Suggested Reading for Toddlers

Suggested Reading for Toddlers (18 months - 3 years)

Updated October 14, 2023
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I like trains
Hirst, Daisy
One fox : a counting book thriller
Read, Kate
WINNER OF THE 2020 MATHICAL BOOK PRIZE, awarded by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI)A stunning counting book and thrilling farmyard adventure from brilliantly talented debut author-illustrator, Kate Read.One famished fox with two sly eyes is on the prowl. Three plump hens...
Leap frog
Clarke, Jane
Help a jumpy little tree frog find his way safely through the jungle in this noisy interactive picture book!
Don't worry, little crab
Haughton, Chris
From the multi award-winning picture book maker of A Bit Lost, Oh No, George!, Shh! We Have a Plan and Goodnight Everyone comes a bold new picture book about building up the courage to try something new. In the rockpool above the sea, live two crabs: Big Crab and Little Crab. Today, they're going...
Don't worry, little crab
Haughton, Chris
From the multi award-winning picture book maker of A Bit Lost, Oh No, George!, Shh! We Have a Plan and Goodnight Everyone comes a bold new picture book about building up the courage to try something new. In the rockpool above the sea, live two crabs: Big Crab and Little Crab. Today, they're going...
The button book
Nicholls, Sally
A polar bear in the snow
Barnett, Mac
Follow a magnificent polar bear through a fantastic world of snow and shockingly blue sea. Over the ice, through the water, past Arctic animals and even a human . . . where is he going? What does he want? Acclaimed author Mac Barnett's narration deftly balances suspense and emotion, as well as...
Butterfly, butterfly
Horacek, Petr.
Peep through holes with Lucy to discover all the coloured insects in the garden in this radiant picture book with a pop-up surprise!In this inventive peep-through-the-holes picture book from an award-winning children's book creator, Lucy searches for a butterfly in her garden. Follow her as she...
I am bat
Hood, Morag (Illustrator)
Who stole Bat's cherries? Was it YOU?I AM BAT. I like cherries. I do NOT like mornings. DO NOT STEAL MY CHERRIES.Bat's cherries keep disappearing. One by one, the precious red cherries are whisked away by mischievous animal tricksters behind his back. Bat fruitlessly tries to catch the...
Where is the green sheep?
Fox, Mem
Little ones are sure to be lulled off to a peaceful, sheep-filled sleep by this cozy book from acclaimed author Mem Fox. There are red sheep and blue sheep, wind sheep and wave sheep, scared sheep and brave sheep, but where is the green sheep? The search is on in this cozy, sheep...
One of these is not like the others
Saltzberg, Barney
One of these is not like that other--and that's great! This gently subversive board book points out-- and celebrates!-- the differences between subjects. Barney Saltzberg's hilarious and delightfully direct text and simple illustrations introduce children to the concept and...
I want my hat back
Klassen, J.
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2011! A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes...
I want my hat back
Klassen, J.
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2011! A picture-book delight by a rising talent tells a cumulative tale with a mischievous twist. The bear's hat is gone, and he wants it back. Patiently and politely, he asks the animals he comes...
Again!
Gravett, Emily.
A little dragon and his favorite book make for a combustible combination in this clever picture book with a surprise ending. It's nearly Cedric the dragon's bedtime, and for Cedric, bedtime means storytime! When his mother reads him his favorite book, he likes the story so much...
Goodnight everyone
Haughton, Chris
From the creator of Shh! We Have a Plan comes a mesmerizing bedtime tale of a forest settling into slumber and one little bear trying to stay awake. The sun is setting, and everyone in the forest is getting sleepy. The mice, rabbits, and deer all give great big yawns as...
Get out of my bath!
Teckentrup, Britta
A beautifully designed, boldly illustrated picture book for the very young in which readers are encouraged to get involved in the story through tilting and shaking the book. This paperback edition comes with a free audio reading.

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