It’s always a challenge (at least for me J) to choose a right book for toddlers, you spend hours in searching the internet, take advice from friends and family or ask day care teachers what they like most. As a father, I also want the best books for my son and after a lot of research, I have prepared a list of top 40 books for toddlers. I am sharing with everyone to help save some time for anyone who is looking for some good books.
My intention for sharing this list is to just save some time, which I have spent in searching the internet and other mediums, I am not promoting any authors or books, it’s totally individual decision and opinion if they like the list or not.
| Book Name | Author Name |
| Goodnight Moon | Margaret Wise Brown |
| Where the Wild Things Are | Maurice Sendak |
| Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? | Bill Martin Jr. |
| Chicka Chicka Boom Boom | Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault |
| Moo Baa La La La | Sandra Boynton |
| Good Night, Gorilla | Peggy Rathmann |
| Pat the Bunny | Dorothy Kunhardt |
| The Gruffalo | Julia Donaldson |
| The Cat In The Hat | Dr. Seuss |
| I Am a Bunny (A Golden Sturdy Book) | Ole Risom |
| Caps for Sale Board Book | Esphyr Slobodkina |
| Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (Bright & Early Board Books) | Al Perkins |
| Snuggle Puppy | Sandra Boynton. |
| Stellaluna | Jannell Cannon |
| Doggies | Sandra Boynton |
| Five Little Ladybugs | Melanie Gerth |
| Owl Babies | Martin Waddell |
| Everywhere Babies | Susan Meyers and Marla Frazee |
| Each Peach Pear Plum | Allan and Janet Ahlberg |
| Chicka Chicka ABC | Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault |
| Dinosaur Roar! Board Book | Paul and Henrietta Stickland |
| The Very Lonely Firefly | Eric Carle |
| Gingerbread Baby | Jan Brett |
| Planes | Byron Barton |
| Curious George | H. A. Rey |
| Clifford The Big Red Dog | Norman Bridwell |
| How Big Is a Pig? | Claire Beaton |
| One Duck Stuck | Phyllis Root |
| Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy | Lynley Dodd |
| Where Is Baby’s Pumpkin? | Karen Katz. |
| Cowboy Small | Lois Lenski |
| Clap Your Hands | Lorinda Bryan Cauley |
| Bye Bye Time | Elizabeth Verdick |
| I Want My Potty | Tony Ross |
| The Little Red Hen | Bryon Barton |
| This Little Chick | John Lawrence |
| The Busy Little Squirrel | Nancy Tafuri |
| Magic Beach | Alison Lester |
| Beddy bye, Baby: A Touch and Feel Book | Karen Katz |
| Peepo | Allan and Janet Ahlberg |
| Wibbly Pig Likes Bananas | Mick Inkpen |
| 1,2,3 | Tana Hoban |
| Learn the Alphabet with NorthWest Coast Native Art | Ryan Cranmer |
| Mr McGee | Pamela Allen |
Some reference links I have used during my research are:
www.amazon.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
www.goodreads.com
www.scholastic.com
www.harpercollins.com
www.childrensbooks.about.com
Thanks & Regards,
Atul Trikha
