Childrens Books The Best Books for Toddlers  

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List of the best books for toddlers, ranked by parents and fans of children's literature. This list of the best baby books includes picture books, board books, and even educational children's books that teach numbers, shapes, and colors, as well as story books for young children. Vote for your favorite toddler books to move them to the top of the list, or add any that you see missing.
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120 10
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Eric Carle

2
95 9
Green Eggs and Ham is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Dr. Seuss

3
120 17
Goodnight Moon is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Margaret Wise Brown

4
68 8
Corduroy is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Don Freeman

5
96 18
Where the Wild Things Are is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Maurice Sendak

6
75 12
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What D... is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Bill Martin, Jr., Eric Carle

7
79 19
Are You My Mother? is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
P. D. Eastman

8
60 15
The Giving Tree is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Shel Silverstein

9
65 15
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Bill Martin, Jr., John Archambault

10
42 13
We're Going on a Bear Hunt is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Michael Rosen

11
43 7
The Cat in the Hat is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Dr. Seuss

12
48 19
The Runaway Bunny is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Margaret Wise Brown

13
31 4
Guess How Much I Love You is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers

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45 20
Jamberry Board Book and Tape is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Bruce Degen

15
36 15
Scuffy the Tugboat is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Gertrude Crampton

16
38 8
The Little Engine That Could is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Watty Piper

17
22 4
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Dr. Seuss

18
17 2
The Monster at the End of This... is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers

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21 7
Rainbow Fish is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
EvaHatterer added Marcus Pfister, Sonia Sander

20
17 6
The Story of the Three Little ... is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Joseph Jacobs

21
17 7
Moo Baa La La La is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Sandra Boynton

22
20 11
Love You Forever is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Robert Munsch

23
15 5
Mama, Do You Love Me? is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Barbara Joosse

24
24 16
Charlie and Lola's Opposites is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Lauren Child

25
13 6
Peek-a-who? is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list The Best Books for Toddlers
Nina Laden