Best Books for 1 and 2 Year Olds: Toddler Favorites to Read Again and Again
Books for toddlers: rhythm, animals, flaps and bedtime stories that are made to be read over and over. Every book here is in the Tori catalog, and each line says why it fits.
Playful and funny reads
1961Go, Dog. Go!P. D. Eastman
Children’s Books · LightDogs of every color go up, down and around until the big party in the tree.
1989Chicka Chicka Boom BoomBill Martin Jr.Children’s Books · LightThe whole alphabet races up the coconut tree, and down they tumble.
1994Good Night, GorillaPeggy RathmannChildren’s Books · LightA zookeeper says good night, and a gorilla quietly lets everyone out.
1993Barnyard Dance!Sandra BoyntonChildren’s Books · LightThe farm animals swing, stomp and do-si-do in a rhyming barn dance.
1989Is Your Mama a Llama?Deborah GuarinoChildren’s Books · WarmA baby llama asks every animal he meets if their mama is a llama.
- 2000Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That TypeDoreen CroninChildren’s Books · Light
The cows find a typewriter and start sending notes to the farmer.
- 1997From Head to ToeEric CarleChildren’s Books · Light
Animals show what they can do, and the child answers: I can do it!.
1981Spot’s First WalkEric HillChildren’s Books · LightSpot the puppy goes outside and lifts the flaps to find who is hiding.
1969Hand, Hand, Fingers, ThumbAl PerkinsChildren’s Books · LightMonkeys drum with their hands in a rhythm that is made to be chanted.
Calm, cozy and heartfelt reads
- 1968CorduroyDon FreemanChildren’s Books · Warm
A teddy bear in a department store is missing a button and looking for a friend.
1986Papa, Please Get the Moon for MeEric CarleChildren’s Books · WarmA father fetches a ladder so his daughter can have the moon.
1942The Runaway BunnyMargaret Wise BrownChildren’s Books · WarmWherever a little bunny threatens to run, his mother will follow.
1991Mama, Do You Love Me?Barbara M. JoosseChildren’s Books · WarmA girl in the Arctic asks her mother whether she would still love her if she did something naughty.
- 1993Time for BedMem FoxChildren’s Books · Warm
One animal family after another gets ready for sleep, until the last little child.
1962The Snowy DayEzra Jack KeatsChildren’s Books · WarmA boy wakes up to a world of snow and goes out to explore it.