Listen "#13: Toddler Books We Currently Love, Part 1"
Episode Synopsis
Reading books aloud to children stimulates their imagination and expands their understanding of the world. It helps them develop language and listening skills and prepares them to understand the written word, none of this is a surprise. Here is a list of our tried and true favorites!Julia Donaldson: The Grufflo and Room on the BroomEric Carle: Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See and The Very Hungry Caterpillar William Stieg: Shrek, Dr. De Soto, and Amos & BorisCorduroyLittle GorillaDinner at the Panda PalaceClap Your HandsJust Like My BrotherRoad buildersPlay with meCordroy’s ShapesSqueakWhere is your nose?Shhh Bears SleepingThe Rabbit ListenedRed house tree house little bitty brown mouseThere’s a hole in the log on the bottom of the lakeOne Leaf, Two Leaves Count with MeLet’s count ArizonaScotland 123Monsters Love UnderpantsUnder the Sea Search and FindThe Gas We Pass Good Night CowboyGood Night MoonGood Night St. LouisGood Night, Buenas NochesGood morning YogaThe Good EggIf You Give a Mouse a Cookie and If you Give a Cat a CupcakeThe Frog and Toad SeriesOscar OtterSide by Side and Dad by My SideDr. Suess: Green Eggs & Ham, the Cat in the Hat, 10 Apples Up on Top, Hand, Hand, Fingers Thumb, and Go Dog GoRichard Scary’s Best Word Book Ever and Cars and Trucks and Things That Go Big Franks Fire TruckLift the Flap Books we love include: Dear Zoo, Where’s Spot, 100 First Words, and Where’s the UnicornOur Sandra Boynton Collection: Doggies, Blue Hat Green Hat, A to Z, Spookie Pookie, and The Going to Bed BookBaby Duck (Finger Puppet Book)I Love Classical MusicThe entire Raffi collection, including: Baby Beluga, Five Little Ducks, Down by the Bay, Shake My Sillies Out, and Wheels on the BusThe Itsy Bitsy SpiderThomas the Engines A crack in the trackThe I Spy SeriesThe Quiet BookHappiness is a Warm PuppyMost of the Little Owl Collection, including: Little Owl’s Night, Little Owl’s Day, Little Owl’s Numbers, and Little Owls ColorsI Spy on the FarmBats at the BeachWho Moved My Gooey Butter Cake?The Curious George SeriesAnd lastly, this isn’t a book you can buy but rather a book you can make, a family photo album. My toddler loves flipping through it! I use MixbookAlso...our new beloved Quiet Time TimerAnd of course, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, an excellent parent resource for babies and toddlers!Send us a textwww.daraboxer.com
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