I tended to buy my daughter two different types of books at this age. Books that were meant to be read out loud and books that were meant to be eaten. For the out loud books go with something readable like Pooh or The Little Prince. For books that are going to be chewed I tended go with sturdy ones with thick pages.

Try reading the books out loud in the store before you but them because some books have great stories but lack the rhythm and flow that make them pleasant to simply hear read out loud.



Dr Sues is good for early readers but anything with small similar words that can catch the kids attention is good. By the time they start reading they should be able to tell you what kind of books they like.



My boys loved The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit and Goosebumps. Depends a lot on the kid, my oldest son liked books with sharks and whales while my younger son really like adventure books or scary books.



Dr Sues does a pretty good job there. I have read Green Eggs and Ham probably a 100 times in my life but it still comes in second to Hop on Pop for most read. Fox in Sox is fun to read out loud and can get some giggles. Oh the Places You Will Go is another.

I have read Pooh at least three or four times all the way through and still love it.



At that age all I want to teach them is love books and stories.

My daughter loved 10 hungry caterpillars and she liked counting them. Right now she is learning a lot with her sticker activity books and love doing it so much we can use it as a reward.



My parents never read to me that I can remember but I was always drawn to books. The hobbit and the "He went with___ " books were early favorites and I read a lot of comic books.





When my daughter was very little she loved book with texture or with shiny things. Now she is four and we buy a lot of condensed illustrated classics. She loved Anne of Green Gabbles and Black Beauty. Right now we are ready The Secret Garden and she is very eager to find out who Mary hears crying down the hall. They are not really as good as the complete books they are still much more readable then Disney movie books.