Perfect Books For Two Year Olds

This is the first in our series of books kids love. Our recommendations are based on suggestions from parents whose kids have enjoyed them firsthand. Here’s hoping these books help you raise a kid who loves to read.

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| Posted: 13 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

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• First 100 Animals

  

  Babies love photograph books, and this one helps them learn all their animal names. Once they know what an emu looks like, they’ll want to know what it sounds like.

  Thank goodness for the Internet.

  $9 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 13 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

• Dog

  

  If your kid is going through a dog phase, this touch and feel book with moving parts is a guaranteed hit. If your kid goes nuts for cats, they’ve got that covered too.

  $11 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 13 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

• Machines At Work

  

  There are two Byron Barton books on this list, but you pretty much can’t go wrong with any of them. This one is for the truck obsessed.

  $13 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 12 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

• Who Loves You, Baby?

  

  Peek-a-boo windows and a mirror let your kid see his face on different animal bodies.

  $7 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 12 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

• Galoshes

  

  A book series that takes your kid through dressing for different types of weather. This one is about rainy days, and each page has a new word and a simple illustration of a child. Other books in the series include Sweater, Swimsuit, and Longjohns.

  $16 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 09 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

• Baby Talk Flip A Face

  

  An extra-simple book about emotions with holes in the center of the pages, so babies can grab and turn pages themselves. Captivating even for newborns.

  $9 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 09 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

• Bruno Munari’s Zoo

  

  A wry, beautifully rendered animal book that you may remember from your own childhood.

  $18 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 08 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

• Byron Barton’s Dinosaurs

  

  A bedtime book about dinosaurs with a good cadence and pretty illustrations.

  $13 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 08 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

• Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

  

  A pushy pigeon demands to drive the bus, and you teach your kid how to rebuff his increasingly sophisticated pleas.

  $10 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 07 Jan, 2009 by Margaret Mason

• Andy Warhol’s Colors

  

  This book uses Andy Warhol’s art to teach your kid about colors, and has a reference guide at the back for curious grownups.

  $7 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 07 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

• Goodnight, Gorilla

  

  A mostly wordless book about a gorilla with a sneaky streak. Great bedtime story, and flexible enough that you won’t go cross-eyed reading it a dozen times.

  $8 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 07 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers

• ABC3D

  

  A gorgeous pop-up alphabet book. Equally appealing for design geeks and abecedarians.

  $14 at Amazon | Buy

  

  | Posted 06 Jan, 2009 by Melissa Summers