Infant - Toddler (Ages 0 to 2)
The following is a compact list of books appropriate to infants and toddlers. They are all short, well-illustrated, and have many opportunities for teaching words and concepts. For a complete list of top recommendations please see Recommended and Highly Recommended Infant - Toddler books.
Stories - General
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Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown |
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Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown |
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Home for a Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown |
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Carl's Afternoon in the Park by Alexandra Day |
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Carl Goes Shopping by Alexandra Day |
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Policeman Small by Lois Lenski |
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Owl Babies by Martin Waddell |
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Choo Choo, The Story of A Little Engine Who Ran Away by Virginia Lee Burton |
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The Little Red Caboose by Marian Potter, illus by Gergely Tibor |
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Anybody at Home? by H. A. Rey |
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Feed the Animals by H. A. Rey |
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RIchard Scarry's Busy, Busy Town by Richard Scarry |
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A Lot of Otters by Barbara Helen Berger |
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Angus and the Ducks by Marjorie Flack |
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The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss |
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The Teddy Bears' Picnic by Jimmy Kennedy, illustrated by Michael Hague |
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In the Small, Small Pond by Denise Fleming |
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The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper |
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Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear ? by Nancy White Carlstrom |
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Baby Animals by Garth Williams |
Counting Books
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My First Counting Book by Lillian Moore, illus by Garth Williams |
Books about Color
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The Color Kittens by Margaret Wise Brown |
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle |
Books about Time (telling time, seasons, day / night, etc.)
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A Child's Goodnight Book by Margaret Wise Brown |
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The Happy Day by Ruth Krauss |
Rhymes
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My Very First Mother Goose by Iona Archibald Opie, illustrated by Rosemary Wells |
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Over In The Meadow by John Langstaff |
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The Owl and the Pussycat by Edward Lear, illustrated by Jan Brett |
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When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne |
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The Rooster Crows by Maud and Miska Petersham |