Must read toddler books

[chickenstew74]

Hi there, this has probably been done before but I want to build a nice collection of books for my toddler. What would you recommend?
TIA

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Brown Bear
The Very Busy Spider
Peepo
Each Peach Pear Plum
Some version of a picture dictionary
Any Julia Donaldson
Hooray for Fish - Lucy Cousins
Aaaargh Spider - Lydia Monks

Oops, sorry. It should read Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do you See? by Eric Carle

......and Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell and Oh Dear by the same author.

These are the most favoured in our house

The tiger who came to tea
Snappy birthday
Going on a bear hunt

The elephant and the bad baby

To add to the list above, my children have enjoyed:
The Hairy Mclary series
Barry The Fish With Fingers
5 Minutes Peace
The Elephant and the Bad Baby
FunnyBones
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Owl Babies
Goodnight Moon
Charlie and Lola series (the ones actually written by Lauren Child are better than the ones written to accompany the TV series)

Thank you for all of the suggestions. We have some of them covered already. I have made a list of the others!

The what's it postman, with those letters..
A book of nursery rhymes. Lavender's blue has a brilliant range but the pictures aren't in colour, so I'd get two...

I'm thrilled to see the elephant and the bad baby.. I thought it had disappeared and we were the only people who knew it...disconsolately going rumpeta rumpeta rumpeta all down the road...

The full set if the Beatrix potters, available from the book people at a fraction if the RRP
Mog

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Some awesome suggestions I think most of our favourites have been mentioned already.

I can't believe I missed out The Tiger Who Came to Tea

The Mog books by Judith Kerr and any by Jill Murphy (especially The Large Family ones).

My dd enjoys the Shirley Hughes books, especially as it is a big brother and his little sister, she likes to compare to herself and her little brother. 'Dogger' in particular is a favourite.

Aside from the obvious ones (tiger that came to tea, going on a bear hunt etc) ds loves Dinosaur Poo. We have to read this book every night he loves it on much.

I'm not keen on most Julia Donaldson but adore 'Jack and the Flum Flum Tree'.

'Owl Babies' is great as they start nursery or childcare - 'the baby owls closed their owl eyes and wished for their mother to come...and she came'. Makes my DC turn to me for a cuddle every time.

All the above and one mole digging a hole, maisy books, I'm the best, aliens love underpants & yy to Julia Donaldson. Also, not now bErnard. Great book!

Ohh I forgot 'there's a lion in my cornflakes' and 'go tell the toucan' both big favourites

You choose and Just imagine were favourites here from about 2+.

My shouting day, the best story ever. I laugh out loud every time I read it. Found it in sainsburys for £1.99
My DC often stop each other mid tantrum and say 'look it's your turn to have a shouting day' and they both fall about giggling.

Hugless Douglas is a favourite here, also anything by Oliver Jeffers - Lost and Found, How To Catch a Star etc

Aliens/Dinosaurs/Pirates Love Underpants.
Meg and Mog
The Gruffalo (or any Julia Donaldson book really)
Is it Bedtime Wibbly Pig?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
That's Not My..... series

Giraffes cant dance is a favourite here at the moment.

Mr Brown can moo (Dr Seuss) is a particular favourite here - particularly now DS makes all the noises!

Commotion In The Ocean
Rainbow Fish
Princess Smartypants
Amazing Grace
Percy the Park Keeper
Harry and His Bucketful of Dinosaurs

Anything by Benedict Blaythwayt. The illustrations are wonderful.

Handa's Surprise
The Very Busy Spider.

My DCs favourites were:
Each Peach Pear Plum
Dear Zoo
Gruffalo
Where The Wild Things Are
The Tiger Who Came To Tea
Snail and the Whale (OK that was my favourite, not theirs )
Room on the Broom
Harry The Dirty Dog
The other Goose (Judith Kerr)
What Do People Do All Day (Richard Scarry) - they asked for that every night for about six months!