Best Books for Toddlers

This list is tried and true. In fact, it's been utilized many many times in many many homes around the world so trust me. Regardless of cultural background or language spoken at home, the stories in these books and the visual feasts they provide are what every toddler looks for in a book. Trust me on that one too.

I'm convinced "The Very Hungry Caterpillar," "The Very Quiet Crickett" and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" are three board books that are must-haves at all the preschools around the world. There's an unspoken rule that at least one of these books must be studied and performed at least once by at least one preschool in the world at least once a year. I may not be able to prove that statement but I can assure you these three titles by Bill Martin, Jr. and Eric Carle are must-haves for any toddler's library.

Next up is Karen Katz with her "Where is Baby's Belly Button?" and "Where's Baby's Mommy?" followed with Sandra Boynton's "Moo, Baa, La la la," "Pajama Time!" and "The Going-to-Bed Book." You simply can't go wrong with anything written by either of these authors. Our favorite was definitely Pajama Time!

Then there are the true classics such as "Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman and "Goodnight Moon" by Margaret Wise Brown. They are both a must, must, must for the shopping cart.

I'm sure there are many more worn out editions of other classics at each one of your libraries so feel free to post them here.