Great Books to Read to Your Infant, Toddler or Preschooler
By Marlene Lerer
These stories are all listed (and accompany the activities) in my book, THE MAGICAL YEARS; 101 Activities to help your Infant, Toddler or Preschooler Grow and Thrive. They are arranged as they relate to the chapters in the book, but any and all of them are wonderful as stand alones to read to your child.
Here is the list:
👉 Great Books and Stories for Infants
Part I: Crash Course Parenting
Baby’s Animal Friends by Phoebe Dunn
Corduroy’s Toys by Don Freeman
Egg in the Hole Book by Richard Scarry
The Touch Me Book by Eve and Pat Witte
Baby’s Big and Little by Jan Pienkowski
Fuzzy Yellow Ducklings by Matthew Van Fleet
Little Baby Books by Helen Oxenbury
The Little Quiet Book by Katherine Ross
“Knock, Knock, Who’s There?” by Anna Ross
Part II: Sample Symphony
Baby’s Animal Friends by Phoebe Dunn
Baby’s Big and Little by Lisa McCue
Baby’s Good Morning by Lisa McCue
Color Farm by Lois Ehlert
Things to Love by Richard Scarry
I Touch by Rachel Isadora
PART III: Crawlers
The Touch Me Book by Pat and Eve Witte
Snap Snap, Buzz, Buzz by Rich Cowley
Spot Book Series by Eric Hill
Little Fuzzytail by Lisa McCue
Good Morning Puppy by Cindy Chang
Baby’s Animal Friends by Phoebe Dunn
👉 Great Books and Stories for Toddlers
Part I: Building Blocks
Good Dog Call by Alessandra Ray
Color Zoo by Lois Ehlert
The Everything Book by Denise Fleming
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
I Am Sharing by Mercer Mayer
Nighty Night by Wendy Lewison
Good Night Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
Part II: Musical Journey
The Berenstain Bears by Stan & Jan Berenstain
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Family by Helen Oxenbury
Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett
I See a Song by Eric Carle
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Part III: Color Me Happy
What Color by Alan Benjamin
Spot’s Big Book of Color by Eric Hill
A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
Colors, Colors Everywhere by Ingrid Van Der Leeden
Colors of Mexico by Lynn Olawsky
Part IV: Easy as 1–2–3 Math
Pots and Pans by Anne Rockwell
The Grouchy Lady Bug by Eric Carle
The Guy Who Was Five Minutes Late by Bill Grossman
👉 Great Books and Stories for Preschoolers
Part I: Junior Jocks
Too Much T.V. by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Berenstain Bears by Stan and Jan Berenstain
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Moondance by Frank Asch
Annie and the Wild Animals by Jan Brett
Part II: Math Skills For Preschoolers
Rooster’s Off to See the World by Eric Carle
Not Like That, Like This by Tony Bradman
Land of Colors by Margaretta Lundell
On Your Toes by Rachel Isadora
Tom’s Fish by Nancy Coffelt
Trains by Gail Gibbons
My Painted House by Maya Angelou
Part III: Hip Hop Dance
The Little Boy Who Lives Up High by John and Lucy Hawkinson
Have You Seen My Cat? by Eric Carle
Shoes by Elizabeth Winthrop
Hats, Hats, Hats by Ann Morris
Mary Wore Her Red Dress by Mercer Mayer
Part IV: Making of a Great Author
My Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle
My Painted House, My Friendly Children by Maya Angelou
\Four Stories of Four Seasons by Tomie de Paola
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Best Friend Ever by Richard Scarry
Part V: Little Mr. And Ms. Manners
Clifford’s Family, Norman Bridwell
Arthur’s Baby by Marc Brown
My Painted House, Maya Angelou
The Grouchy Ladybug Eric Carle
On Your Toes, Rachel Isadora
All By Myself by Aliki
Mice Squeak, We Speak by Jean & Laurent de Brunhoff
Mine by Linda Haywood & Norman Gorbaty
Part VI: The Art of Storytelling
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Brown Wise
I Like Me by Nancy Carlson
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
All Sizes All Shapes by Shirley Hughes
Let’s Draw a Rainbow by Eric Carle
What Color by Alan Benjamin
Peter’s Painting by Sally Moss
I hope you check them out. Enjoy!
Learn about my book: www.MarleneLerer.com
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