How to Start the Harry Potter™ Series with Your Family

Start the Harry Potter™ Series with Your Kids This Summer

Embark on a magical family reading adventure. This summer, start the Harry Potter series with your kids and step into a world full of friendship, courage, and wonder. Borrow the eBooks to read aloud, explore the Harry Potter audiobooks (great for a car trip!), and keep track of every family member’s reading progress. There’s no better time than this summer to introduce your children to the enchanting world of Hogwarts.

Hours of magical adventures. Start your journey with Harry Potter.

Why Summer is the Perfect Time to Begin Harry Potter

School is out and family schedules are a bit more relaxed, finally! Summertime offers the perfect opportunity for kids aged 7-10 and their parents to start a new tradition: reading the Harry Potter books together. The series combines coming-of-age themes, mystery and magical adventures that grow with your child, making it an ideal entry into longer chapter books.

Make Reading Harry Potter a Family Adventure with Harry Potter Activity Sheets

To make reading Harry Potter even more enjoyable, Pottermore Publishing has created activity sheets to accompany your reading adventure. These illustrated pages feature crossword puzzles, dot-to-dot, mazes, word hunts, and more games that relate to the books. They’re a great family activity—one more way to enjoy this magical wizarding world while spending time together. Turn reading night into game night!

Download the Activity Sheets Here!

What Is the Order of the Harry Potter Books?

The order of the Harry Potter™ books is as follows:

Harry Potter Books in Order 1-7:

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Suggested Reading Once You’ve Completed the Series

From the Wizarding Archive: Curated Writing from the World of Harry Potter (80 articles addressing details of the world in which the Harry Potter series is set)
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (a play script)
Hogwarts Library Books (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Quidditch Through the Ages, and The Tales of Beedle the Bard)

Where to Find Harry Potter Books and Audiobooks

Your public library has physical Harry Potter books. Rely on Hoopla for Harry Potter ebooks and audiobooks. Always free with your library card, with no holds or waiting.

Harry Potter: Magical in Any Language

Looking for Harry Potter books in Spanish, German, French, Japanese, or Bulgarian? Hoopla has that too. In fact, Hoopla offers Harry Potter books in more than a dozen languages.

And it’s all free!

Why Families Love Starting Harry Potter ™ Together

The Harry Potter books are timeless for a reason. They foster imagination, encourage empathy, and offer characters that kids can relate to (even us Muggles!). For parents and children, starting this series is more than reading. It’s a bonding experience. And it lasts a lifetime!