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Great Picture Books for Toddlers |
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Here are some of our favorite picture books for toddlers. These titles can be found in the Easy section of the library, unless otherwise noted.
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A House
by Kevin Henkes
Using interactive questions, declarative sentences, basic shapes and a limited color palette, this timeless picture book presents a story about home, family, community and belonging.
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Fix That Clock
by Kurt Cyrus
A rollicking celebration of cooperation and conservation follows the efforts of a busy construction crew that rebuilds a rickety old clock tower that has become a home to wild animals.
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Noisy Night
by Mac Barnett
A multi-level apartment building's noisy residents keep each other awake on a night marked by singing, dancing, cheering, cooing and a grumpy old man as depicted on creatively designed, split-level spreads. By the Caldecott Honor-winning author of Extra Yarn.
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The Prince Won't Go to Bed!
by Dayle Ann Dodds
Trying to find the perfect thing to calm down the crying and wailing prince, the Nanny, Squire Frat, Lord Gerty, and all the other members of the royal household rush all about the castle, but when nothing works, Princess Kate enters the room and solves the problem with the simplest thing of all--a loving, goodnight kiss!
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Where's Baby?
by Anne Hunter
When Baby Fox hides from his parents, Papa Fox looks all over for him.
This book can be found in the Easy Graphic Novel section of the library.
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ABC Dance!: An Animal Alphabet
by Sabrina Moyle
Different animals illustrate the letters of the alphabet through their dance steps, from gorillas who glide and kangaroos who kick to rhinos who rock and sloths who swing.
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Five on the Bed
by Addie K. Boswell
A young girl, her parents, and their dog and cat appear on, under, and next to the bed as they all get ready to sleep in this counting book featuring cut paper illustrations.
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How Big is Love?
by Emma Dodd
A gentle rhyming ode to unconditional love by the creator of What Matters Most features a devoted mama duck who imparts to her ducklings how they helped her discover how big and powerful love can be.
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Sun Flower Lion
by Kevin Henkes
Combines deceptively simple shapes and a minimalist palette with simile-rich text designed to support emerging readers in the imagination-inspiring story of a lion under a bright sun who dreams he is in a field of delicious cookie flowers.
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I Love All of Me
by
Lorie Ann Grover
A padded storybook celebration of self-esteem reminds young readers about the many things that make them special, from head to toes.
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Hello Hello
by
Brendan Wenzel
In simple text a set of animals, each one linked to the previous one by some trait of shape, color, or pattern, greet and interact with one another.
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Farmyard Beat
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Lindsey Craig
The nighttime antics of toe-tapping, happily dancing sheep, cows and pigs result in the emission of raucous animal noises that eventually awaken Farmer Sue.
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Hush, Little Bunny
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David Ezra Stein
An endearing adaptation of the classic lullaby finds a papa bunny sharing messages of nurturing protection and comfort with his baby in and around their springtime burrow. By the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Interrupting Chicken.
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In the Tall, Tall Grass
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Denise Fleming
A backyard tour through the tall, tall grass provides a caterpillar's-eye-view of a sunny afternoon, beginning when the sun rises in the sky and ending as fireflies begin to blink.
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Baby Day
by Jane Godwin
A baby's first birthday is celebrated with neighbors, including several baby friends who demonstrate how they can be shy, friendly, strong, sunny and more.
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One Shoe Two Shoes
by Caryl Hart
Bouncy, rhythmic text combines with stylish artwork in a rhyming picture book that features an adorable dog, a family of mice and a growing number of shoes, from bedroom slippers and flip-flops to cowboy boots and clogs.
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B is for Baby
by Atinuke
This celebration of the letter "B" finds Baby stowing away on big brother's bicycle during a visit to Baba's bungalow in a neighboring village, in a vibrantly illustrated alphabet story set in West Africa.
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A Parade of Elephants
by Kevin Henkes
Five joyful elephants on a mission march up and over, over and under, and through and around from dawn to dusk before arriving at a surprise destination.
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Why?
by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Illustrations and simple text reveal that, even when a pesky rabbit annoys his bear friend with too many questions, their friendship remains strong.
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Llama Llama Red Pajama
by Anna Dewdney
At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.
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