Good books for toddlers have:
- a simple, predictable plot
- rhymes, songs and poetry
- sounds and noises as part of the story
- appealing illustrations
- subjects from toddler's real world
- words and phrases that repeat
- flaps and simple pop-ups
Please ask a librarian for help in locating books and music to
share with your toddler.
Stories | Toddler's Day | Letters,
Numbers, Colors & Things That Go | Animal
Friends | Rhymes and Songs | Family | Libros
In Español | Listen --
Music on CD
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- Happy Birthday, Moon by Frank Asch
- Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham
- Tomie's Three Bears and Other Tales by Tomie De Paola
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- Go Away, Big Green Monster! by Ed Emberley
- Wemberly's Ice Cream Star by Kevin Henkes*
- Titch by Pat Hutchins
- The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss*
- Sam's Cookie by Barbro Lindgren
- It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Green Shaw*
- The Napping House by Audrey Wood
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- Close Your Eyes by Kate Banks
- I Like Me! by Nancy L. Carlson
- Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by Nancy White Carlstrom
- Where Are You Going, Maisy? by Lucy Cousins (lift the
flap)
- Time for Bed by Mem Fox
- The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats *
- Going to the Potty by Fred Rogers
- Oh My Baby Bear! by Audrey Wood
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- Big Fat Hen by Keith Baker*
- Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry
- Boats; Airplanes by Byron Barton*
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
- Freight Train by Donald Crews*
- Dog's Colorful Day: A Messy Story About Colors and Counting by Emma Dodd
- The Everything Book by Denise Fleming*
- Is It Larger? Is It Smaller? by Tana Hoban
- Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins
- Kipper's A to Z: An Alphabet Adventure by Mick Inkpen
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?*; Chicka Chicka
Boom Boom by Bill Martin
- Flora McDonnell's ABC by Flora McDonnell
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- Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell (Lift the Flap)*
- Gossie by Olivier Dunrea
- Mama Cat Has Three Kittens; Barnyard Banter by Denise
Fleming*
- Where's Spot? by Eric Hill (lift the flap)
- Kitten for a Day by Ezra Jack Keats
- Flappy, Waggy, Wiggly by Amanda Leslie (lift the flap)
- I Love Animals *; Splash! By Flora McDonnell
- Big Dog and Little Dog by Dav Pilkey*
- Whose Nose? By Jeannette Rowe (lift the flap)
- Have You Seen My Duckling? By Nancy Tafuri
- Where Does the Brown Bear Go? By Nicki Weiss
- I Went Walking by Sue Williams
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- Old Mother Hubbard by Jane Cabrera
- The Baby's Bedtime Book by Kay Chorao
- Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow*
- The Lucy Cousins' Book of Nursery Rhymes by Lucy Cousins
- Jamberry by Bruce Degen*
- Hush, Little Baby: A Folk Song With Pictures by Marla
Frazee
- Three Little Kittens by Paul Galdone
- Over in the Meadow by Ezra Jack Keats
- Oh, A-Hunting We Will Go by John M. Langstaff
- Sing-along Song by JoAnn Early Macken
- Giddy-up! Let's Ride! by Flora McDonnell
- Wheels on the Bus by Raffi
- Little White Duck by Walt Whippo
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- Grandmother and I by Helen Elizabeth Buckley
- Jazzy in the Jungle by Lucy Cousins (lift the flap)
- Feast for 10 by Cathryn Falwell*
- Peter's Chair by Ezra Jack Keats
- Whose Mouse Are You? by Robert Kraus
- Tortillas and Lullabies = Tortillas y Cancioncitas by Lynn Reiser
- More More More, Said the Baby: 3 Love Stories by Vera
B. Williams
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- Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle
Games
- Diez, Nueve, Ocho por Molly Bang
- La Oruga Muy Hambrienta por Eric Carle
- ¡Me Gusto Como Soy! por Nancy Carlson
- Freight Train = Tren de Carga por Donald Crews
- Fiesta Para 10 por Cathryn Falwell*
- ¿Donde Está Spot? por Eric Hill (un libro
para levantar la tapita)
- Un Diá de Nieve; La Silla de Pedro por Ezra
Jack Keats
- La Semilla de Zanahoria por Ruth Krauss
- Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ¿Qué Ves Ahí? por Bill Martin y
- Tortillas and Lullabies = Tortillas y Cancioncitas por Lynn Reiser
*Estos libros están disponibles con paginas de cartulina.
Por favor consulte a un bibliotecario para que le ayude a conseguir
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- Six Little Ducks
- Where Is Thumbkin?
- Wee Sing; Wee Sing and Play by Pamela Conn Beall
- Soy Una Pizza by Charlotte Diamond
- It's Toddler Time; Toddlers on Parade by Carol Hammett
- Early, Early Childhood Songs; Play Your Instruments and
Make a Pretty Sound by Ella Jenkins
- Getting to Know Myself; So Big by Hap Palmer
- Singable Songs for the Very Young by Raffi
- Toddlerific! by Georgiana Liccione Stewart
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* Available as Board book.
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