Tell me your favourite toddler book

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Am doing some birthday present shopping for DD who's going to be 2 this July - so, hit me with your favourite books!

Current favourites are Julia Donaldson, which we already have a vast array of - but looking for something that me and DH will enjoy too hopefully!

Were you a fan of Mr Men as a child? I've enjoyed the nostalgia of that with mine.

Anything by Jill Murphy e.g. A Piece of Cake.

Where my Teddy - Jez Alborough and the other one, which I can't remember the name of are fabulous and so fun to read. The rhythm is great. It's WAY better that stuck in the mud!

The Julia Donaldson's are popular for a reason but others we've loved (DD is 4 now) are:

10 little.... (Dinosaurs, robots etc)
10 seconds to bed little... (Dragon, dinosaur, fairy, unicorn etc)
There's a xxx in your book (Monster is great at that age, Dragon is cute, Unicorn is still good now not tried Alien)
Naughty Narwhal
Oi Frog
Little Raindrop
Elmer

Fix it duck is a work of art

My about to turn 2 year old loves books and her current favourites include: all the dinosaur roar books, owl babies, penguin, mog the forgetful cat and how to find gold

The colour monster is lovely
And the ten minutes to bed series

Each Peach Pear Plum or The Giant Jam Sandwich. Equally strong contenders.

One Ted Fell Out of Bed - Julia Donaldson
This Is Not My Hat - Jon Klassen

Peeps, each peach pear plum, we’re going on a bear hunt, any of the tales from acorn wood

Peepo

Stuck - Oliver Jeffers

The Great Dog Bottom Swap

I agree with Corblimeygovnr Fix It Duck is brilliant - my two loved that book and I enjoyed reading it.

Swimmy by Leo Lionni (he has many others but I think that's the best,).
Slinky Malinki is also good.

Don't wake the bear hare

Giraffes can't dance

The gruffalo as child

Calm down Borris

Hungry Caterpillar is a firm favourite here with my 5yo.

Tales from Acorn Wood. Julia Donaldson...
Other books from Axel Scheffler?
Lift the flap/music books from Usborne

One surprising success in my house is Letters from Maisy.

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Maisy goes on holiday and sends her friends postcards and gifts, which you take out of the envelope pages to read. She loves the last page where maisy has sent (insert name here) a letter and postcard.

Ping by Chae Strathie... such a wonderful book and really gives you so many ways to say the word 'Ping' 😀 My two adored this and still do (aged 11 and 14!)

I miss kid books (DS is 18 next week)

A few I remember

Hairy Mclary (from Donaldsons Dairy)
Dinosaur Roar
We're going on a bear hunt
Some Dogs Do
Guess how much I love you
Aliens love Underpants

100 cats, 100 dogs, 100 birds! fab little series and so much fun to read!

The giant jam sandwich
hairy maclary
Where’s the little mouse (this is an usborne series, all very similar)
shhh we have a plan
oh no George
Mrs mole I’m home
I am a tiger

You Choose is my absolute favourite

The Noi books, The Storm Whale can’t remember the author. Richard Scarry books are great. Bumps rumpus dinosaurumpus and one about spooky ghosts are good. Farmer johns tractor. Anything by Christopher Emmet. Not always available new but a toddler won’t mind second hand books! Winnie the Witch. Little red engine, Bernard blathway has lots of books kids love. The Apple Tree Farm series with Poppy and Sam….not sure any adult will love them for long but kids do!

Tootles the taxi and other rhymes. My son loved the rhymes in this and used to join in with them.

Burglar Bill and Cops and Robbers were favourites with us. I lived reading Cops and Robbers aloud- it’s almost song like!