Book recommendations for a 3.5 year old please

[Summerdays2014]

Hi,

My son loves looking at books with me and we have lots of books at home (we also visit the library) I feel like we’ve done all the ‘classics’ and he’s been asking for something new to read. Any recommendations for what your child likes/liked at that age?

Thanks in advance

the national geographic level 1 books went down well with my dc (they are also 3). I read to them, but if you think your dc is up to it you can read a page and then they can read a sentence.

they also liked listening to daniel tiger 5 minute stories.

all the best x

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My son loves the Pip And Posy books - two friends who have typical toddler fights and meltdowns!

Tom fletcher books are brilliant. Hairy Maclairy & Slinki Malinki, The Pirates Next Door, actually anything with pirates or dinosaurs.. My DS2 also loves the early reader type books with classic fairy tales that he can't read himself yet but likes me to read (although I hate them). Mr Men too.

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The Pirates Next Door by Johnny Duddle.
Dr. Seuss.
The Blue Kangaroo series by Emily Chichester Clark
Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Jeremy Fisher by Beatrix Potter

Everything Julia Donaldson

My two both really enjoy the Usborne 'Look Inside' series, factual books with cartoon pictures & lift the flaps.

Also the little Thomas the Tank Engine books are firm favourites.

Great ideas so far thank you!

We have all Julia Donaldson and have done Peter rabbit, some mr men and pip and posey. He loves all of those ones.

The others I have not heard of/tried so I’ll definitely look into them! He can’t read yet, but is getting the basic phonics m/letter sounds and he loves asking me what the letters/words are.

You can't take an elephant on the bus is a favourite here. Also the usborne fact books and the wimmelbuch books are really really great.

My sons current favourites (apart from fairy tales) are:

Pirates aren't afraid of the Dark
More Ketchup Please!
Dig Dig Digging
Busy Farm
The Wildest Cowboy

I forgot Jack's Tractor!

The Tickle Book, which is a rhyming lift the flap book. Class 2 at the Zoo and Class 3 All at Sea are fun.

The Great Dog Bottom Swap

We like penguin blue (blown away / sunk), Odd Dog Out, Charlie & Lola, Alfie and Annie Rose, Izzie Gizmo, Aunt Amelia, The Something, the peek inside books, Bob the Man on the Moon, Nanette's Bagette (might need to be slightly older - it's my favourite).

I’ve put lots of these my amazon basket! Thank you!

Each Peach Pear Plum
The Giant Jam Sandwich
Bears in the Night
Not now, Bernard

The Albie books by Caryl Hart are good, Pirate Pool, Supermarket Zoo etc.

Also, some of the younger David Walliams ones - 'the bear who said boo' , or 'there's a snake in my school'.

Favourites here include:

• Aliens love Underpants
• You Choose
• A Visitor for Bear
• Peepo and Burglar Bill
• The Elephant and the Bad Baby

Ok Frog (funny)
Dogger (my favourite)
The little mole who knew it was none of his business (about poo)

These trio were big hits:
man on the moon
Bobs best ever friend
Bob and the mystery moon tree

Any of the Eric Carle books.

Aurora's Gift - a lovely little story book about a little girl with autism.

This series by Simon Puttock was a big hit:
Mouses First Night At Midnight School
Owl Wants To Share At Midnight School
Cat Learns To Listen At Moonlight School

Wolfie The Bunny by Dyckman was also a favourite as was
Whiffy Wilson The Wool Who Wouldn’t Wash and Whiffy Wilson The Wolf Who Wouldn’t Go To School both by Caryl Hart