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Books for Toddlers from Multcolib Every Child

Did you know that five simple activities will help prepare your child for success in reading, school and life? Let these books inspire you to read, talk, sing, write and play with your two -year-old!

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  • (Write) Trace the rainbows in the snail's shell to build fine motor skills.
    Book, 2023[New York, NY] : Boxer Books, [2023] — jE AKESSON 2023
  • (Read) A father and child play and cuddle together throughout the day in this gentle story.
    Book, 2023New York, New York : Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic, 2023. — jE ASHMAN 2023
  • (Play) Can your toddler resist pushing the button? What happens when they do!?
    Book, 2013Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, [2013] — jE COTTER 2013
  • (Read) Share this book with your toddler about having fun playing with food.
    Book, 2021Petaluma, California : Cameron Kids, 2021. — jE Toddler DAY 2021
  • (Talk) Talk about the funny made up words in this book with your toddler and make up some of your own.
    Book, 2022[Wellington, N.Z.] : Gecko Press, 2022. — jbb 2022
  • (Play) Children and animals play and explore until bedtime. Ask your child if they like to play like any of the animals in the story.
    Book, 2021Vancouver [British Columbia] ; Berkeley [California] : Greystone Kids, Greystone Books, [2021] — jE FLETT 2021
  • (Sing) Have fun making the sounds of different instruments with this colorful ode to music!
    Book, 2019[St Albans, England] : Boxer Books, 2019. — jE GARCIA 2019
  • (Play) Follow along with your little one, as the toddler in this story plays at the swimming pool, at the park and in the sand.
    Book, 2019New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, [2019] — jE Concept GEE 2019
  • (Read) Read to your toddler about the sounds the ocean and its animals make.
    Book, 2022Vancouver [British Columbia] ; Berkeley [California] ; London : Greystone Kids, [2022] — jE GEORGE 2022
  • All of Me Is Nature

    Exploring My Five Senses Outside

    Jefferson, Ashley Renee,
    (Play) Beautiful photographs show children exploring nature with their 5 senses. Explore nature with your child, and see what you can find.
    Book, 2023Berkeley, CA : Little Feminist Press, [2023] — j Facts 612.8 J454a 2023
  • (Write) Mei is searching for an egg. Ask your toddler to point to the eggs they find on the pages.
    Book, 2023Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge Publishing, [2023] — jbb 2023
  • (Write) After chasing letters of the alphabet all over the page, children can make their own brightly colored drawings, strengthening their fingers for when they are learning to write.
    Book, 1989New York, New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [1989] — jE MARTIN
  • (Talk) Share stories about your family as you read about Alma's family with your toddler.
    Book, 2023Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2023. — SPANISH jbb 2023
  • (Talk) Leo has had a busy day, but now it is time for his bedtime routine, so he snuggles into his nest for a story and a good night's sleep.
    Book, 2022Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2022] — jbb 2022
  • ABC Dance!

    An Animal Alphabet

    Moyle, Sabrina,
    (Sing) Shake your boots with newts, lambada with llamas, and slide with sloths as you dance through the alphabet from Aardvark to Zebra.
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Workman Publishing, [2020] — jbb 2020
  • (Play) Ask your toddler about their favorite fun activities.
    Book, 2009Berkeley : Tricycle Press, [2009] — jbb 2009
  • (Talk) There is so much to talk about when learning to use the potty! Follow Baby, a toddler, around they decide to use the potty for the first time.
    Book, 2010Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2010. — jbb 2010
  • (Write) Shapes are all around us! Trace the shapes in these gorgeous photos.
    Book, 2023[New York] : Holiday House, 2023. — jbb 2023
  • (Read) As your child presses, shakes, tilts and taps the book, magical things will happen.
    Book, 2011San Francisco, California : Handprint Books, an imprint of Chronicle Books, 2011. — jE TULLET 2011
  • (Talk) Have fun playing with the sounds in words, and make up some silly words of your own!
    Book, 2023[Toronto, Ontario] : Pajama Press, Inc., [2023] — jbb 2023