Your recommendations for books for 2.5 year old

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Your recommendations for books for 2.5 year old +

Some great stories that aren't just the classics (and NOT Peppa Pig )

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Oliver Jeffers books are nice.
Paddington stories
The Mr Men series
Tim Hopgood books are nice too.
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Rachel Bright books - lion inside, koala who could, squirrels who squabbled

Julia Donaldson - pretty much any but especially like the detective dog and room on the broom

Usborne pop up books are nice as special ones to keep

Hugless Douglas
Mr Men - there is a new set my 3 year old loves
Pip and Posy

Yy to Julia Donaldson

Five minutes peace by Jill Murphy

Hairy McClary books

The bear and the piano - beautiful story!

The tale of the castle mice

Octopants

Dr Duck

The crocodile who didn’t like water

Shaggy dog and the terrible itch

Mr Pusskins

My two-year-old is obsessed with “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!” which is lots of fun.

The Cat in the Hat is also great for that age.

Not sure the Mr Men books, unless they have been rewritten? We have a few and some are great abs some cringey, they're written in a different era.

Oi Frog (and others in the series)
You Choose
The Wonky Donkey
The Koala Who Could

Adam Bestwick - The Chicken that Hatched a Cow

For 2.5yo the Gossie series is nice, about a little gosling and her friends. It isn’t too wordy and the repetition helps the child to build vocabulary and join in. My DCs loved BooBoo the best.
Puffin Peter is also a lovely one (more wordy)
Jon Klassen books are brilliant and as an adult I liked sharing them with the kiddies at nursery, they opened up lots of discussion about doing the right thing, and predicting what happened.
You probably already have some but the ‘That’s not my...’ series are nice, simple and engaging.
The Wibbly pig series is also lovely especially the one about the big brown bear!
There’s an ouch in my pouch, has lovely repetition and is a fab one for siblings/pregnancy.
Not a box/ Not a stick are nice for imagination.
The Nancy Tillman books might be too wordy at the moment but they are bloody lovely and all children deserve to hear their messages.

Ds likes the Usbourne Poppy and Sam books. Also the 'that's not my...' books. Loves the gruffalo, the scarecrows wedding and the snail and the whale.

Rob Biddulph books are lovely - Odd Dog Out in particular.

At that age, my son loved the Little Bear books by Martin Waddell, but I'm not sure if they are still available.

Oliver Jeffers - all his books are great, but particularly the ones about the boy and the penguin. Stuck is also brilliant.

Supermarket Zoo and How to Grow a Dinosaur were firm favourites too.

Peepo by Janet and Allen Ahlberg is lovely!

Also Farmer Duck by Martin Waddell. Both have wonderfully simple yet detailed pictures, and a rhythm to the words that make them fun to read and listen to.
Really like Room on the Broom etc too for similar reasons.

Ds also likes the nosy crow felt flap books, where's Mrs fox etc.

Rob Biddulph's Dinosaur Juniors series is great for this age group, simple rhymes, bright, detailed pictures
the kids can join in with but funny too. I know Spot the Dog has been around for a long time but my kids still love d those books until they were about five|!

Dinosaurs love underpants
Six dinner sid
Jolly postman

Some of our favourite authors at the moment are Alexis Deacon (Slow Lori's, Croc and Bird, Beegu). Chris Haughton (Oh no, George, A bit lost) Benji Davies (The Storm Whale, Granddad's Island, Grandma Bird, The Grotlynn)

This are all fantastic suggestions
Thank you 👍

Lucy Cousins books - we love Peck Peck Peck

Nick Sharratt books - Shark in the Park etc

Amazing Machines series

Lynley Dodd books

My Big Shouting Day

Jill Murphy - Whatever Next, Peace at Last, The Large Family

Meg, Mog and Owl books

Can I be a little cheeky and suggest my first ebook My Favourite is Happy which is available as a free ebook download on Friday (tomorrow) and Saturday.

Also:
All Julia Donaldson books
and I love you Little Monkey is one of our favourites!

Love is My Favourite Thing
You Choose
Five minutes peace
The quangle wangle’s hat
The owl and the pussycat

The Harvey books, Harvey the Baker, Harvey the Decorator etc.

Jolly Postman books, Rabbits Nap series.

There's a monster/ dragon / wolf in my book. Great fun.

Everything by Julia Donaldson
Everything by Judith Kerr
Everything by Richard Scarry
Each Peach Pear Plum

Pip and posy