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Books I love with my toddler
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items These are books my toddler and I keep coming back to, whether because my toddler choose it, or I did.
Sections
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Rhyming
Vocabulary Builders
Other Fun Options
Rhyming
I'm a sucker for the rhyming ones! Here are my favorites.
Very cute story with a great moral, and I love the rhyming structure.
Thelma the Unicorn - Books
I love to read the rhyming books with my toddler, and this is a beautiful message with wonderful illustrations.
When I Pray for You by Matthew Paul Turner
This was a fun read. The rhymes, the ending explosion. It's easy to read with emotion, making it more entertaining for both parent and child.
Pig the Slob (Pig the Pug) - Books
Very cute story, and the pausing that's built in, is exactly what the speech experts encourage for language building.
Is Your Mama a Llama? by Guarino & Kellogg
This is a nice, short book. Perfect for when the toddler wants just one more story before bed.
The Swing by Robert Louis Stevenson, Morstad
Fantastic rhyming, and fantastic imagery. This one is really fun to read and easy to kind of act out for baby or toddler.
Bear Snores On (The Bear Books) by Wilson
Vocabulary Builders
Look these words aren't often the most useful at this age, but it's fun, and my toddler was oddly drawn to it too.
100 First Words for Little Geeks - Books
This one has been SOO useful in teaching my daughter some new words. She loves being able to do motions with them, and there are many words she can now sign, even though she can't say them yet.
My First Book of Baby Signs: 40 Essential
Other Fun Options
This has a song, but I've made up my own rhythm. It's a fun, kind of different way to approach the alphabet.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Board Book)
Look, no one I spend time with regularly speaks Portuguese, but I love other languages, so we got this one as a gift, and my daughter LOVES the songs and keeps coming back to it.
I Love to Sing in Portuguese: Brazilian Rhymes
Every page of this book has some kind of moving part, and my daughter has gravitated to a different page every time we've read it.
Hey Diddle Diddle: Sing Along With Me!
Super cute imaginative story that fits right in with that toddler berry obsession, andt he illustrations really spark the imagination.
Jamberry - Bruce Degen, Bruce Degen: Books
I love these little mini stackable books. My toddler plays with them even when not reading, and the multi-colored nature and multiple different subjects bring tons of learning opportunities.
Disney Minnie Mouse Board Books Set - 12 Pack