Children’s Book Characters Named Zoe

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

Girls: A to Z by Eve Bunting, Illustrator: Suzanne Bloom

• Other characters: Aliki, Belinda, Chris, Dana, Eve, Fiona, Gwen, Haifa, Irene, Jasmine, Kate, Lupe, Maria, Nicky, Olive, Pat, Quinn, Rosie, Sal, Tanya, Ula, Velma, Windemere, Xi, Yolanda, & Zoe
• Ratings: Amazon- 4.4  Goodreads- 3.7
• 5-7 year olds or Kindergarten-2nd grade
• Lexile Measure: 340L

A Good Home for Max by Junzo Terada

In a little shop in a little town, lives a little mouse named Tabi. Each night Tabi tidies the shop, puts out new merchandise, and plays with his animal friends. But when, day after day, Tabi’s best friend Max the Dog doesn’t find a good home, Tabi realizes he has a bigger job to do.

• Other characters: Barnaby, Gemma, Clarence, Regal, Zoe, Flipper, and Puffer
• Ratings: Amazon- 4.8  Goodreads- 3.2
• 3-5 year olds or Preschool-Kindergarten

The Hair of Zoe Fleefenbacher Goes to School by Laurie Halse Anderson

A young girl’s talented but untamed tresses do not impress her strict first-grade teacher, who has rules for everything, including hair.

• Ratings: Amazon- 4.8  Goodreads- 3.9
• 4-6 year olds or Preschool-3rd grade
• Lexile Measure: AD 530

I Can Be Anything by Diane Dillon

Zoe embraces all the wonders of our world and its infinite possibilities. “I can be anything I want to be!” she tells us, presenting herself in a range of careers. “But what if you fail?” asks a voice of doubt that attempts to undermine her confidence.

• No other characters named.
• Ratings: Amazon-4.8  Goodreads-3.8
• 4-8 year olds or Preschool-3rd grade
• Lexile Measure: AD600L

It’s the First Day of Preschool, Chloe Zoe! (series) by Jane Smith

Chloe Zoe is starting preschool today, but she’s a little nervous. What if she doesn’t like it? Mommy tells her that she will get to sing songs, read stories, and paint pictures. But Chloe Zoe isn’t so sure. She’d rather stay at home and play with her little sister. Will Chloe Zoe discover how fun preschool is before the day is over?

• Including Characters: Teacher Amy, Mary Margaret, Ben, and George
• Ratings: Amazon- 4.5  Goodreads- 3.7
• 4-8 year olds or Preschool-3
• Lexile Measure: AD470L

Laxmi’s Mooch by Shelly Anand

Laxmi never paid much attention to the tiny hairs above her lip. But one day while playing farm animals at recess, her friends point out that her whiskers would make her the perfect cat. She starts to notice body hair all over–on her arms, legs, and even between her eyebrows. With her parents’ help, Laxmi learns that hair isn’t just for heads.

• Other characters: Zoe, Noah, Savi, Timmy, Arazoo, & Lucha
• Ratings: Amazon- 4.9  Goodreads- 4.3
• 4-8 year olds or Preschool-3rd grade
• Lexile Measure: AD500L

The Lonely Lion Cub (Zoe’s Rescue Zoo #1) by Amelia Cobb

When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe, and her mum, the zoo vet, to settle them into their new home. She’s good at this, because she can understand what they say and talk to them, too. But that’s a secret! In this first book, a tiny lion cub comes to stay at the zoo and Zoe must ask Leonard, the grumpy old lion, for his help.

• Ratings: Amazon- 4.7  Goodreads- 4.4

Rainbow Magic Zoe the Skating Fairy (series) by Daisy Meadows

The Sports Fairies’ magical items are missing, and now the Fairy Olympics are going all wrong! It’s an exciting time in Fairyland. Everyone is getting ready for the Fairy Olympics! But Jack Frost’s goblins have stolen the Sports Fairies’ magic objects. Now they’re threatening to take over the whole competition! Rachel and Kirsty are excited to go roller skating in the park — but so are the goblins! The girls are determined to roll away with Zoe’s magic shoelace.

• Ratings: Amazon- 4.5  Goodreads- 4.0
• 7-10 year olds or 2nd-5th grade

The School Story by Andrew Clements  Illustrator: Brian Selznick

Twelve-year-old Natalie Nelson has written a powerful school story. It’s a short novel called “The Cheater,” and her best friend Zoe is certain it should be published. All Natalie has to do is give the manuscript to her mom, an editor at a big publishing house. However Natalie doesn’t want any favors from her mom. Still, Zoe won’t drop the idea. Spurred into action, Natalie invents a pen name for herself and Zoe becomes a self-styled literary agent. But if the girls are to succeed, they’ll need support from their wary English teacher, legal advice from Zoe’s tough-talking father, and some clever maneuvering to outwit the overbearing editor in chief of Shipley Junior Books.

• Rating: Amazon- 4.7 Goodreads- 4.0
• 7-12 year olds or 3rd-7th
• Lexile Measure: 760L

Spy Ski School by Stuart Gibbs

Thirteen-year-old Ben Ripley is not exactly the best student spy school has ever seen—he keeps flunking Advanced Self Preservation. But outside of class, Ben is pretty great at staying alive. His enemies have kidnapped him, shot at him, locked him in a room with a ticking time bomb, and even tried to blow him up with missiles. And he’s survived every time. After all that unexpected success, the CIA has decided to activate Ben for real. The Mission: Become friends with Jessica Shang, the daughter of a suspected Chinese crime boss, and find out all of her father’s secrets.

• Other characters include: Ben Ripley, Cyrus, Zoe, Jawa, Erica, Chip, Warren, Alexander, Leo Shang, Hank, and Mike.
• Ratings: Amazon-4.8  Goodreads-4.6
• 9-12 year olds or 4th-8th
• Reading levels- Lexile measure: 730L, DRA 44, Fountas & Pinnell:W

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
• Other characters: 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

Zoe Gets Ready by Bethanie Deeney Murguia

Zoe wonders what kind of day she will have as she prepares to get dressed on Saturday– the only day of the week on which she can decide for herself what to wear.

• Ratings: Amazon- 4.9  Goodreads- 4.0
• 3-6 year olds
• Lexile Measure: AD290L

Zoe Sophia’s Scrapbook: An Adventure to Venice by Claudia Mauner

Adventurous Zoe Sophia and her dog, Mickey, embark on a whirlwind trip to Venice to visit her great aunt Dorothy Pomander. During her stay, Zoe Sophia sees the sites, explores the city and bonds with her wonderful, quirky aunt. Featuring fun, vibrant watercolor illustrations, this engaging scrapbook captures the landscape of Venice and the importance of loving relationships.

• Ratings: Amazon- 4.0  Goodreads- 3.9