My grandson, who turned 3 in September, loves Ten Apples Up on Top and The Cat in the Hat. He also likes The Snowy Day. He loves Curious George…which is lovely for curious pre-schoolers because they can identify with George. I just bought him Cynthia Rylant’s Little Penguins. A book of few words that teaches many concepts and is beautifully illustrated.
1-2 years, I highly recommend Leslie Petricelli books Yes Yes No No, Yummy Yucky, Quiet Loud, Huggy Kissy, and Potty. Illustrations are simple and resonate with the child. My 3 year old loves Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site, The Day the Crayons Quit series, Dragons Love Tacos, The Arctic, What Makes a Rainbow, and Pete the Cat (white shoes one and the groovy buttons one are great).
Hand Hand Fingers Thumb, Dragons Love Tacos, Corduroy, Madeleine, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, The Poky Little Puppy, Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site.
Toddlers love animals & naming them. Colorful books. Repetitive words, phrases. Eric Carle’s Brown Bear. And it’s never too young for Dr Seuss. The hidden object picture books. Formats they can hold & turn the pages of (heavy cardboard or plastic).
Such an incredible experience: reading with a child, all snuggled up. Tis a thing of beauty! ?
We’re Going On a Bear Hunt.. you can totally use this book and do different activities with it.. I’m an early childhood teacher and the kids loved that we went on a pretend bear hunt during outdoor play
What is your toddler like?
And how old?
4 and under
My grandson, who turned 3 in September, loves Ten Apples Up on Top and The Cat in the Hat. He also likes The Snowy Day. He loves Curious George…which is lovely for curious pre-schoolers because they can identify with George. I just bought him Cynthia Rylant’s Little Penguins. A book of few words that teaches many concepts and is beautifully illustrated.
The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen, Press Here by Herve Tullet, everything by Oliver Jeffers.
The Kissing Hand, the mama llama books
The Listening Walk was one of my son’s favorites. https://www.amazon.com/Listening-Walk-Paul-Showers/dp/0064433226
Otis and the Scarecrow
Corduroy
Llama llama books
Hmmmm so many more but I can’t look right now because mine is asleep!
It’s been awhile – Freight Train by Donald Crewes, of course Good Night Moon, Little Blue and Little Yellow.
My kids are in their twenties and I can still hear the rhythms of Freight Train.
bear snores on
The Snowy Day, Chu’s Day (great illustrations! Though the subsequent books are wordier and seem aimed towards older kids). Moo Baa La La La.
http://growingbookbybook.com/101-books-read-kids-kindergarten/
1-2 years, I highly recommend Leslie Petricelli books Yes Yes No No, Yummy Yucky, Quiet Loud, Huggy Kissy, and Potty. Illustrations are simple and resonate with the child. My 3 year old loves Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site, The Day the Crayons Quit series, Dragons Love Tacos, The Arctic, What Makes a Rainbow, and Pete the Cat (white shoes one and the groovy buttons one are great).
Hand Hand Fingers Thumb, Dragons Love Tacos, Corduroy, Madeleine, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, The Poky Little Puppy, Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site.
Toddlers love animals & naming them. Colorful books. Repetitive words, phrases. Eric Carle’s Brown Bear. And it’s never too young for Dr Seuss. The hidden object picture books. Formats they can hold & turn the pages of (heavy cardboard or plastic).
Such an incredible experience: reading with a child, all snuggled up. Tis a thing of beauty! ?
Stick and Stone, Orange Pear Apple Bear, Bear and Bunny
Little Blue Truck
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie books. My grandkids’ favorite was If You Give a Pig a Pancake.
Anything by Ezra Jack Keats. And soon, Sandra Boynton.
The wonderfully illustrated, almost wordless, utterly charming “Good Night, Gorilla” by Peggy Rathmann.
We’re Going On a Bear Hunt.. you can totally use this book and do different activities with it.. I’m an early childhood teacher and the kids loved that we went on a pretend bear hunt during outdoor play
Chris Raschka’s Thingy Thing Series. Seriously the most adorable books. My nieces and nephews LOVED them.
Pete the cat!
All of them!! And they are songs. Love pete
These are a favorite here too!
My grandchildren love The Napping House by Audrey Wood.
One of my favs
Where does the brown bear go? Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? The very hungry caterpillar, Little engine that could,.It looked like spilt milk
Pigs in the mud in the middle of the rud is a unique and fun book.
I’ve loved all the babylit books