Can we make a list of favorite books for older toddlers?

[s_gosney]

Hi everyone. DD is getting to where she likes reading longer, non-boardbook type things more and more. So far I haven't bought too many mostly because they're SO expensive. And when I go to the library, sometimes it's hard to know where to start. So many of the early reader books are SO boring with the way they say the same sentence over and over but just add one word. And I have a limited amount of time to browse on my own because dd will have every shelf destroyed if I'm not careful!
So, I'm looking for some recs. We still read our boardbooks a lot, and she loves the hungry little caterpillar and the poky little puppy (over and over and over). So, what are your dc's favorites?

[annasmom]

A few that are really popular in our house right now:

Cars and Trucks and Things that Go - Richard Scarry

Knuffle Bunny - A Cautionary Tale (don't know the author off hand)

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie - (again, not sure of author)

[sdbc]

We love the Olivia books by Ian Falconer. She started loving them at 18 months, but they will have staying power.
Sue, mommy to Aurora (Rory) born 5/13/04

[Judegirl]

Our current favorites are:

I Love You, Stinky-Face
Tea for One, Tea for Two (she's been reciting this one by heart for months and she still LOVES it!)
Green Eggs & Ham
Rattletrap Car
The Family Book
One Dad Two Dads Brown Dad Blue Dads
My Truck is Stuck
Chugga Chugga Choo Choo

Staples include:

The Care Bears anything
Clifford anything
Biscuit anything (which drives us nuts for the reasons you mention, but she likes them..)

HTH,
Jude

[o_mom]

A few that DS has been reading lately..

If you Give a Pig a Pancake
The Napping House
The Ugly Truckling
Wake up Kisses
Where do Balloons Go?
Is your Mama a Llama?
Owen
My Many Colored Days

You need to look in the "Picture Book" section, not the early readers. Books that are good for early readers are not good read aloud books. Pick up a copy of The Read Aloud Handbook while you are there and browse through the treasury section in the back - you will get a good idea of what books to look for. Also, don't be afraid to ask the librarian for help - that is what they are there for.

[ett]

Here are some picture books that DS likes.

Officer Buckle and Gloria
10 Minutes Till Bedtime
Harry the Dirty Dog
Curious George series
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie series
The Gigantic Turnip
Puff Puff Chugga Chugga
Harold the Purple Crayon
Caps for Sale
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Bear Snores On/Bear Wants More
Where the Wild Things Are
Katy and the Big Snow
The Caboose Who Got Loose

[Raidra]

Colwyn's current two favorites are:

Goodnight, Monkey Boy (forget the author)
Click, Clack, Moo (again, I forget the author)

We still read mostly board books, because I hate to see books get destroyed and Lachlann is very much in his paper-tearing phase.

[JennyLynn]

Don't forget the How Do Dinosaurs books by Jane Yolen. DS LOVES these and they are fun for parents to read too.

:D

[kedss]

frog and toad books (arnold lobel)
the Carrot Seed( we have the board book)
and Bark, George by Jules Feiffer( i loved reading this to my 4 year old class when I taught and pretty soon they were able to 'read' it with me)

http://books.google.com/books?id=13e...ct=result&cd=1

[dules]

The Hat by Jan Brett
Click Clack Moo and Giggle Giggle Quack (forget the author but these are both adorable books)
Hippos Go Berserk (Sandra Boynton)
Jamberry

Best,
Mary