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

My son is a bit older but still loves anything by Julia Donaldson, the Oi books (frog, cat, dog), Mr. Men & also books of simple & funny children's poetry.

Second the Usborne peep inside. Really lovely illustrations and cut out scenes and more grown up than other lift the flap books, interesting facts too - I've learned quite a bit about dinosaurs
I bought 4 for £10 brand new on eBay

Oliver Jeffers - especially 'How to catch a Star'
Dr Seuss - especially 'The Cat in the Hat' and 'Green Eggs and Ham'
Giles Andreae- 'Rumble in the Jungle'
Simon Phillip - 'I Really Want the Cake

are all favourites in our house.

Thank you! Looking forward to reading lots of these! Time for a shopping spree. Any other favourites?

The Circus Ship by Chris Van Dusen

Mr Wolf's Pancakes, Mr Wolf and the enormous turnip, and Mr Wolf and the three bears by Jan Fearnley.
Never met a 3 year old who didn't like them.

Favourites with us included There's a bear on my chair, Stuck, The Bumblebear, the one about the giant jam sandwich, Mr Majeika, Knuffle bunny and by the same author The Pigeon needs a bath (resonates here!). We're just moving on from these to chapter books but still read them all sometimes at 5.

You’re Called What??? (About animals with funny names- by the same people who did Oi Frog)
The Great Gran Plan
All the Kipper books by Mick Inkpen

Morris the mankiest monster
Silly Dizzy dinosaur
A busy day for birds
tiger came to tea
and others that have already been mentioned upthread

Mouse Tales by Arnold Lobel.

The McDuff stories, about a West Highland terrier and his humans, can't remember the author..

Also Owl at Home, by Arnold Lobel.

My 3.5 year old's current favourites include:

• Jill Murphy - Peace at Last and Whatever Next are absolute classics.

• Naughty Bus - really original in terms of how the text and pictures are presented (sounds wanky but I promise it's a fun read).

• You Can't Take An Elephant On A Bus.

• Mog by Judith Kerr, and The Tiger Who Came to Tea.

I'm trying to persuade him to let me read the Alfie books by Shirley Hughes but no dice so fast.

The hugless Douglas books are good.

My girl is 3 and we have a lot of books.

Her ultimate favourite is anything dr Seuss. The Lorax is her favourite story to fall asleep to but she also loves greens eggs and ham (there’s only 50 words in green eggs and ham So it’s really simple to pick out words they can read as you follow it), cat in the hat is good as well as oh the places you will go.

They have good ideas in them; we used the ideas behind green eggs and ham to convince her to try to eat salad 😂

'Lost in the Library: A Story of Patience and Fortitude', by Josh Funk.

This is a delightful story (in rhyme) of friendship and the delights of reading that will make you want to go and visit the famous New York City Library at your first opportunity.

I really can't say enough in recommendation. It blew my mind. Some children's authors are geniuses.

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Having looked them up, the 'McDuff' books are by Rosemary Wells - anything by Rosemary Wells comes highly recommended.
For humour, try 'Morris's Disappearing Bag' - a warm Christmas tale.
Also recommended, the 'Yoko' books by Rosemary Wells.

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Books by Jan Brett - beautifully illustrated, often with Nordic or Christmas/snowy settings.

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'Waiting', by Kevin Henkes. Many others by the same author.

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The 'Hat' trilogy, by Jon Klassen.

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'Extra Yarn', by Mac Barnett, (illustrated by Jon Klassen).
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'The Wolf, the Duck and the Mouse', by Mac Barnett.
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'The House Held up by Trees', by Ted Kooser.
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'This Moose Belongs to Me', by Oliver Jeffers (any book by Oliver Jeffers really, but this one is especially wonderful.
Also 'The Great Paper Caper', same author.
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'Building our House', by Jonathan Bean.
Also 'At Night', same author.

Anything by Oliver Jeffers
Library Lion
The Bear and Mouse series: Bear has a birthday/ Bear goes to the library
From our time in America: Curious George (I am not a fan), Pete the Cat, and my two favourites: Caps for Sale and Corduroy.
Olivia series
Any book by Sandra Boynton
The Day the Crayons Quit
Little Blue Truck
Some of the Anthony Browne books
Six Dinner Sid and House in the Woods
Quentin Blake books and ‘All Join In’ is a particularly favourite book of poetry
And a new ‘Hello world’ series which does non fiction and teaches facts in an engaging way- we were reading the Solar System and Moon Landing book today.

Old Bear
The pirates next door

Tidy by Emily Gravett

Alfie books
Dogger
Tiger who came to tea
Mog books
Meg and mog series
Albie books - supermarket zoo etc
No bot
Dogs don't do ballet
You choose
Oi frog/dog etc
Jolly postman

Thanks for all your recommendations! Lots of the books mentioned we have and love, but there are lots that I have never heard of so I look forward to discovering them! I hope his love of reading continues as he gets older, I can’t wait to introduce some of my favourite chapter books