Children’s Book Characters Named Xavier
Here are just a few children’s books with characters named Xavier. Please comment below if you know of one I missed. I hope this encourages your kiddo to read!
A My Name is Alice by Jane Bayer, Illustrated by Steven Kellogg
A variety of animals parade by in this familiar jump rope alphabet song. The antics never quite quit as a parade of animals sell their wares in this wildly illustrated version of the familiar alphabet ditty and ball-bouncing game. Young readers will delight in meeting such characters as Barbara, the bear with balloons for sale in Brazil; New York Ned, the newt who owns a noodle emporium, and finally the zipper-selling Zambian zebra and zebu, Zelda and Zach.
- Other characters: Alex, Barbara, Bob, Clara, Claude, Doris, Dave, Emily, Edward, Fifi, Fred, Gertrude, George, Hannah, Henry, Ida, Ivan, Jane, John, Karen, Keith, Lucy, Luke, Maude, Martin, Nancy, Ned, Olivia, Oscar, Polly, Paul, Queenie, Quentin, Rosie, Richard, Sally, Steve, Theresa, Ted, Ursula, Ulysses, Virginia, Vinnie, Winifred, William, Xena, Xavier, Yolanda, Yancie, Zelda, & Zach
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.8 Goodreads-4.0
- 4-8 year olds or Preschool-3rd grade
- Lexile Measure: 370L
The Cipher of the Seven Stars by Lee Reed
Quinn Knight, a new sixth-grader at Hill Springs Middle School in Central Texas, has always been a little different. Not only is she an astrophotographer who battles chronic migraine headaches, she’s recently discovered that the stars—the Pleiades constellation, to be exact—are trying to tell her something. Someone is threatening Quinn’s older sister, eighth-grade social butterfly Vivica, and Quinn realizes the clever constellation is revealing the clues she needs to save her sister! But she can’t let anyone know she’s having cosmic conversations—making it in middle school is hard enough as it is—so Quinn keeps the secret message-sending stars under wraps. Soon, Quinn and her new friends, Tiya and Xavier, are hot on the trail of Vivica’s mysterious tormentor. But sometimes, there are more questions than answers written in the stars.
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.4
- 8-12 year olds
Eddie Red Undercover: Mystery Museum Mile by Marcia Wells, Illustrator: Marcos Calo
- Other characters: Jenny Miller, Detective Bovano, Officer Molino, hamster- Leviticus, Jonah, Mr. Wright, Phil, Marco, Mrs. Reed, Milton Edwards, Robin Christopher, Wendy Friml, cat- Sadie, Chief Williams, Jackie Vincent, Galen Lee & Alisha.
- Ratings: Amazon-4.5 Goodreads-4.0
- 9-12 year olds or 5th-7th grade
- Lexile Measure: 710L
The Prince Warriors by Priscilla Shirer
As brothers, Xavier and Evan are used to battling each other. But now they’re discovering that there is a much bigger battle going on all around them. And it’s their turn to fight. The Prince Warriors is the first book in Priscilla Shirer’s epic new series that brings to life the invisible struggle ensuing in the spiritual realm. Xavier, Evan, and their friends have typical lives until they enter a mysterious land called Ahoratos. There they meet their guide, Ruwach, who offers wisdom and direction as the kids’ initial adventure begins—an adventure filled with armor and danger and a very real enemy.
- Also includes characters: Levi, James Arthur, Brianna Turner, Tony, Landon, and Manuel
- Ratings: Amazon- 4.8 Goodreads- 4.2
- 8-12 year olds or 3rd-7th grade
The Uncanny X-Men: An Origin Story by Disney Book Group
Sworn to protect a world that fears them . . . Professor Charles Xavier has always been different. Charles is a mutant, and possesses miraculous powers of mind control. But Charles has a dream for humans and mutants to live together in peace. And so he has formed the X-Men an extraordinary band of men and women including Cyclops, Wolverine, and Storm to fulfill his dream and rid the world of violence against man…or mutant.
- Ratings: Amazon-3.9 Goodreads-3.8
- 3-6 year olds or Preschool-Kindergarten
Walter Had a Best Friend by Deborah Underwood, Illustrator: Sergio Ruzzier
- Ratings: Amazon-4.9 Goodreads-4.2
- Baby-8 year olds
- Lexile Measure: AD460L
What’s Your Name? from Ariel to Zoe by Marilyn Sanders
Twenty-six children from around the world explain the origins of their names, in an A-to-Z format the reveals the individual meanings of names that were borrowed, passed down, or made up from special words.
- Rating: Goodreads- 4.2
- Ariel, Blakely, Charlotte, Diego, Eva, Fredron, Gabe, Hana, Ian, Jesse, Kossi, Lily, Meave, Nate, Orit, Preston, Quincey, Rebecca, Shandiin, Tess, Urai,, Veerta, Whitney, Xavier, Yuki, & Zoe. Other names mentioned: James, Rivera, Gabriel, Nathaniel, Jessica, John, Solomon, Lilium, Sophie, William, Mab, Sturges, Grace, Miguel, Gallagher, & Zo
- 5-8 year olds or 1st-2nd grade
Xavier Marx and the Missing Masterpieces by Sean Cronin, Illustrator: Hilary Genga
When shy Xavier goes on a field trip to an art museum, all he wants to see is Vincent van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” But suddenly the museum’s masterpieces go missing and Xavier must come out of his shell to figure out where the paintings went, who took them, and why. This fun mystery delights, as its whimsical rhymes and joyous pictures take the reader on a dazzling journey of discovery. Proudly featuring art from children around the world, this book is a treat for all ages.
- Rating: Amazon-4.6
- 3rd-4th grade
Xavier Ox’s Xylophone Experiment by Barbara deRubertis
- Ratings: Amazon-4.8 Goodreads-4.0
- 4-8 year olds or Kindergarten-3rd
- Lexile Measure: AD510L
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