https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 09:12:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700991 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 08:14:59 +0000 bloved 2700991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Some of our household favorites:<br /> Crankenstein<br /> Dragon loves tacos<br /> Robosauce<br /> Pirates Jamboree<br /> Chicks chicka boom boom<br /> Journey (wordless but he loves it...really the whole trilogy)</p> <p>When he was 2 his favorite book (that we literally read every night for over a year) was Go Dog Go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700981 Wed, 22 Feb 2017 07:06:38 +0000 nana87 2700981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are 3 books by Jon Klassen about animals looking for hats that are adorable, funny for grown ups, and lo looooves (esp the original, I want my hat back-- lo loves saying "thank you anyway!" After the bear does on each page, it's good repetitive language for toddler participation!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700832 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:28:03 +0000 snowbaby 2700832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There are some great suggestions here! My LO (19 mo) is really into books, and currently is obsessed with Raffi singalong books (Wheels on the Bus, Down by the Bay, and Baby Balooga). The go-to books that LO could read over and over and over (and over...) are Little Blue Truck, Runaway Bunny, Press Here, Maisy Goes to Preschool, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Stars, the Richard Scarry "Best Storybook Ever," and all Eric Carle books (specifically Brown Bear Brown Bear, the Hungry Caterpillar, and Pancakes, Pancakes). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700818 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 17:31:34 +0000 theotherstark 2700818@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Kemma: ohhh, my son loves the Richard Scarry books too! Especially books like Busy Town, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700674 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:53:53 +0000 Dahlia 2700674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is only 19 months, but she loves books and is getting into longer ones, so some of these might be helpful for you. </p> <p>Dig Dig Digging<br /> Teddy Bear's Picnic (I sing it to her)<br /> I Love You Forever<br /> All the Llama Llama books<br /> All the "If you Give a Mouse a..." books<br /> Dinosaur Kisses<br /> The Big Hungry Bear, the Little Mouse, and the Red Ripe Strawberry</p> <p>And she still loves all her Sandra Boyton books. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700618 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:06:30 +0000 My Only Sunshine 2700618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The Monster at the End of this Book (a classic!)</p> <p>Dragons Love Tacos</p> <p>Sir Pancake and Lady French Toast </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700597 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 11:42:31 +0000 gentlelunette 2700597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! These are great suggestions. We have some of the ones mentioned, but many of them aren't in our library! I'll get my list going :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700555 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:34:42 +0000 snowjewelz 2700555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know they read Pete the Cat at school! </p> <p>At home she really likes some of the Usborne books I've gotten like the Big Book of Colors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700429 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 07:17:55 +0000 erinbaderin 2700429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, also the Bird books - Grumpy Bird, Boo Hoo Bird, and Hungry Bird. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700404 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 02:24:36 +0000 Kemma 2700404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My small people are totally in yo Richard Scarry and Julia Donaldson books at the moment and my wee guy (23 months) especially loves books with flaps and books with picture but not too many words. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700400 Tue, 21 Feb 2017 01:28:38 +0000 theotherstark 2700400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh man, we have so many favorites! I haven't read any of the other comments yet, so apologies if there are repeats.</p> <p>Circus Ship<br /> All the World<br /> Possum Magic<br /> Good Night, Good Night, Construction Site<br /> Steam Train, Dream Train<br /> Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?<br /> Better Not Get Wet, Jesse Bear<br /> Jamberry<br /> Caps for Sale<br /> Millions of Cats<br /> Bumpety Bump<br /> The Turnip (Jan Brett)<br /> The Day the Crayons Quit<br /> Bear Snores On (and all of the other Bear books they've done!)<br /> Little Owl's Night (and Little Owl's Day)<br /> Bear's Song (Benjamin Chaud)<br /> We're Going on a Bear Hunt<br /> Dragons Love Tacos<br /> Gossie books<br /> Curious George books<br /> Clifford books<br /> Little Critter books<br /> Llama llama books<br /> Eric Carle books<br /> Neil Gaiman's Chu books</p> <p>I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting :silly: we love books, and check a bunch out at the library every week.</p> <p>ETA My kiddo is also really into search and find books, so the early I Spy books, Curious George Search and Find, etc. I have The Lost House on my list for him, since it's in that same vein. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700394 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 23:54:21 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 2700394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD just turned 2 last month. Her current favorites are Goodnight Moon, Penguin Says Please, Barnyard Dance, Dada by Jimmy Fallon (she reads it to us), Counting Kisses and Daddy Hugs (these are both the same author but can't remember the name). 