A Book List: 2+

Here is a book list for children 2 years and up. These could also be read to younger babies as well but the 2+ range is when the children will begin to understand the concepts in these books better.

+ indicates a Caldecott Honor or Medal book.

Booklist 2+

Airport; Trains; Planes; Boats and many more - Byron Barton

ABC; Slowly, Slowly, Said the Sloth - Eric Carle

Noah’s Ark; The Maisy Series; Jazzy; Country Animals; Garden Animals - Lucy Cousins

In the Tall, Tall Grass; In the Small Small Pond - Denise Fleming

Kitten’s First Full Moon; Little White Rabbit, My Garden - Kevin Henkes

A Hole is to Dig - Ruth Krauss

Rainstorm; Trainstop - Barbara Lehman (Wordless)

+ Over in the Meadow - John Longstaff

The Little Train; The Little Auto, Policeman Small and many others - Lois Lenski

A Color of His Own; Swimmy - Leo Lionni

Frog Series - Mercer Mayer (Wordless)

The Little Engine that Could - Watty Piper

The Tale of Peter Rabbit and many others - Beatrix Potter

We're Going on a Bear Hunt - Michael Rosen

Dr. Seuss books

+ The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night - Peter Spier

+ A Sick Day for Amos McGee; Bear Has a Story to Tell - Philip Stead

Mouse Paint - Ellen Stoll Walsh 

Wonders of Nature; Prayers for Children; A Day at the Seashore - Eloise Wilkins