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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Simple animal sensory book
See Touch Feel: Animals - (See, Touch, Feel) by Roger Priddy (Board Book)
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)
Fun book for kids who love animals. Fun animal tabs and other surprises
Animal Peep-Through: My Jungle Friends - (Animal Peep Through) by Roger Priddy (Board Book)
Really nice bedtime story for Disney and animal lovers
Disney Baby Good Night, Farm - (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)
Super cute book that teaches kids different ways to show love to their parents through actions
Indestructibles: Love You, Baby - (Paperback) - by Stephan Lomp
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
With its bold blue cover, this board book edition of Eric Hill's classic story featuring everyone's favorite puppy is just as iconic as the first lift-the-flap edition.
Where's Spot? (Board Book) by Eric Hill
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
This book is amazing for little girls. We used this at my internship and it was great
Hair Love
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)
A nice and simple book that helps share the joy of bringing in a new baby into the world with your child
Families Grow
A heartfelt story that has beautiful illustrations
The Happiest Tree: A Story of Growing Up
Colorful and inspiring, this autobiography documents Arzon’s first pregnancy, taking readers on a sweat-packed journey through motherhood.
Strong Mama Book
Nice book for kids who also like Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig: We Love Our Families | The Scholastic Parent Store
Lovely book to read the night before Kindergarten, and then as much as they want after that!
The Night Before Kindergarten | The Scholastic Parent Store
An open and honest book about the happenings of why potty time occurs
Everyone Poops|Paperback
Feelings
A nice story on how to deal with feeling anxious
The Worrysaurus | The Scholastic Teacher Store
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
Toddler book for physical and emotional awareness
We Check in with Each Other - (We Say What's Okay) by Lydia Bowers (Hardcover)
A good book for toddlers who are starting to understand and notice their emotions
The Color Monster: A Story about Emotions a book by Anna Llenas
Really nice and simple mirror book
Baby Einstein - My First Feelings Mirror (Board Book)
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
This social emotional book for kids:
teaches children to deal with anger in a healthy way. Offers children calming techniques and activities for anger management
My Way to Keep Anger Away - (My Way: Social Emotional Books for Kids) by Elizabeth Cole (Hardcover)
Through rhythmic text and warm illustrations, this gentle, reassuring book offers toddlers simple tools to release strong feelings, express them, and calm themselves down.
Calm-Down Time - (Toddler Tools(r) Board Books) by Elizabeth Verdick (Board Book)
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)
Vehicles
Fun teaching book for kids who love cars
Let's Explore! The Vehicles of the Town: An Illustrated Rhyming Picture Book About Trucks and Cars for Kids Age 2-4 [Stories in Verse, Bedtime Story]|Large Print
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)
Cute story for your little one who loves trucks. Read during Valentine's Day
Where Do Diggers Say I Love You?
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
Fun alphabet book to help with learning the ABCs
Vehicles Alphabet for Toddlers - by Conrad K Butler (Paperback)
Cute little board book that combines busses and animals
Hop Aboard! Baby's First Vehicles - by Elliot Kruszynski (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
Read along as airplanes of all shapes, sizes, and abilities prepare for takeoff.
I Am an Airplane | The Scholastic Parent Store
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
A fun book about a blue boat that saves the day!
Blue Boat
Explore the busy, noisy world of vehicles in this engaging book with innovative vehicle-shaped tabs made from silicone and board.
