This curated list of popular toddler books features educational board books, interactive favorites, and nostalgic children’s classics perfect for ages 1–3. These books support early literacy, language development, and foundational skills like colors,...
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Board Books That Boost Early Learning
Interactive & Engaging Reads
Nostalgic & Heartfelt Stories
Animal Favorites
Board Books That Boost Early Learning
Great for language, concepts (colors, shapes, numbers), and durable enough for toddlers.
Beautiful paintings in bright colorful animals
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? - Bill Martin Jr.
And iconic counting book for babies and toddlers
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Board Book)
Beautiful pages and a heartfelt story
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Lift the flap book, where’s the spot?
Where's Spot?: A Lift-the-Flap Book
An amazing series beginners with first words in every category imaginable
First 100 Words: A Padded Board Book
Moo baa lalala by Sandra boynton
Moo, Baa, La La La!: 9780671449018: Boynton, Sandra, Boynton, Sandra
Interactive & Engaging Reads
These are touch-and-feel, lift-the-flap, or participatory books that make storytime an activity.
A fun animal book with lift the flap pages
Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
Peekaboo book, with lift the flap
Peek-a Who? (Lift the Flap Interactive Book)
A simple, interactive book for others
Press Here (Herve Tullet) - Books
Touchy-feely pages about narwhals
That's Not My Narwhal...: Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells
These touchy-feely books are my absolute favorite. There is an animal for everyone with pages that have different textures to touch.
THAT'S NOT MY® - Baby books - Browse by Category
The little blue truck series has been our favorite for many years now. The original is beautiful, but now there are more for every season and situation.
Little Blue Truck
Where is walrus is an interactive book where the readers have to find things
Where's Walrus? - Books
A fun book without words for babies and toddlers
Shapes, Shapes, Shapes: Fun Wordless Book
The original tactile, touch and feel board book
Pat the Bunny: The Classic Book for Babies and Toddlers: 0081787450110
Interactive book; urging kids to tap, shake, and clap
Tap the Magic Tree
Nostalgic & Heartfelt Stories
Books you remember from your own childhood (or should!) that toddlers still love.
Nostalgic book, good night, moon
Goodnight Moon: Beloved Bedtime Story Bunny
One of my favorite books from when I was a kid
Guess How Much I Love You - McBratney, Sam
The Snowy Day — Ezra Jack Keats
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Corduroy — Don Freeman
Corduroy: Don Freeman: 9780140501735
Harold and the Purple Crayon — Crockett Johnson
Harold and the Purple Crayon - Books
Animal Favorites
One of my favorite books of all time, both of us, a kid and now as a parent
