Recommended Reading
Ages 0-3
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
Harper Festive
ISBN: 0694003611
Ages 0-3
30 pages
Perhaps the perfect children's bedtime book,Goodnight Moon is a short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit preparing for--or attempting to postpone--his own slumber. He says goodnight to every object in sight and within earshot, including the "quiet old lady whispering hush." Clement Hurd's illustrations are simple and effective, alternating between small ink drawings and wide, brightly colored views of the little rabbit's room.
Early Nap
by Richard Scarry
Random House Books
ISBN: 0394832388
Ages: 0-3
14 Pages
Illustrated in full color. A very first word book of everyday household objects features Frannie Bunny in cozy family scenes familiar to children everywhere.
Marmalade's Nap
by Cindy Wheeler
Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0679802037
Ages 0-3
15 pages
Noisy, playful barnyard animals keep interrupting this frazzled feline's rest, but he finally locates the purr-fect spot; the colorful cast stands out against black and white backgrounds.
Peek-A Who
by Tanya Hoban
Chronicle Books
ISBN:0811826023
Ages 0-3
10 pages
Tanya Laden's illustrations in this simple, rhyming board book are truly magical. The format is straightforward: on alternating two-page spreads, the words "Peek a" are repeated, opposite an illustrated page with a die-cut hole, behind which lurks a cow ("MOO!"), a green ghost ("BOO!"), and a mirror (you guessed it, "YOU!"). The youngest readers will delight in trying to guess who--or what--is peeking through the window, and can easily grip the baby-fist-size holes to turn the pages for the answers. The picture of the "ZOO!" is fabulous. Through the hole, all that can be seen is a wild pattern of colors, stripes, and spots. Turn the page, and find a wild kingdom of animals, one in front of the other: peacock, zebra, penguin, cheetah, elephant, and more. Ready for more peekaboo fun?
Freight Train
by Donald Crews
Greenwillow Books
ISBN: 9780688129408
Ages: 0-3
24 Pages
Presented in blocks of brilliant colors, the multihued train in this Caldecott Honor book undertakes a dazzling journey before disappearing from the final page
The Snowy Day
by Ezra Jack Keats
Puffin
ISBN: 9780140501827
Ages: 0-3
40 Pages
The Snowy Day, a 1963 Caldecott Medal winner, is the simple tale of a boy waking up to discover that snow has fallen during the night. Keats's illustrations, using cut-outs, watercolors, and collage, are strikingly beautiful in their understated color and composition. The tranquil story mirrors the calm presence of the paintings, and both exude the silence of a freshly snow-covered landscape. The little boy celebrates the snow-draped city with a day of humble adventures--experimenting with footprints, knocking snow from a tree, creating snow angels, and trying to save a snowball for the next day. Awakening to a winter wonderland is an ageless, ever-magical experience, and one made nearly visceral by Keats's gentle tribute.
Bedtime for Frances
by Russell Hoban
HarperCollins Publisher
ISBN: 081242204X
Ages 0-4
31 Pages
It's bedtime for young Frances--an adorable and irrepressible little badger--and everyone is ready but her. At 7:00 p.m. Frances is wide awake and bursting with youthful excitement. She tries every delay tactic she can muster--from demanding extra hugs and kisses to volleying a series of urgent last-minute questions ("May I sleep with my teddy bear?" "May I have my door open?"). She's almost positive there are spiders, giants, and tigers in her room.
More wonderful book titles for children ages 0-3...
| Author | Title |
|---|---|
| Agee, Jon | Milo’s Hat Trick |
| Albee, Sarah | Elmo Says… |
| Bates, Ivan | Five Little Ducks |
| Begin Smart Books | My Little Baby |
| Begin Smart Books | What Shapes Do You See? |
| Bennett, Kelly | Not Norman: A Goldfish Story |
| Berry, Frances | Let’s Save the Animals |
| Bloom, Suzanne | What About Bear? |
| Boynton, Sandra | The Going to Bed Book |
| Boynton, Sandra | Snuggle Puppy |
| Boynton, Sandra | But Not the Hippopotamus |
| Child, Lauren | But, Excuses Me: That Is My Book |
| Carle, Eric | Opposites |
| Carle, Eric | The Very Hungry Caterpillar |
| Carle, Eric | The Very Busy Spider |
| Carle, Eric | From Head to Toe |
| Davis, Caroline | Animals on the Farm ( My First Noisy Book) |
| Elhert, Lois | Color Zoo |
| Emberley, Rebecca | My Clothes/ Mi Ropa |
| Fernandes, Eugenie | Kitten Spring |
| Galdone, Paula | The Little Red Hen |
| Graham, Bloy | Harry The Dirty Dog |
| Gutman, Anne | Daddy Kisses |
| Gutman, Anne | Mommy Hugs |
| Henderson, Kathy | Look at You!: A baby Body Book |
| Hills, Tad | How Rocket Learned to Read |
| Hubbell, Patricia | Pots and Pans |
| Kann, Victoria | Silverlicious |
| Katz, Karen | Beddy-bye, Baby: A Touch-and Feel Book |
| Kleinberg, Naomi | 1,2,3 Count with Me |
| Lester, J.D. | Daddy Call me Doodlebug |
| Lionni, Leo | Colors, Numbers, Letters |
| London, Jonathan | Froggy Learns to Swim |
| Martin, Bill | Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? |
| Mayer, Mercer | Just me and My Mom |
| Mayer, Mercer | Just Me and My Puppy (Little Critter Series) |
| McBratney, Sam | Guess How Much I Love You |
| Schubert, Leda | Feeding The Sheep |
| Seuss, Dr. | Hop On Pop |
| Snyder, Betsy | Sweet Dreams Lullaby |
| Stead, Philip | A Sick Day For Amos McGee |
| Tafari, Nancy | Have You Seen My Duckling |
| Thompson, Lauren | Little Quack Loves Color (Super Chubbies Series) |
| Tillman, Nancy | On the Night You Were Born |
| Tomaselli, Doris | My Little People School Bus |
| Wise-Brown, Margaret | Sleepy ABC |
| Wise-Brown, Margaret | Goodnight Moon |