol Buckley
After retiring from the circus, Tarra became the first resident of the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee. When other elephants moved in and developed close friendships, only Tarra remained alone—until the day she met a stray mixed-breed dog named Bella. From then on, the two were inseparable.
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.8 Goodreads-4.3
- 3-5 year olds
- Lexile Measure: AD990L
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