Start with high-confidence chess books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played
Irving Chernev
Winning Chess Exercises for Kids
Viktoria Ni
How to Win at Chess
Levy Rozman
1000 GAMES CHESS
Basher Games: Chess
Tom Jackson
Daniel King
Chess for Kids
Michael Basman
The Life-changing Magic of Chess
Maurice Ashley
Kid's Guide to Chess
Ellisiv Reppen
Checkmate
Ben Mezrich
Become a Chess Champion
James Canty III
Tactics Time!
Tim Brennan, Anthea Carson
Spassky's Best Games
Alexey Bezgodov, Dmitry Aleynikov
Real Paul Morphy
Charles Hertan
Chess Fundamentals
Jose Raul Capablanca
