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Toddler Books: good books for toddlers

  Freight Train (Board Books) 

Freight Train

Donald Crews (Board Books)

Genre: Nonfiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Themes: Transportation, Color

"Freight Train" is a Caldecott honor book by Donald Crews. The picture book features a colorful train on the move. With simple words, bold colors and clean illustrations, "Freight Train" is one of the best books for toddlers. This board book will help toddlers learn color recognition and the names of train cars, such as a hopper car and a tanker car.


  Counting Kisses (Board Books) 

Counting Kisses : A Kiss & Read Book

Karen Katz (Board Books)

Genre: Fiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Themes: Family, Counting and Number

"Counting Kisses" by Karen Katz is another favorite children's book for babies and toddlers. A new baby receives love and kisses from all members of his family. This endearing picture book by Karen Katz is great for babies and toddlers with its simple text, bold colors and eye-catching patterns. "Counting Kisses" could be your toddler's first counting book. It is a sweet bedtime story for babies.


  Jamberry (Board Books) 

Jamberry

Bruce Degen (Board Books)

Genre: Fiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Themes: Animals, Rhyming Stories

In "Jamberry" by Bruce Degen, a boy and a bear have a lot of fun picking blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and all kinds of berries. The silly rhymes are fun to read aloud. The illustrations are detailed and lively. Babies and toddlers will enjoy this wonderful picture book.


  The Three Bears (Board Books) 

The Three Bears

Byron Barton (Board Books)

Genres: Fiction - Children's Picture Books, Fairy Tales & Folklore; Book Themes: Animals, Opposites

Byron Barton, in "The Three Bears", retells the classic European folklore tale of Goldilocks and the three bears. The story begins with three bears taking a walk in the forest. While the bears are away from home, Goldilocks eats their porridge, sits in their chairs and sleeps in baby bear's bed. The story ends with Goldilocks running away from the three bears. The simplified vocabulary and the bold illustrations are well suited for toddlers and preschoolers. The picture book also teaches opposites such as hot or cold, big or small, fast or slow. "The Three Bears" is a good read aloud book.


  Trucks (Board Books) 

Trucks

Byron Barton (Board Books)

Genre: Nonfiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Theme: Transportation

The book "Trucks" by Byron Barton features a variety of trucks, from tow trucks and garbage trucks to dump trucks and delivery trucks. Brief texts explain what trucks do. Bold illustrations appeal to toddlers and preschoolers.


  Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? (Board Books) 

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?

Bill Martin Jr, Eric Carle (Board Books)

Genre: Fiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Themes: Animals, Five Senses, Rhyming Stories

"Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?" introduces toddlers and preschoolers to zoo animals and the sounds they make. With predictable rhyming text and vivid illustrations, the sense of hearing is explored in this companion book to Bill Martin and Eric Carle's "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?".


  While You Were Sleeping (Board Books) 

While You Were Sleeping

John Butler (Board Books)

Genre: Fiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Themes: Animals, Counting and Number

"While You Were Sleeping" by John Butler is a good children's picture book for babies and toddlers. While a child is sleeping, animals around the world hunt, play, swim and fly. In this beautifully illustrated bedtime counting book, animals look very real in their natural habitat. Babies and toddlers will enjoy this sweet bedtime story and learn the names of animals.


  Under My Hood I Have a Hat (Hardcover) 

Under My Hood I Have a Hat

Karla Kuskin, Fumi Kosaka (Hardcover)

Genre: Fiction - Children's Picture Books; Book Theme: Rhyming Stories

In "Under My Hood I Have a Hat" by Karla Kuskin, a little girl bundles up and takes her dog out for a walk in the snow. The illustrations bring Karla Kuskin's short poem to life, in clean lines and warm colors. Toddlers and preschoolers will enjoy this rhyming story.


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