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what are/ were your preschooler's favourite books?

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swottybetty · 20/01/2010 20:57

dd's second b-day coming up.

going to hit ebay to get a bumper selection and need ideas.

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Swedey · 04/02/2010 23:12

Lion In The Meadow
the Big Sea
Blue Kangaroo

llareggub · 04/02/2010 23:06

Anything by Oliver Jeffers.

nancy75 · 04/02/2010 23:06

all gruffalo woman books
blue kangaroo books
percy park keeper books
calm down boris
the monkey with the bright blue bottom - her favourite!

bibbitybobbityhat · 04/02/2010 23:03

Can I put in a vote for Cockatoos by Quentin Blake.

Its a counting book but will make you, the adult, lol.

The man is a GENIUS.

MamaGoblin · 04/02/2010 22:59

DS is 23 months and loves:

-All the Mog books (apart from Goodbye Mog, of which he knows nothing, and I can't bear to show him )

-We're blardy Going on a sodding Bear Hunt. Paperback, board book and pop-up formatts...

-'Raddit Book' (The Tale of Peter Rabbit)

-Shirley Hughes' Alfie books (great for pre-schoolers, lots going on in the illustrations)

-Another vote for Polly Dunbar's Penguin.

-Julia Donaldson/Axel Scheffler Gruffalo, Monkey Puzzle and Room on the Broom

-Anything featuring Charlie and Lola...

And we've just discovered a brilliant, all-picture-no-text book by Quentin Blake, called Clown.

All favourites, read several times a week

cilitbang · 02/02/2010 16:43

Bear Snores on - I love reading it too!
Oh and the Cat in the Hat series you can buy a omnibus edition.

lottiejenkins · 02/02/2010 16:04

Owl Babies ("I want my mummy")
Spot
Hungry Caterpillar
Dear Zoo

EffiePerine · 02/02/2010 15:55

Wiliam Bee:

www.amazon.co.uk/Train-Goes-William-Bee/dp/1406312479/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265126059&sr=8 -1

I like boks where the text has a bit of rhythm, much more fun to read!

EffiePerine · 02/02/2010 15:53

The Gruffalo and anything else by Julia Donaldson
Aaargh! Spider!
Ooo oo oo! Gorilla!
Where the Wild Things Are
Winnie the Witch
Hairy McClary
There's an ouch in my pouch

There's also a great train book by (I think) William Donaldson.

DS is 3.3 but he's loved all these since he was around 2 (and some before that)

PuppyMonkey · 02/02/2010 15:49

Peepo!

Here's a little baby
One two three

PavlovtheCat · 02/02/2010 15:48

Oh yes Guess How Much I Love You - we have it in a huge book, as big as she is!

PavlovtheCat · 02/02/2010 15:47

Tiger who came to tea - how very topical!
Peppa Pig Annual
Princesses are not Quitters! (DH got this from a charity shop).
Gruffallo/gruffallo's child
Stick Man
Hairy McLairy
Naughty Amelia Jane

(although probably as these are mostly all my favourites too so i read them to her lots!)

brightongirldownunder · 02/02/2010 15:44

Polly Dunbar's series of books about Tilly, Tumpty, Doodle, Pru and Hector are brilliant. DD absolutely loves them. Get them from amazon as a package - much cheaper.
Also Penguin by Polly Dunbar

Monkey and Me by Emily Gravett

kipper is another fav here too.

shivster1980 · 02/02/2010 15:38

Tiger Who Came To Tea
Hairy McClary
Thomas (Egmont Series)
Owl Babies
Guess how much I love you
Dig Dig Digging
The Gruffalo/Gruffalo's child
Hungry Caterpillar
We're going on a Bear Hunt
Aliens love Underpants

MissM · 25/01/2010 21:00

Kipper, Kipper and more Kipper. The little Kipper books are nice, and there's a great anthology of about five stories that keeps ours going for ours. We love Kipper!

BornToFolk · 25/01/2010 11:49

DS is 2.3 and currently loves Each Peach Pear Plum.

He also really likes any lift the flap books like Spot or Dear Zoo.

Anything to do with Thomas the Tank Engine is always a big hit, as are all of the Julia Donaldson ones (but especially The Gruffalo and Charlie Cook's Favourite Book)

There's also a book called "My beak, your beak" that has been read before nap time every day for at least a year!

kreecherlivesupstairs · 25/01/2010 11:40

Each peach pear plum
Hairy Maclary
Gruffalo and the Gruffalo's child
Hug (still makes me cry and I can't recycle it)
Dear Zoo
Spot - any and all
Puff the magic dragon. I used to sing this to her to get her to sleep. We saw the book and she was overjoyed. It has a CD too
Too old for these now, but won't get rid of each peach.

notnowbernard · 21/01/2010 22:12

NNB was dd1's fave book around the time I joined MN, hence the name

Great book

Lionstar · 21/01/2010 22:06

notnowbernard we just discovered the book on our last trip to the library and DD is IN LOVE. She has to have it every storytime, I think we'll actually have to buy it! Your name makes me smile every time I come across it.

Her favourites about the 2 year old stage included:
Hairy Mclairy
Monkey and Me
Fidgety Fish
Owl Babies
Hello Beaky
Dear Zoo

charmander · 21/01/2010 22:00

orange pear apple bear

notnowbernard · 21/01/2010 21:55

NOt Now Bernard, of course

MrsMalcolmTucker · 21/01/2010 21:54

DD loved Bear Hunt so much we could recite it.

Also Guess how much I love you - we still say we love each other to the moon and back every evening.

She also liked Debbi Gliori - No Matter What was a good one.

And anything by Julia Donaldson.

cityangel · 21/01/2010 21:46

Spot's First Christmas & Spot books
Nappy Duck & Potty Pig
We're going on a bear hunt
Thomas' Really Useful Word Book
THomas - Animals
Mucky Ducky

ChloesMummyBooks · 21/01/2010 17:46

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onepieceoflollipop · 20/01/2010 21:32

We have just discovered Hairy McClairy - got the book out of the library!