It's all about the books...

12 MONTHS

1. Dinosaur Roar - Paul & Henrietta Stickland ❤️

2. Good Night Moon - Margaret Wise Brown

3. Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? - Karen Katz

4. Pat the Bunny - Dorothy Kunhardt

5. Peek-a-Baby - Karen Katz

6. Guess How Much I Love You - Sam McBratney

7. My First Activity Book 8-Page Soft Book - Melissa & Doug

8. *** board books, soft books, quiet books, books with touch and feel and books that promote movement and hugs are great for this age 

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2 YEAR OLDS

1. Good Night Gorilla - Peggy Rathman ❤️

2. Dear Zoo - Rod Campbell (flap book) ❤️

3. Chica, Chica, Boom, Boom - Bill Martin

4. Stomp, Wiggle, Clap & Tap - Rachell Burke

5. Barnyard Dance - Sandra Boynton (many other books of hers are also wonderful)

6. Llama, Llama Red Pajama - Anna Dewdney

7. Where’s Spot? - Eric Hill (flap book) ❤️

8. Eric Carle books - Extensive Series

9. First 101 Words: A Highlights Hide-and-Seek Book with Flaps - Highlights Learning

      *** Books with flaps, rhythmic rhyming or clapping are great at this age

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3 YEAR OLDS

1. Is Your Mama a Llama? - Deborah Guarino

2. Dr. Suess (different books are for different age groups)

3. Corduroy (part of a series - 28 books) - Don Freeman

4. I Spy (extensive series of books) - Jean Marzollo

5. Opposites with Frank Lloyd Wright - Mudpuppy

6. Harry McClarey and Zachary Quack - Lynley Dodd ❤️

7. Richard Scarry (extensive series)

8. Click Clack Moo Cows That Type - Doreen Cronin

9. The Mitten - Jan Brett 

10. The Gruffalo - Julia Donaldson 

11. Good Night, Good Knight - Shelley Moore Thomas ❤️

       *** Activity books and books with stickers are great for this age

 

4 YEAR OLDS

1. The Giant Hug - Sandra Horning (I love, love, love this book) ❤️❤️

2. Mole Music - David McPhail (a beautiful story about music and peace) ❤️❤️

3. Stone Soup - Classic European Folk Tale (a classic with a beautiful message of community)

4. Spooky Riddles - Marc Brown (my son had me read this over and over and over)

5. Curious George (what can I say?)

6. Caps for Sale - Esphyr Slobodkina (great for repetitive phrases to say together)

7. The Story of Ferdinand - Munro Leaf (so sweet and beautiful) ❤️

8. Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne (an absolute must for growing up)

9. There’s a Nightmare In My Closet (Series) - Mercer Mayer (great for overcoming and mastering fears)

10. The Berenstain Bears (extensive series) - Jan Berenstain (can't get much better than Berenstain Bears)

11. Where’s Waldo? (Extensive series) - Martin Handford (so much fun for parents and children to do together)

12. I’ll Love You Forever - Robert Munsch and Sheila McGraw (lots of hugs involved in this great story)

13. Filbert Flies - Karl Ruhmann (really beautiful illustrations) ❤️

14. Lyle Lyle Crocodile - Bernard Waber (I grew up with this so I had to include it!)

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❤️ = my particularly loved books... although they are all great. Find your own favorites!