can you recommend some good books for 2 y/o please?

[earlygirl]

its my ds b/d next week and he needs some new books
his big favourites so far have been-
10 little ladybirds
good nightsweet butterflies
usbourne touchy feely books

would like books with nice artwork and a good story that a 2 y o can follow
and maybe some with features like pop up books

if they are easy to find online( eg amazon)it would be a big help too

thanks I A

Anything by Jez Albourough (Fix it Duck and Some Dogs do current favourites) or Julia Donaldson (of Gruffalo fame - witch on the broomstick is our favourite).

Also anything with tractors in it

Any by the authors of the Gruffalo - DD has them all and adores tham as do we, there are a few pop up books in the range too!!

Dirty Bertie is also hilarious but a bit gross

This is so ironic ...

I was chatting to my dd's teacher (SN) yesterday and she updated me on how she was getting on with her books business. She's now on-line and she does a whole range of early years stuff.

Hope you don't mind the plug but it may be just what your'e looking for (she does usbourne in her range). She's a qualified dyslexia teacher.

There's a thread in the Book Club section at the moment on bedtime books which has a load of suggestions for books for 2 year olds. Some of DD's favourites from about that age:

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper (or anything else by her)
Some Dogs Can by Jez Alborough
Blue Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clarke
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae

My 2yo DD likes:

Dr Seusss - Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham
Alfie and Annie Rose stories
The Gruffalo
The Tiger who came to Tea
M&S Early Readers fairy stories (nice length for bedtime)
Kipper
Spot
Percy the Park Keeper
Little Miss and Mr Men
Peter Rabbit stories

"Pants" - is great - ds (2 today) knows the whole thing off by heart, but it's more of a rhyme than a story.

thats great mudda my ds isnt talking yet though im sure he will be soon
well done to your ds
and thanks for the books everyone else

Ian Beck books are lovely

my DS (2) is loving the Mr Men at the minute as well

Agree that 'Pants' is fantastic, and also 'Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly' but can't remember who it's by and is in in Ds's room where he is asleep so can't go and look.

How about 'Jazzy in the Jungle' which is not really a story as such but lovely artwork and lift-up flaps. It's a hide-and-seek book where all the jungle animals search for baby Jazzy

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Earlygirl, wait for the catalogue I am going to send once we have managed to exchange addresses. You'll love the books that are in there. Won't say no more, you got to wait now :-) Don't know how to use those emoticons...

Dd and I were sharing 'The very hungry caterpillar' by Eric Carle book tonight. It isn't a pop up but we do the munching noises all through. It's alway been a favourite.

My ddd (two next week) loves Ginger and I like the illustrations. www.thebookpeople.co.uk sell loads of new releases and classic books at about 1/2 the normal price. Their bookends bits and lucky dips are particularly good for bargains.

dottee - another yes to the "V hungry caterpillar" - fab book - have just ordered "the bad tempered ladybird" and we'll most likely get the others eventually too.

The only problem is the bit when the caterpillar eats all the food on Saturday, ds now regularly crawls round the floor clutching his tummy groaning 'ooh stomach ache...oh dear" - usually when we've got guests [roll eyes smiley]

My son's favourites at that age (and still enjoys them now!):

Dig Dig Digging - Margaret Mayo
Emergency - Margaret Mayo
The Amazing Machines series by Tony Milton and Ant Parker
(Dazzling Diggers, Terrific Trains, Flashing Fire Engines etc)
Think they're available from Amazon.

The Hairy McLary from Donaldson's Dairy series are great. Full of rhyming stories about dogs and cats. The sluglet loves them, especially Scarface Claw, the meanest tom in town. Every time his name is mentioned it is the done thing to howl terribly, hiss and swipe and imaginary claw around. Great fun.

Ottakars bookshops have a good 4 for 3 offer on most of these toddler's books atm.

MofS!!!

We've got the story on tape and video!!!

When we were away last week dd was carrying the book around with her and she got served a gherkin on her plate, to which I said 'pickle' and pointed to it in the book. She ate the gherkin all up!!!

THere's a video!?!?!? Where?!

I've just picked the box up - here we are:

VHS PAL 0463563 'published' by Channel 5/Polygram

Issued in 1993 (could be obsolete?)
Copywright 1993 The Illuminated Film Company, Scholastic Productions inc.

Our copy cost £2.99 so I must have found it in a bargain bucket somewhere (Morrissons/Asda etc. ???)

Hope this helps. Good luck!

Dottee - it is deleted BUT the makers you mentioned are selling it independently here

Thank you!

Any Sandra Boynton books. I love them and my 2 and 5 year olds love them.

'Where the wild things are'...!! Great pictures, great story - our dd keeps asking for it since she got it for her second birthday (half a year ago). Also: big picture books - don't know where you can get them here, but they are published in Germany/Netherlands, have big plates with tons of little 'stories' happening. No text at all - you (or dd/ds) make them up.... Dd never tires of it.

We love -
'We're going on a bear hunt'
'Guess how much I love you'
'Pumpkin Soup'
'Peace at last', and loads of the already mentioned! Sorry, can't remember all the authors names.