Favoraite Books - Toddlers
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Last Updated November 1, 2007
- +E ALBOR - Where's My Teddy? by Jez Alborough
When a small boy named Eddie goes searching for his lost teddy in the dark woods, he comes across a gigantic bear with a similar problem.Also Available In: - +E BANG - Ten, Nine, Eight by Molly Bang
Numbers from ten to one are part of this lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to bed.Also Available In: - +E BARTO - The Little Red Hen by Byron Barton
The little red hen finds none of her lazy friends willing to help her plant, harvest, or grind wheat into flour, but all are eager to eat the bread she makes from it.Also Available In: - +E BROWN - Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
As a little bunny says goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room, the illustrations grow progressively darker. - +E BUTLE - Ten in the Den by John Butler
One by one nine forest creatures fall out of bed when Little Mouse says "Roll over!" - +E CARLE - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days. - +E CHRIS - Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
A counting book in which one by one the little monkeys jump on the bed only to fall off and bump their heads. - +E COUSI - Sweet Dreams, Maisy by Lucy Cousins
Maisy gets ready for bed. - +E CREWS - Freight Train by Donald Crews
Brief text and illustrations trace the journey of a colorful train as it goes through tunnels, by cities, and over trestles.Also Available In: - +E DEWDN - Llama, Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs. - +E EHLER - Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup.Also Available In: - +E FLEMI - Lunch by Denise Fleming
A very hungry mouse eats a large lunch comprised of colorful foods. - +E HILL - Where's Spot? by Eric Hill
A mother dog finds eight other animals hiding around the house before finding her lost puppy. Flaps conceal the animals. - +E HUTCH - Bumpety Bump! by Pat Hutchins
A boy helps his grandfather on the farm, showing the hen that follows them all that he can do. - +E KATZ - Ten Tiny Tickles by Karen Katz
Family members awaken a baby with tickles, from one little tickle on a lovely sleepy head to ten tiny tickles on chubby, tubby toes. - +E MARTI - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin, Jr.
Children see a variety of animals, each one a different color, and a mother looking at them.Also Available In: - +E PINKN - Read and Rise by Sandra Pinkney
Photographs and poetic text celebrate reading as a means of encouraging African American children to pursue their dreams. - +E SIMMO - Daisy and the Egg by Jane Simmons
Daisy the duckling eagerly awaits the arrival of a new brother or sister, even helping Mama Duck sit on the egg while they wait for it to hatch. - +E STICK - Dinosaur Roar! by Paul Stickland
Illustrations and rhyming text present all kinds of dinosaurs, including ones that are sweet, grumpy, spiky, or lumpy. - +E TAFUR - I Love You, Little One by Nancy Tafuri
Mama animals tell their little ones all the ways they are loved, forever and always. - +E THOMP - Mouse's First Fall by Lauren Thompson
Mouse and Minka experience the delights of nature on a windy autumn day. - +E WALSH - Mouse Shapes by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Three mice make a variety of things out of different shapes as they hide from a scary cat. - +SPANISH E WEEKS - Counting Ovejas by Sarah Weeks
When increasing numbers of sheep in a rainbow of colors appear in a man's bedroom as he tries to fall asleep, he must resort to more and more elaborate means of removing them. What do you do when you can't sleep? Count sheep in Spanish and English, of cou - +E WOOD - The Napping House by Audrey Wood
In this cumulative tale, a wakeful flea atop a number of sleeping creatures causes a commotion, with just one bite.Also Available In: - +E YOLEN - How Do Dinosaurs Eat Their Food? by Jane Yolen
Describes how a dinosaur eats, with no rude noises and while sitting very still.Also Available In:
