Toddlers

Toddlers are active and love learning through play. Books and reading are fun! Share books with toddlers by reading the text and talking about the pictures and stories.

• Toddlers will hold books and turn pages
• Toddlers can pay attention to a story; as they grow so will their attention span
• Do not worry if you do not read the entire book or skip pages
• Toddlers love reading the same book over and over again
• Toddlers can recite favorite stories and rhymes from memory
• Older toddlers will begin to pretend to read and pretend to write

Look for books that tell simple stories or books that rhyme. Silly books, animal books, and bed time books are very popular. Books that have flaps and interactive elements are also good choices.

I Can Do It Too by Karen Baiker

My Car by Byron Barton

My Daddy and I by Eloise Greenfield

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

Where's Spot? by Eric Hill

Peekaboo Morning by Rachel Isadora

Hush! A Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho

Please, Puppy, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee

My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss

Brown Sugar Babies by Charles R. Smith

Leaves by David Ezra Stein

Noisy Nora by Rosemary Wells

Baby Bear's Books by Jane Yolen

Visit the library often and be sure to ask your librarian for more suggestions. Our Books Aloud! booklist for toddlers contains lots of recommended titles, too.

• Read every day!
• Create a "print rich" environment by providing a variety of books for your toddler
• Bring books to read on the bus, in the car, and everywhere you go
• Encourage your toddler when they pretend to write or pretend to read
• When reading, pause to ask questions and discuss the book together
• Attend a Storytime