Must-Have Books for your Preschooler’s Reading Collection

Great list! I must be the only person on the planet who doesn’t love “Where the Wild Things Are”. But I take the blame, not the book!
My kids’ favorite was “Jamberry” and “The Sleeping House” unless it’s “The Napping House”. I loved those books too.

@Marinka, I’ve actually never read “Where the Wild Things Are” but hear it’s a classic. I’ve never heard of those other books; will definitely have to check them out!

I love reading “The Big Red Barn” and “Guess how much I Love You” to my girls, and it it weren’t already on your list, “If you Give a Mouse a Cookie.” For younger kids, I loved “I Love you Through and Through”

You’ve got some absolute classics on that list (I can’t believe they aren’t already in your collection)! As an Aussie mum I’d add a Mem Fox book to the list. I guess Possum Magic would have to be the obvious pick… an Australian classic picture book for sure. It was read to me so many times as a child that now as a mum I don’t need the words!

I don’t know if it is a classic yet, but my kids all love ‘Eat Your Peas: A Daisy Book’. They read it over and over and over….

The Pout Pout Fish is one of our most recent favorites, and so much fun to read out loud.

Where the Wild Things Are… my mother used to read it to us when I was a kid, and now my son enjoys it. I’ve been hearing a lot about Knuffle Bunny, but haven’t read it. We’ll have to check it out at the library next trip.

we are huge fans of Jillian Jiggs around our house.
oh, and Lilly’s purple plastic purse.
and stellaluna

Love the books on your list! My 3 year old’s favourite’s include: If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, Office Buckle and Gloria, Fred and Ted Go Camping, Go, Dog, Go!, anything by Rirchard Scarry, Melvin Might, Smash! Crash!, and a million more I can’t think of right now!

I have to agree with Marinka…”Where the Wild Things Are” = SCARY! She didn’t say that exactly, but I know that’s what she meant. My kids are 10 and 12, so we don’t really read picture books anymore (at least not when anyone is watching…I LOVE picture books), but we really like The Stupids Die. Totally not politically correct because it really does say “stupid,” but may be the funniest book ever.

@LZ, Man, so many new titles for me to look into. Thanks!

@SquiggleMum, I know I know! We just let them slip by.

@Michele Horne, Another book to add to the list to check out. Does it actually talk about eating your peas?

@Ryan Ashley Scott, Knuffle Bunny is too cute! I did a whole post on just that book. You’ll love it.

@ali, I haven’t heard of those, but the names sound really cute. Will look into them.

@Loukia, My list just keeps on growing! I totally forgot about Go, Dog, Go!

@Alison @ cluck and tweet, Scary huh? Really? Maybe I should hold off on reading it to my 3 year old.