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Must read toddler books

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chickenstew74 · 20/05/2016 10:41

Hi there, this has probably been done before but I want to build a nice collection of books for my toddler. What would you recommend?
TIA

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OrlandaFuriosa · 21/05/2016 19:33

Dinosaur stomp, Harry and the bucketful of dinosaurs. If you can bear religion, Jesus' Christmas party . V funny take on the nativity. I'm with the innkeeper.

OrlandaFuriosa · 21/05/2016 19:32

Oooh, anything by Richard Scarry, or Shirley Hughes. I adored Richard Scarry myself. And the early Dr Seuss. Not now Bernard, brilliant, ditto the Little red train books. Faster, faster, little red train...

notagiraffe · 21/05/2016 19:20

Franny - yes. I can't read it without crying. One of my top 10 books ever, and I did English at uni.

CassandraAusten · 21/05/2016 19:20

Please can I add:

You Choose
Small Knight and George
The Little Red Train books
Winnie the Witch
Wibbly Pig

FrannySalinger · 21/05/2016 19:16

The Snail and the Whale. 'And she gazed and gazed, amazed by it all, and she said to the whale 'I feel so...small'.' Generally the place where mummy needs to compose herself for a moment.

Voteforpedr0 · 21/05/2016 19:10

Favourites In our house to this day are Dinosaurs love underpants
Shark in the dark

Voteforpedr0 · 21/05/2016 19:09

Not now Bernard
Sallys secret
The fish who could wish
One snowy night
Each peach pear plum

notagiraffe · 21/05/2016 19:07

My DCs favourites were:
Each Peach Pear Plum
Dear Zoo
Gruffalo
Where The Wild Things Are
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Snail and the Whale (OK that was my favourite, not theirs Grin)
Room on the Broom
Harry The Dirty Dog
The other Goose (Judith Kerr)
What Do People Do All Day (Richard Scarry) - they asked for that every night for about six months!

drspouse · 21/05/2016 19:01

Handa's Surprise
The Very Busy Spider.

MinnowAndTheBear · 21/05/2016 18:06

Anything by Benedict Blaythwayt. The illustrations are wonderful.

Leeds2 · 21/05/2016 17:59

Commotion In The Ocean
Rainbow Fish
Princess Smartypants
Amazing Grace
Percy the Park Keeper
Harry and His Bucketful of Dinosaurs

jessplussomeonenew · 21/05/2016 17:54

Mr Brown can moo (Dr Seuss) is a particular favourite here - particularly now DS makes all the noises!

angelopal · 21/05/2016 17:23

Giraffes cant dance is a favourite here at the moment.

ipswichwitch · 21/05/2016 17:15

Aliens/Dinosaurs/Pirates Love Underpants.
Meg and Mog
The Gruffalo (or any Julia Donaldson book really)
Is it Bedtime Wibbly Pig?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
That's Not My..... series

RatOnnaStick · 21/05/2016 17:15

Hugless Douglas is a favourite here, also anything by Oliver Jeffers - Lost and Found, How To Catch a Star etc

grounddown · 21/05/2016 17:11

My shouting day, the best story ever. I laugh out loud every time I read it. Found it in sainsburys for £1.99
My DC often stop each other mid tantrum and say 'look it's your turn to have a shouting day' and they both fall about giggling.

shouldwestayorshouldwego · 21/05/2016 17:10

You choose and Just imagine were favourites here from about 2+.

Moogletea · 21/05/2016 17:07

Ohh I forgot 'there's a lion in my cornflakes' and 'go tell the toucan' both big favourites

evelynj · 21/05/2016 13:33

All the above and one mole digging a hole, maisy books, I'm the best, aliens love underpants & yy to Julia Donaldson. Also, not now bErnard. Great book!

parrotonmyshoulder · 21/05/2016 11:15

I'm not keen on most Julia Donaldson but adore 'Jack and the Flum Flum Tree'.

'Owl Babies' is great as they start nursery or childcare - 'the baby owls closed their owl eyes and wished for their mother to come...and she came'. Makes my DC turn to me for a cuddle every time.

MissesBloom · 21/05/2016 09:43

Aside from the obvious ones (tiger that came to tea, going on a bear hunt etc) ds loves Dinosaur Poo. We have to read this book every night he loves it on much.

cuntinghomicidalcardigan · 21/05/2016 09:43

My dd enjoys the Shirley Hughes books, especially as it is a big brother and his little sister, she likes to compare to herself and her little brother. 'Dogger' in particular is a favourite.

Imfinehowareyou · 21/05/2016 09:39

I can't believe I missed out The Tiger Who Came to Tea Blush

The Mog books by Judith Kerr and any by Jill Murphy (especially The Large Family ones).

CheesecakeWarrior · 20/05/2016 21:14

Place marking this thread!
Some awesome suggestions Grin I think most of our favourites have been mentioned already.

OrlandaFuriosa · 20/05/2016 21:13

The what's it postman, with those letters..
A book of nursery rhymes. Lavender's blue has a brilliant range but the pictures aren't in colour, so I'd get two...

I'm thrilled to see the elephant and the bad baby.. I thought it had disappeared and we were the only people who knew it...disconsolately going rumpeta rumpeta rumpeta all down the road...

The full set if the Beatrix potters, available from the book people at a fraction if the RRP
Mog