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Your recommendations for books for 2.5 year old

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mumma90 · 13/03/2021 20:46

Your recommendations for books for 2.5 year old +

Some great stories that aren't just the classics (and NOT Peppa Pig Confused)

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tangletales · 28/03/2021 17:40

Hiya,

I run a website called Tangle Tales www.tangle-tales.com

It's a website to promote childrens books to help them understand feelings and experiences they may struggle with and themes such as confidence, anxiety and family dynamics.

There's a lot of suggestions on there, which are also grouped into themes (friendships, loss etc) but they all make great interactive stories but also help create a dialogue with children.

I hope thats helpful :)

kittlesticks · 24/03/2021 05:59

@KindKylie also forgot peck peck peck !! Love it. Great suggestions.

kittlesticks · 24/03/2021 05:58

Sorry haven't read the full thread but I love reading both my DC (1 and 3) Benji Davies. Gorgeous stories and illustrations.
The storm whale and grandad's island are beautiful but possibly Tad is more fun.
Also quite wordy but 'baby's first bank heist' and the second one 'baby's first jail break.' Funny and the kids love pointing out all the animals.
The oi frog series.
'Mini rabbit not lost' wonderful but makes me want cake.
I also think you can't beat traditional stories like each peach pear plum or chicken lickin. Also can't go wrong with hairy maclary Grin

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JustSaying101 · 23/03/2021 19:20

Another vote for Each Peach Pear Plum, Peepo, Meg Mog and Owl. Also try We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen, Dinosaur Roar, Eric Carle books, such as The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Julia Donaldson Books

UnalliterativeGeorge · 23/03/2021 19:15

Pip and posy

Cowbells · 23/03/2021 19:14

Everything by Julia Donaldson
Everything by Judith Kerr
Everything by Richard Scarry
Each Peach Pear Plum

Gruffalosgrandma · 23/03/2021 19:05

There's a monster/ dragon / wolf in my book. Great fun.

ThriceAsNaice · 23/03/2021 18:41

The Harvey books, Harvey the Baker, Harvey the Decorator etc.

Jolly Postman books, Rabbits Nap series.

Cornishblues · 23/03/2021 18:12

Love is My Favourite Thing
You Choose
Five minutes peace
The quangle wangle’s hat
The owl and the pussycat

BenHoward · 18/03/2021 12:57

Can I be a little cheeky and suggest my first ebook My Favourite is Happy which is available as a free ebook download on Friday (tomorrow) and Saturday.

Also:
All Julia Donaldson books
and I love you Little Monkey is one of our favourites!

KindKylie · 18/03/2021 07:32

Lucy Cousins books - we love Peck Peck Peck

Nick Sharratt books - Shark in the Park etc

Amazing Machines series

Lynley Dodd books

My Big Shouting Day

Jill Murphy - Whatever Next, Peace at Last, The Large Family

Meg, Mog and Owl books

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mumma90 · 18/03/2021 07:26

This are all fantastic suggestions
Thank you 👍

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Pip64hogwash · 16/03/2021 14:42

Some of our favourite authors at the moment are Alexis Deacon (Slow Lori's, Croc and Bird, Beegu). Chris Haughton (Oh no, George, A bit lost) Benji Davies (The Storm Whale, Granddad's Island, Grandma Bird, The Grotlynn)

doadeer · 15/03/2021 17:12

Dinosaurs love underpants
Six dinner sid
Jolly postman

Griffith123 · 15/03/2021 17:11

Rob Biddulph's Dinosaur Juniors series is great for this age group, simple rhymes, bright, detailed pictures
the kids can join in with but funny too. I know Spot the Dog has been around for a long time but my kids still love d those books until they were about five|!

katmarie · 15/03/2021 07:29

Ds also likes the nosy crow felt flap books, where's Mrs fox etc.

Eleventhgreenbottle · 14/03/2021 08:26

Also Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell. Both have wonderfully simple yet detailed pictures, and a rhythm to the words that make them fun to read and listen to.
Really like Room on the Broom etc too for similar reasons.

Eleventhgreenbottle · 14/03/2021 08:23

Peepo by Janet and Allen Ahlberg is lovely!

OhTheTastyNuts · 14/03/2021 08:19

Rob Biddulph books are lovely - Odd Dog Out in particular.

At that age, my son loved the Little Bear books by Martin Waddell, but I'm not sure if they are still available.

Oliver Jeffers - all his books are great, but particularly the ones about the boy and the penguin. Stuck is also brilliant.

Supermarket Zoo and How to Grow a Dinosaur were firm favourites too.

katmarie · 14/03/2021 06:55

Ds likes the Usbourne Poppy and Sam books. Also the 'that's not my...' books. Loves the gruffalo, the scarecrows wedding and the snail and the whale.

IHateCoronavirus · 14/03/2021 06:45

For 2.5yo the Gossie series is nice, about a little gosling and her friends. It isn’t too wordy and the repetition helps the child to build vocabulary and join in. My DCs loved BooBoo the best.
Puffin Peter is also a lovely one (more wordy)
Jon Klassen books are brilliant and as an adult I liked sharing them with the kiddies at nursery, they opened up lots of discussion about doing the right thing, and predicting what happened.
You probably already have some but the ‘That’s not my...’ series are nice, simple and engaging.
The Wibbly pig series is also lovely especially the one about the big brown bear!
There’s an ouch in my pouch, has lovely repetition and is a fab one for siblings/pregnancy.
Not a box/ Not a stick are nice for imagination.
The Nancy Tillman books might be too wordy at the moment but they are bloody lovely and all children deserve to hear their messages.

polkadotpixie · 14/03/2021 06:38

Adam Bestwick - The Chicken that Hatched a Cow

Fivemoreminutes1 · 14/03/2021 06:31

Oi Frog (and others in the series)
You Choose
The Wonky Donkey
The Koala Who Could

yellowlorry123 · 14/03/2021 06:24

Not sure the Mr Men books, unless they have been rewritten? We have a few and some are great abs some cringey, they're written in a different era.

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