We need to update our book selection! This mama is sick of the ones we have and I figure, my DD may want a change too. What are some favorites in your house for 18-24 month olds?
Play a sound trick or treat with Elmo! It's DD favorite!! She loves that she can push the sound buttons and turn the pages for me. She also loves good night little bear, I think it's the pictures. Also anything touch and feel, or with hidden flaps or pee
Sandra Boynton books; The Going to Bed Book, Pajama Time, and The Barnyard Dance. Little Blue Truck, I Love You Stinky Face, Guess How Much I Love You, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, A Cuddle For Little Duck, No Matter What, The Tickle Monster, and Goodnig
DD is starting to like books with more of a story (paper pages, more text). For example, the Franklin series, Dora stories, Winnie the Pooh. At first I thought she wasn't ready for these longer books but she loves them. Especi
Ditto on the flaps/peekaboo books, or tactile books and books with mirrors. LO loves Goodnight Moon...also Colors/Colores by Eric Carle (bilingual book), hmm we have a lot of Sandra Boynton books, but those aren't the ones he brings to us all the time.&nb
Luke loves the "little people" books. They have taught him so many words and animals already! Another that he absolutely loves is "llama llama red pajama"
Re: Books
Anything with flaps.
Tabbed edges are a huge hit as well...easier for him to turn the page.
A hidden gem that we just LOVE (tabbed pages, artistic drawings, made for short attention spans) is called "Haiku Baby". We've read this to hi
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DD loves board books right now. Touch and feel books are probably her favorite, but she's pretty fond of the family album I made her out of pictures.
We have hundreds of books, but some that haven't been mentioned are Elephant and Piglet bo
We test things via the library first, since what we like and what he likes can be very different.
Sandra Boynton (author); Spot (series); Mouse Paint; Little Critter (series); Cat the Cat, Who is That; Larry Gets Lost (series); Chicka Chicka Boom
my read shelf:
Brown Bear Brown Bear - Bill Martin
Little Bear-Elsie Hulmelund Minarik
Oh and I made her a photobook on shutterfly and she loves it!!!
Are you my Mommy? - Mae Brown
We also subscribed to Highlights for toddlers and thei
The Little Engine That Could
Caps for Sale
When I Was Born
DD loves Karen Katz books. Most are lift-the-flap books but a few are not. She really likes "Where is Baby's Belly Button" and "Grandma & Me".