Books for three year olds

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My daughter is turning three and I want to get her some new books as she loves reading stories together. She loves rhyming books and pretty much anything by Julia Donaldson. Would love to hear what books your children loved at this age. Thank you.

My daughter is almost 4. This year she's loved:-
Anything by Judith Kerr (Mog, Tiger who came to Tea)
10 minutes to bed little unicorn
Oliver Jeffers books - When the Crayons Quit, How to Catch a Star, Here We Are
Winnie the Pooh books
Paddington books
Hairy McClary books
The Bear and the Piano
The Girls

Mine (4&3) love the What the lady bird heard series

DS is 3, nearly 4, and he loves

all the peppa pig books
all the Paw Patrol books
Under the Silvery Moon*
Peace At Last
Time to Sleep, Alfie Bear*
A kids version of Alice in Wonderland*
Mr Men books
Rhinos Don't Eat Pancakes*
The Crocodile Who Didnt Like Water*
Any books featuring animals

I've starred the ones I particularly like reading :D

Peck, Peck, Peck is a good one to read
Highway Rat
Hairy McClairy

A recent one my Gdcs (3 3/4 and just 5) have really enjoyed is Poo In The Zoo (in rhyme and funny)

Shirley Hughes Alfie books.

Dd is 4.
Her favourites are kittie lacey the fairytale hairdresser. We got the set from book people with her cousin, who is 4 as well, and they both love this series. They call each other on FaceTime and “read” the story together.

Anything by dr seuss. The harder it is for me to read the more enjoyable apparently.

Milly molly Mandy stories.

We are now onto chapter books so things like Holly Webb or black beauty, Peter rabbit or Alice in wonderland

Hairy McClary books are brilliant and funny rhyming stories.

Oliver Jeffers books:
The Way Back Home
Lost and Found
Stuck - when my children were preschool they found this one especially funny.

All the Mog books.

Hairy Maclary
Hugless Douglas
Aliens Love Underpants
You Choose
Rupert Bear Annuals (a throw back to my childhood)

All popular here with DS2 (now just 4).

My son is turning 3 next month and loves Supertato or anything by Sue Hendra really. Not rhyming, though. And all the 'oi' books such as 'Oi Cat'.

Pip and Posy books have always been a big hit for us.

DA who’s nearly 3 loves the Oliver Jeffers books

Ds loves The Storm Whale and The Storm Whale in Winter. They are lovely books with beautiful illustrations. He is also a big fan of the NHM dinosuar books- Dinosaur Roar, Dinosaur Stomp, Dinosaur Boo and Dinosaur Munch. These have good rhymes and then give some facts about the main dinosaur at the end.

Another vote for Storm Whale here. He also loves Cat in the Hat, the Curious George books, Angelica Sprockett and The Boy Who Said No.

The Lion Inside is a lovely, funny rhyming book.

All the Oi books are good for rhyming
Oi cat/dog/frog etc

Go Dog, Go!
Are You My Mother?
(Both by P.D. Eastman)

Where the Wild Things Are
Goodnight Moon
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, what do you see?
Lullabyhullaballoo
The Hairy Maclary set
Dear Zoo
The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Green Eggs and Ham
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Going on a Bear Hunt

I was searching Mumsnet yesterday for this very topic - books for DD’s 3rd birthday.

I’ve ordered:

The Library Lion
Caroline Rabei lights book
Oi Frog

We’re already reading and enjoying the original Winnie the Pooh books.

I got her the Shirley Hughes collected album for Christmas which we both enjoy. It’s separated into sections for toddlers, preschool, older children so has a useful variety of shorter/longer, simpler/more complicated.

DD loves the Beatrix Potter books but I find them irritating and dull

Another rec for ‘You Choose’.

Oh and also:
Library Lion
Giraffes Can't Dance
Babar the Elephant

The books I've listed have been loved by my 18-year-old, 10-year-old, and 5-year-old... and even some by me when I was a child!

My 3yo is obsessed with Grumpy Cat. We have to act it out, I'm the Grumpy Cat and he's Kitten

All of DS's favourites have been mentioned already, but adding to the votes:
Hairy McClairy
Dr Seuss
Storm Whale books (he loves Grandma Bird)

Wonky Donkey / Dinky Donkey - causes full on belly laughs

Oi Frog Series are also favourites in our house

DD is just about to turn 4 and her consistent go to books for me to read (with silly voices)

Yikes, Stinkysaurus and Barry the Fish with Fingers are my 3 year old's favorites.