Books for Toddlers

While board books are still appropriate at this age, many toddlers can begin to enjoy books with paper pages.

Books with rhythm, rhyme and repetition help build early literacy skills

Hush! A Thai Lullaby (BR)
by Minfong Ho; illustrated by Holly Meade
ISBN: 0531071669
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How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? (AUD, BF, DVD)
by Jane Yolen; illustrated by Mark Teague
ISBN: 0758727593
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I Went Walking (AUD)
by Sue Williams; illustrated by Julie Vivas
ISBN: 0152007717
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Enjoy interactive stories with refrains, sound effects or actions to imitate.

Barnyard Banter
by Denise Fleming
ISBN: 0805065946
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From Head to Toe
by Eric Carle
ISBN: 0694013013
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Who Hops?
by Katie Davis
ISBN: 0152166084
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Whose Toes Are Those?
by Jabari Asim; illustrated by LeUyen Pham
ISBN: 0316736090
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Toddlers love books about cars, trains and things that go!

Chugga, Chugga Choo Choo
by Kevin Lewis and illustrated by Daniel Kirk
ISBN: 0786807601
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Go!
by SAMi
ISBN: 9781593541385
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My Car
by Byron Barton
ISBN: 0060560452
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Trashy Town
by Andrea Zimmerman and David Clemesha; illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
ISBN: 9780060271398
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Try stories about familiar things and situations.

Bebé Goes Shopping
by Susan Middleton Elya; illustrated By Steven Salemo
ISBN: 9780152061425
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Book!
by Kristine O'Connell George, illustrated By Maggie Smith
ISBN: 0395982871
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This is the Baby
by Candace Fleming; illustrated by Maggie Smith
ISBN: 1415554528
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Look for stories to help toddlers with their fears and feelings

Go Away, Big Green Monster!
by Ed Emberley
ISBN: 0316236535
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Llama Llama Mad at Mama
by Anna Dewdney
ISBN: 9780670062409
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No, David!
by David Shannon
ISBN: 0590930028
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Owl Babies
by Martin Waddell; illustrated by Patrick Benson
ISBN: 1564029654
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Active toddlers enjoy lift-the-flap books

Dear Zoo
by Rod Campbell
ISBN: 9781416947370
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Simms Taback's Safari Animals
by Simms Taback
ISBN: 9781934706190
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Toes, Ears & Nose!
by Marion Dane Bauer; illustrated by Karen Katz
ISBN: 0689847122
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Read and sing with your toddler

Five Little Ducks
by Dan Yaccarino
ISBN: 9780060734657
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If You're Happy and You Know It
by Jane Cabrera
ISBN: 9780823418817
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Little White Duck
by Walt Whippo; illustrated by Joan Paley
ISBN: 0316733970
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Check out books with counting, opposites, colors and other fun concepts!

Big Little
by Leslie Petricelli
ISBN: 0763619515
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Freight Train (BR)
by Donald Crews
ISBN: 0688149006
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Toddler Two
by Anastasia Suen; illustrated by Winnie Cheon
ISBN: 1584300159
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What's Up Duck?
by Tad Hills
ISBN: 9780375847387
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Share classic nursery rhymes

Diddle Diddle Dumpling
by Tracey Campbell Pearson
ISBN: 9780374308612
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The Neighborhood Mother Goose
illustrated by Nina Crews
ISBN: 0060515732
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Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree
by Eileen Christelow
ISBN: 9780395544341
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Libros para niños pequeños en Español y bilingüe

Salí de paseol / I Went Walking
por Sue Williams; ilustrado por Julie Vivas
ISBN: 9780152058951
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Las lechucitas
por Martin Waddell; ilustrado por Patrick Benson
ISBN: 9780882721378
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Dos años / Toddler Two
por Anastasia Suen; ilustrado por Winnie Cheon
ISBN: 158430054X
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Tren de carga / Freight Train (BR)
por Donald Crews
ISBN: 0060562021
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De la cabeza a los pies
por Eric Carle
ISBN: 0060513020
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En un árbol están los cinco monitos / Five Little Monkey Sitting in a Tree
por Eileen Christelow
ISBN: 9780618752485
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Choose books YOU like, since you will be reading again and again.

• Come browse the library for many more.
• Ask your librarian for other suggestions.

Available Format Key

AUD = Audio Recording
BF = BookFlix
DVD = Digital Video Disc
BR = Braille available from BPL and New York Public Library's Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library

For help using Bookflix, downloadable audio, and downloadable video, please see a librarian.

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