what books does your 3 year old love?

Anonymous
Pete the Cat
Frog and Toad
Elephant and Piggie
Anonymous
All Chris Van Dusen books
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Ours is five now, but three was the age where we read One Morning in Maine three times a day for weeks on end.


Sounds like torture.
Anonymous
Little Critter

Goodnight Construction Site and the rest in that series

It's such a fun age for books!
Anonymous
We read Charlotte's Web three times in a row..
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ours is five now, but three was the age where we read One Morning in Maine three times a day for weeks on end.


Sounds like torture.



Do you have little kids? I once read Stanley The Builder twelve times in a row when DS was two and had a cold. Kids go on rotations of favorite books. For my 2.5 yr of it’s the Poppy musical books. Mozart, Vivaldi, Orchestra and Brass Band. I’ve read each about three times today alone.
Anonymous
Truck town books: Smash crash, race from A to Z
Anonymous
Any of the stanley books by William Bee. Stanley the builder Stanley's school, etc.
Anonymous
My kids are grown now, but I found reading to them to be one if my greatest pleasures. I made a list years ago of ther books we loved best:

The Ant and the Elephant by Bill Peet

Benny's Had Enough by Barbro Lindgren, ill. by Olof Landstrom

The Big Orange Splot by Daniel Manus Pinkwater

Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown, ill. by Felicia Bond

Bored, Nothing to Do by Peter Spier

Brave Irene by William Steig

Caps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina

The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett, ill. by Ron Barrett

D’Aulaire’s Greek Myths by Ingri & Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

Dinosaur Roar by Paul & Henrietta Strickland

Doctor De Soto by William Steig

Fortunately by Remy Charlip

Frederick by Leo Lionni

Freight Train by Donald Crews

Gabriella's Song by Candace Fleming, ill. by Giselle Potter

the George and Martha books by James Marshall

Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathman

Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

The Hello, Goodbye Window by Norton Juster, ill. by Chris Raschka

How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss

In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak

June 29, 1999 by David Weisner

Katy and the Big Snow by Virginia Lee Burton

The Little Fireman by Margaret Wise Brown, ill by Esphyr Slobodkina

The Little Fur Family by Margaret Wise Brown, ill. by Garth Williams

The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Hoyt Swift, ill. by Lynd Ward

Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans

The Maggie B by Irene Haas

Max's Bath by Rosemary Wells

Mice Twice by Joseph Low

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton

Millions of Cats by Wanda Gag

A Mother for Choco by Keiko Kasza

My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Opie, ill. by Rosemary Wells

Nothing Ever Happens on My Block by Ellen Raskin

Owl Moon by Jane Yolen, ill. by John Schoenherr

Pamela Camel by Bill Peet

Peek a Boo by Janet & Allan Ahlberg

People by Peter Spier

The Philharmonic Gets Dressed by Karla Kuskin, ill. by Marc Simont

Rotten Island by William Steig

Row, Row, Row Your Boat by Pippa Goodhart, ill. by Stephen Lambert

Sector 7 by David Weisner

The Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman, ill. by Marla Frazee

Shrek by William Steig

The Shrinking of Treehorn by Florence Parry Heide, ill. by Edward Gorey

The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss

Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, ill. by Mary Azarian

The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, ill. by Robert Lawson

Sylvester and the Magic Pebble by William Steig

The Tale of Custard the Dragon by Ogden Nash, ill. by Lynn Munsinger

Tasty Baby Belly Buttons by Judy Sierra, ill. by Meilo So

Tickle, Tickle by Helen Oxenbury

Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel, ill. by Blair Lent

Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

Yoko by Rosemary Wells
Anonymous
Love the suggestions above.

My animal lover loved all of Steve Jenkin's books

My fairytale lover loved all of Paul O Zelinsky's versions

All kids liked Tomie dePaola books

Anonymous
All of Julia Donaldson’s books. She has tons
Anonymous
Anything Mo Willems
Oi Frog
Bad Case of the Stripes
Pinkalicious
Ten Little Princess, Ten Little Monsters, Ten Little Pirates
Any of the Little Explorer, Litttle Scientist
Anonymous
My niece loves paw patrol and lots of cars.
Anonymous
Have you looked into ISeeMe books? They’re expensive at about $40 but it’s a customizable book for your child. It includes their names and uses it for a story. It’s a cool way to teach your kid how to spell their name.
Anonymous
Little Excavator - has been a favorite for at least two years
The Knight That Wouldn’t Fight

Both of these are my 2 and 3 year olds’ favorites, but they are also fun/not annoying to read as an adult, so I give both huge gold stars.
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