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Friendly Kid Books
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items Sweet and engaging books my children and grandchildren have enjoyed, perfect for story time, bedtime, and growing little readers.
Sections
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📚 Books We’ve Read With Our Grandson
Bluey
🦖 Dinosaurs, Sharks & Other Adventures
📚 Books We’ve Read With Our Grandson
These are books we’ve bought, collected, and read with our grandson over the years. Some have been read more times than I can count! From Bluey and dinosaurs to superheroes, Little Critter, and silly Dr. Seuss stories, these are books that have actua...
This is such a fun book to read with the grandkids! They love the silly rhymes and colorful pictures, and I love that they’re learning their ABCs without even realizing it. It’s one of those sweet little books they’ll ask me to read again and again. ...
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: 9781442450707
This is one of those sweet little books that never gets old. The grandkids love watching the hungry caterpillar eat his way through all the food, and the colorful pictures keep them interested every time. It’s a fun way to learn about counting, days ...
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
This is such a sweet book to read before your little one starts kindergarten. It helps make that big first day feel exciting instead of scary, while showing them what they can expect. A perfect bedtime story for the night before school and a special ...
The Night Before Kindergarten by Wing & Durrell
This is such a beautiful story to read with the grandkids. The shiny rainbow scales always catch their attention, while the story gently teaches them about sharing, kindness, and friendship. It’s one of those special books that gives you something me...
The Rainbow Fish
This is such a cute little book to read while snuggling with the grandkids. The silly animal sayings make them smile, and the sweet message reminds them just how loved they are. It’s a fun, easy read that’s perfect for babies, toddlers, and bedtime c...
I Love You Like No Otter: Funny & Sweet Book
This is one of those classic bedtime books that feels so peaceful and comforting. Little ones love saying goodnight to everything in the bunny’s room, and the gentle words help them settle down for sleep. It’s perfect for quiet cuddles and one last s...
Goodnight Moon: Beloved Lulling Bedtime Story
We’ve read this one with our grandson, and it was a fun one to add to his collection. He wasn’t as into Ghostbusters as he was dinosaurs when he was little, but he still enjoyed the colorful pictures and characters. I’d recommend it for little Ghostb...
Ghostbusters: A Paranormal Picture Book
My son used to read this one to my grandson when he was little. He loved superheroes, so this was a fun one for them to read together. I love having books like this on the list because they bring back memories of the stories he grew up with.
Mighty Avengers by Dan Slott: Complete Collection
My grandson loved anything with animals and adventures when he was little, so this was a fun Little Critter book for us to read together. He gets to explore the sea park and see all kinds of sea animals. It’s a cute, easy read for little ones, especi...
Little Critter: Going to the Sea Park
We’ve read this one with my grandson so many times over the years. It’s one of those classic Dr. Seuss books that’s just fun to read out loud because of all the silly rhymes and repetition. Definitely one of those books every kid should have on their...
Green Eggs And Ham Book By Dr. Seuss
We’ve read this one with my grandson too. It’s such a classic, and I love the imagination behind it. The wild creatures and pictures make it fun for little kids, and it’s one of those childhood books that’s worth having on the bookshelf even as they ...
Where the Wild Things Are: Caldecott Medal
We’ve read this one with my grandson and it’s such a silly, fun book. 😂 Elephant and Piggie always make kids laugh, and I love how easy the story is to follow. This is a great one for little ones who like funny books and being read to. ❤️📚
There Is a Bird on Your Head! (Elephant & Piggie)
Bluey
Another Bluey book we’ve added to his collection. This one has a little more story to it than some of the younger Bluey books, but having familiar characters makes it fun. I think Bluey books are great to grow into because kids already know and love ...
Mini Bluey: A Bluey Storybook (9780593752821)
We bought this one because Bluey has always been an easy choice for him. It’s a cute Christmas story with characters he already knows, and I love pulling it back out around the holidays.
Bluey: Christmas Swim - Penguin Young Readers
🦖 Dinosaurs, Sharks & Other Adventures
My grandson was dinosaur obsessed when he was little, so we read and bought a LOT of dinosaur books over the years. 😂 These are some of the books from that stage, along with a few other animal and adventure favorites we read together.
This one was perfect for his dinosaur phase. We read it together when he was little, and anything involving finding dinosaur bones was automatically more interesting to him back then.
The Lost Dinosaur Bone (Little Critter)
This was another one we added during his dinosaur-loving years. 😂 It has more facts and information than a simple storybook, so when he was younger we didn’t always read every word. We would look through it together, talk about the dinosaurs and rea...
Oh Say Can You Say Di-no-saur? All About Dinosaurs
This was such a good fit for him when he was little because he absolutely loved dinosaurs. It’s a longer story than some of his other books, but the idea of a boy getting to spend the day with a dinosaur made it a fun one to read together.
Danny and the Dinosaur: Classic Adventure
We picked this one up during the stage when he loved learning about animals and anything big, scary or prehistoric looking. It has more facts than a regular storybook, so we usually enjoyed flipping through the pictures and talking about the sharks t...
The Ultimate Book of Sharks (Nat Geo Kids)
My grandson was dinosaur obsessed when he was little, so of course we ended up with quite a few dinosaur books. 😂 This was one of the ones we read together during that phase, and he loved looking at all the different dinosaurs while we read.
Dinosaurs (A Little Golden Book)
We’ve read this one together around Christmas. It has several little holiday stories instead of one long story, which I like. The reading level is a little older, so I’d probably recommend it more for kids who are starting to sit through longer stori...
Dragon's Merry Christmas by Dav Pilkey