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• Hush, Little Horsie

  Yolen, Jane

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  You can read this, of course, or sing it to the tune of Hush Little Baby. I've used it in multiple storytimes and it's always a hit

• Baa, Baa, Black Sheep

  Cabrera, Jane,

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  Another book you can sing. This author has like 7 that are based on old songs, but this one is my fav. She adds verses, and they all "flow" quite well. The illustrations in all of them are cute.

• Grumpy Pants

  Messer, Claire,

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  One of my very favorite books for this age and preschool

• Whose Nose Do You Suppose?

  Turner, Richard,

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  A cute animal guessing game (most are very obvious even for preschoolers, but still fun). There is a bit more info about each animal in smaller text, but you can also just read the shorter text, if y'all are in the mood for a quick read.

• Animals Brag About Their Bottoms

  Saitō, Maki, 1981-

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  A fun, beautiful book that's body positive (and features a lot of cute animals that have cute bottoms! lol)

• Hello, Puppy!

  Cowen-Fletcher, Jane

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  A straight forward, cute and simple book about a child and their puppy

• Leo Loves Mommy

  McQuinn, Anna,

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  The whole Leo series is great!

• Dogs

  Gravett, Emily

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  A simple, adorable book about various types of dogs

• What Will Grow?

  Ward, Jennifer, 1963-

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  Talks about and shows various seeds and what grows from them

• White Rabbit's Colors

  Baker, Alan, 1951-

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  This and the other books in this series are some of my very favorite "concept" books (that teach about colors, shapes, etc.)

• Try-again Time

  Verdick, Elizabeth,

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  About toddlers trying and sometimes failing at things before they succeed, and how it's okay to make mistakes

• No Pants!

  Grant, Jacob, 1984-

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  A funny book about a toddler who doesn't want to wear pants (who can blame them?)

• Orange Pear Apple Bear

  Gravett, Emily

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  The only words in this are "orange, pear, apple, bear" in various orders. The pictures make it fun and adorable.

• The Busy Little Squirrel

  Tafuri, Nancy

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  I guess this is strictly a Fall book, but it's one of my favs by Tafuri. She has a lot of books that are perfect for toddlers.

• Salsa Lullaby

  Arena, Jen,

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  A beautiful dancing lullaby

• A Manatee Morning

  Arnosky, Jim

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  Arnosky has a few books that are great for toddlers and more that are great for older kids. Sadly, most of our toddler ones have been weeded because they wore out, and hardbacks are no longer in print (paperbacks don't last long in the picture book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Apple Cake

  Casey, Dawn, 1975-

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  A short, simple, and adorable book that is about showing thanks and being grateful to all of the elements that contribute to our food

• Donut

  the Unicorn Who Wants to Fly

  Gehl, Laura,

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  Minimal words and fairly simple but charming pictures tell the story of a persistent unicorn who wanted to fly and the assistance they received from their friends to make that dream come true.

• Daddy's Hugs and Snuggles

  Ashman, Linda,

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  Fairly simple rhyming text and adorable pictures share many of the things that daddies do for us.

• Let's Go Puddling!

  Perry, Emma, 1973-

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  A very cute book about 3 toddlers playing in puddles