📚 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700389 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 23:26:20 +0000 ocean81 2700389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any llama, llama books and Knuffle Bunny (Mo Williams) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700371 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 21:50:35 +0000 MamaG 2700371@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pete the Cat, Llama Llama, and Pout Pout fish are all popular characters with our recently two kiddo. She's really just recently developed a love of books and really anything is fair game for her. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700314 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:46:45 +0000 Alba4 2700314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anything Richard Scarry<br /> Knufflebunny Series<br /> Little Blue TRuck<br /> Goodnight Goodnight construction Site<br /> Tikki Tikki Tembo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700313 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:38:53 +0000 erinbaderin 2700313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anything by Oliver Jeffers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700305 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:21:27 +0000 katsupgirl 2700305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pete the Cat series </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700301 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:04:33 +0000 ottilie 2700301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh, one more- he loves Peek a Boo by Nina Laden. I think she has a few along those lines and they're all great. They're small so I can bring them in my bag for when we're in the car/out somewhere . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700300 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 19:02:40 +0000 ottilie 2700300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2 year old loves trucks/cars/trains so we read a lot of Thomas books. He also loves Curious George books. We don't own any of these but check them out from the library. But I second the person who said look for books that correspond with their interests. He loves anything construction/truck/car/train related no matter what. We read lots of other books too, but that's always a good place to start.</p> <p>A few more hits-<br /> Any of the Babylit books. He still loves these.<br /> Chicka Chicka Boom Boom.<br /> We're Going on a Bear Hunt<br /> Calling all Cars<br /> Alphabet Trains (and Alphabet Trucks)<br /> Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site<br /> The Seven Silly Eaters<br /> The Boss Baby<br /> Little Blue Truck<br /> Each Peach Pear Plum </p> <p>He also still likes lift the flap books like "Dear Zoo" or the "Spot" books. He also likes Clifford the big red dog. </p> <p>My sil and bil got him a copy of "the boy who lost his name" (or something like that) for Christmas and he loves it. It's personalized so you end up with his name and he likes that plus all the little stories along the way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700289 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:35:52 +0000 Silva 2700289@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The chu series by Neil gaimen were great starting at around that age<br /> I also love all books by Audrey wood (napping house, silly sally) and Barbara Berger (some are out of print but worth buying in any format you can get them!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700286 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:32:00 +0000 jhd 2700286@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Chicka Chicka Boom Boom<br /> Little Blue Truck<br /> Eric Carle books<br /> Sandra Boynton books </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700265 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 17:38:20 +0000 travellingbee 2700265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Curious George, Dragons love Tacos, harry the dirty dog, the very greedy bee </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700261 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 17:17:16 +0000 Calibee 2700261@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My almost two year old is currently obsessed with The Runaway Bunny and Giraffes Can't Dance. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700222 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 15:40:41 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2700222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My MIL just got LO1 "Press Here" - such a cute book!</p> <p>His other two favorites right now are </p> <p>The Day the Crayons Quit<br /> and<br /> The Day the Crayons Came Home</p> <p>Cute humor for parents, but still fun for toddlers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700163 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:12:52 +0000 LBee 2700163@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2.5 year old LOVES Dr. Seuss books as well as the Berenstain Bears. </p> <p>Other favorites:<br /> Pout Pout Fish<br /> But No Elephants<br /> Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever<br /> We're Going on a Bear Hunt </p> <p>We tend to look for books based on his interests now that he's older. For example, his three main interests are the solar system, dinosaurs, and construction machines. We had bought books accordingly. I would probably focus more on saying she doesn't have many age appropriate books and you would love some and her interests right now are xyz. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/best-books-for-toddlers#post-2700151 Mon, 20 Feb 2017 14:06:58 +0000 gentlelunette 2700151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD1 is turning 2 in a month and we have so many toys. I'd like to ask that if people bring a gift, that it be a book because she's outgrown a big chunk of our book collection. I was thinking of creating a list of book suggestions in case anyone asks. </p> <p>So, what are some of your 2+ year olds favourite books? </p>