Six favorite toddler books
Suroor tagged me with a really great meme for parents of small kids… great because it is just so much fun exploring everyone else’s lists! And because I really love children’s books! Seriously! If I were not a web developer, I would be a children’s book author (if I was better at writing and of course, this comes after being a maker of bags) 
In no particular order…
If You Give A Pig A Pancake
All boys (4, 3, 1) love this book, I am not sure what they love about it, but if they are like me then it must be the illustrations! It’s a really fun book to read.
Duck & Goose
A favorite of the 3 year old, he loves that the egg is really a ‘ball’, and he loves when I use all my different voices to ‘act’ out the conversations and arguments between the duck and the goose! Another fun one!
Spot’s Giant Treasury
Spot and his friends have a bunch of adventures in this book. It’s pretty long to read the entire book all at once… for me at least, but I just read a few stories at a time, and I don’t choose this as a bedtime book, instead it’s one I read if I need them to remain calm for a few minutes during the day!
Just a little critter collection
Surely the favorite book we have! It’s a great one for bedtime on weekends… when we have them bed-ready early enough that there’s time for long stories. The last story in the book ends with the little critter going to bed himself, so it makes for a nice segue!
Ten little toddlers
This one is a large picture book, but it’s nice for teaching numbers and counting. The kids can count the toddlers on each page, as they disappear one by one.
Goodnight Moon
And finally… Goodnight Moon, although it is more of a baby book than a toddler book, my eldest son made me read it to him ‘till he was 3! Sadly, I still haven’t read it to the newest baby yet :( but I will have to get him his own copy as the old one is now in ruins!
Rules:
- You should be the regular reader-of-bedtime-stories to a small child. Or children.
- You are invited to choose the six stories that give you as much pleasure as the lucky recipient of your readings.
- You are further invited to list them and give some indication as to why. With or without italics.
- Tag a bunch more people and (if you have time) let know your list please! I’m always looking for something new to read to him. Well, to us.
Tagging… all my readers with small kids!
