Want to read more to your toddler? Check out some of these books to add to your shelf. I love fun but informational books for kids that are easy to read and understand. Ones with directions are good for their development.
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Animals
Family/Growing Up
Feelings
Vehicles
Animals
Lovely bedtime story
Goodnight Moon (Board Book)|Board Book
Great for learning about ocean animals
Hello, World! Ocean Life|Board Book
What's better than pop up books and dinosaurs?
Pop-up Dinosaurs: A Pop-Up Book to Get Your Jaws Into|Pop Up Book
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For the buggie lovers
Hello, World! Backyard Bugs|Board Book
Super sweet pop up story
Pop Up Peekaboo! Penguin|Board Book
Adorable finger puppet board book
Baby Elephant: Finger Puppet Book - (Baby Animal Finger Puppets) by Chronicle Books (Board Book)
One of the best kids books I had when I was little.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? - by Jr. Bill Martin (Board Book)
A cute and classic story by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar - by Eric Carle (Board Book)
A lovely book to read at bedtime
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? - (How Do Dinosaurs...?) by Jane Yolen
Get a head start and teach them about different animals early
First 100 Animals|Board Book
This is an inspiring and heartwarming found family narrative that's perfect for modern times.
Oddbird's Chosen Family|Hardcover
Family/Growing Up
Teach your little one to dream big
Think Big, Little One|Board Book
A great series of books for teaching your little one simple things
Listening Time|Board Book
Very compassionate story about being different
The Day You Begin: Jacqueline Woodson: 9780399246531
Really nice story about being who you are
Happy in Our Skin | The Scholastic Teacher Store
Cute story for young Star Wars fans
Darth Vader and Son (Hardcover) by Jeffrey Brown
Fun book to read to your child if you work in healthcare
Future Doctor (Future Baby Series #4)|Board Book
Make teaching manners fun with this super cute and simple book
Manners Time - (Toddler Tools(r)) by Elizabeth Verdick (Board Book)
Fun Peppa Pig sound book
Peppa Pig: My Family and Me Sound Book - by Pi Kids (Mixed Media Product)
Simple book to teach your little one about how there are all different kinds of families
All Kinds of Families - by Suzanne Lang (Board Book)
Nice book for kids who also like Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig: We Love Our Families | The Scholastic Parent Store
An open and honest book about the happenings of why potty time occurs
Everyone Poops|Paperback
Feelings
Helping kids understand their feelings
My Big Feelings: Sarah Read: 9798681855453
Great book for teaching consent
Body Safety Book for Kids by Tim: Learn Through Story about Safety Circles, Private Parts, Confidence, Personal Space Bubbles, Safe Touching, Consent and Respect for Children|Paperback
Fun sensory book with a nice message
Little Blue Truck Feeling Happy: A Touch-And-Feel Book - by Alice Schertle (Board Book)
A simple book about different feelings and emotions
The Feelings Book - by Todd Parr
Beautifully produced, with contemporary artwork, this board book explores key feelings in a young child’s life, from happy to sad, embarrassed to shy.
Spring Street All About Us: Feelings|Board Book
Charming exploration of what to do with a problem.
What Do You Do with a Problem?|Hardcover
Features tips for kids and volcanoes of all ages to help them navigate their fiery emotions and learn to be cool when things get a little out of control.
Don't Blow Your Top! | The Scholastic Parent Store
This book can really help your child understand their feelings.
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings a book by Jo Witek and Christine Roussey
A very imaginative story about emotions and feelings
What Feelings Do When No One's Looking a book by Tina Oziewicz, Aleksandra Zajac, and Jennifer Croft
Help your child understand why they might be in a bad mood
Grumpy Monkey (Board Book)
This cute and funny story help kids discover that some things are worth the wait.
The Impatient Dinosaur: (Children's Books About Emotions & Feelings, Kids Ages 3 5, Preschool, Kindergarten)|Paperback
Vehicles
A nice story for girls who like things that are considered "for boys". The text is in both Spanish and English
A Rosa le encantan los carros/Rosa loves Cars|Board Book
Good book for infants with realistic pictures
Trucks ( Baby Touch and Feel) by Dorling Kindersley Inc. (Board Book)
Kids really seem to like this book. Nice to start making connections between things
Whose Vehicle Is This?: A Look at Vehicles Workers Drive - Fast, Loud, and Bright|Paperback
Just a fun book about construction vehicles
Dig Dig Digging|Board Book
Books with flaps help with exploration and engagement
Baby Einstein: My First Vehicles Lift & Learn - by Pi Kids (Board Book)
Silly rhyming story that has a nice end message
Big Rig Saves the Day (Not Always!) - (Little Genius Vehicle Board Books) by Tanner Ryan (Board Book)
Is this not the perfect book for a toddler?
Dinosaurs in Trucks Because Hey, Why Not? a book by Sandra Boynton
Toddlers can learn all about the busy world of a construction site, with easy-to-understand facts about all the huge, noisy machines that captivate little ones' imaginations.
Hello, World! Construction Site: Jill McDonald
Little readers are introduced to these important rescue vehicles with fun, rhyming text that makes for a perfect read-aloud, with spinning cardboard wheels on every page!
Let's Go, Rescue Trucks! | The Scholastic Parent Store
Featuring 10 cars from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art, New York, this book invites young readers to share Rosario's adventures and to think about what car is best for them, the environment, and the future
CARS! CARS! CARS!: Featuring Cars from... book by Kimi Weart
I Spy books are always fun to read with kids. See how many vehicles your little one can find around the city
