Knuffle Bunny or the Piggie series from Mo Willems. Also any of the Biscuit the dog books, Curious George or the Ladybug Girl series.

Anonymous wrote:My 2yo loves this one - http://www.chroniclebooks.com/presshere

+1! Bought this for my niece for her second birthday and read it to her right away. She LOVED it.

My two-year-old is OBSESSED with books about animals, and she especially likes this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-ology-Joelle-Jolivet/dp/0761318941/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408970113&sr=8-1&keywords=zoology+joelle+jolivet

She also loves Knuffle Bunny, Are You My Mother?, Big Dog Little Dog, and Beautiful Oops.

Both my kids loved the Little People lift-the-flap books at that age. They're surprisingly durable, which is key for 2-3 year olds!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0794422764/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_3?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0794419208&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1AR65Q2MEGV9ABD9CTY2

Knuffle Bunny!!!!!!!

My 2yo loves this one - http://www.chroniclebooks.com/presshere

The Biscuit book series is fun to read.

Anything Roger Priddy.....

You Can Do it Sam - 20 months old lives this one.... I make up some of my own stuff

Wheels on the Bus book

Oliver goes to the circus

Each Peach Pear Plum. Totally simple but kids have a blast "finding" the nursery rhyme characters hidden in the intricate drawings. The story is in rhymed couplets, too, so they quickly pick up on the rhymes and will finish the sentences for you (nice way to practice rhyming sounds).

http://books.google.com/books/about/Each_Peach_Pear_Plum.html?id=hX6zJAyQMzgC

My Big Animal Book by Roger Priddy is a huge favorite with our two year old - it's basically photos of all different kinds of animals. She's also really into her doctor kit and play food/chef's outfit right now. Melissa and Doug has really good play food sets.

If You Want to see a Whale http://www.amazon.com/If-You-Want-See-Whale/dp/1596437316/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0YGH6JDWTS2FE5FCVK9K

Recently my 2.5yo son has loved:

Kitten's First Full Moon (I'd say this is pretty unusual for a young children's book, and my son loves it) http://www.amazon.com/Kittens-First-Full-Kevin-Henkes/dp/0060588284/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408895711&sr=8-1&keywords=kitten%27s+first+full+moon

Move Over Rover
http://www.amazon.com/Move-Over-Rover-Karen-Beaumont/dp/0152019790/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408895770&sr=8-1&keywords=move+over+rover

Dig Dogs Dig!
http://www.amazon.com/Dig-Dogs-Construction-Tail/dp/0062189646/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408895801&sr=8-1&keywords=dig+dogs+dig!

Early Bird (so cute!)
http://www.amazon.com/Early-Bird-Toni-Yuly/dp/1250043271/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1408895984&sr=8-2&keywords=Early+Bird

Tracks in the Snow, and Summer Days and Nights by Wong Herbert Yee (long time favorites)
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=wong%20herbert%20yee&sprefix=wong+her%2Caps&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Awong%20herbert%20yee&oqid=1408896043

My Best Ever ABC Book
http://www.amazon.com/My-Best-Ever-Alphabet-Book/dp/1782356118/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=undefined&sr=8-1&keywords=My+Best+Ever+ABC+book

If You Give a Moose a Muffin (not unusual, but the pictures are funny and engaging)
http://www.amazon.com/If-You-Give-Moose-Muffin/dp/0060244054/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408895863&sr=8-1&keywords=if+you+give+a+moose+a+muffin

Pp here - also my 2 year old gets so much enjoyment out of very small dolls and characters. She will cart them around everywhere and spend hours in pretend play. We started with wooden family ones and now also have a bunch of assorted plastic characters from Winnie the Pooh and jungle book and also dinosaurs and zoo animals. They all mix and play together.

Doll Family of 7 Caucasian https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001LU6RL4/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_pMG-tb1YYVB3G

My 2 year old loves books about bears -

Birthday for bear ( very funny book about grumpy bear and mouse)
Bedtime for bear (same series)
A visitor for bear (same series)
Sniffles for bear ( same series)

Then there's the little bear books illustrated by Maurice Sendak:
Little bear
A friend for little bear
Little bear's visit
Father bear comes home

She also loved the gruffalo right around her 2nd birthday

None are all that unusual, but are definite favorites.

Are there any new or unusual books I can buy for a friend's daughter that she probably doesn't already have?

What other small things do 2 year olds like?