These are some of my favorite book picks as a speech-language pathologist! These are great to help develop those early language skills!
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Perfect for teaching farm vocabulary and animal sounds! I love the repetitive language!
Little Blue Truck: Books
Great book for practicing CV (consonant vowel) syllable shapes!
Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
Love this book for colors and following directions
Press Here (Herve Tullet): 8601415887617 - Books
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Another great one for colors and following directions!
Mix It Up! (Herve Tullet) - Books
The lift-the-flap format builds interaction, introduces animals and descriptive words (big, tall, fierce), and encourages participation!
Rod Campbell - Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
The simple, repetitive phrasing supports prediction skills, rhythm of language, and color/animal vocabulary!
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
Simple real-life pictures paired with words help toddlers make connections and expand vocabulary quickly!
First 100 Words: A Padded Board Book
Circular storytelling introduces cause-and-effect, sequencing, and conditional “if…then” language!
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Numeroff
Rhyming text supports rhythm of speech and the emotional vocabulary (mad, sad, scared) helps with social language!
Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
Action words, prepositions, and sequencing phrases (“over,” “under,” “through”) encourage toddlers to imitate and retell!
We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Rosen & Oxenbury
Interactive flaps keep attention; teaches positional words (under, behind, inside) and question-answer format!
Where's Spot?: A Lift-the-Flap Book
Sequencing days of the week, counting, food vocabulary, and cause-and-effect language!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Fun rhyme and rhythm support phonological awareness; introduces letters in a playful, memorable way.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Board Book)
Repetition and soothing rhythm expose toddlers to sentence structure and familiar routines!
