Ages 3–4

Children of this age like to think they are independent, yet cared for, so classics like The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Where the Wild Things Are are perfect for them.

Introduce stories like The Three Billy Goats Gruff and Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but leave the fairy tales like Snow White until later.

Seek out books with imaginative language and silliness (like Sheep in a Jeep and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie) so you can try out new words and enjoy funny situations.

Madeline
By Ludwig Bemelmans

The Snowy Day
By Ezra Jack Keats

The Gingerbread Man
By Eric Kimmel

Make Way for Ducklings
By Robert McCloskey

If You Give A Mouse A Cookie
By Laura Joffe Numeroff

The Tale of Peter Rabbit
By Beatrix Potter

Good Night Gorilla
By Peggy Rathmann

Read-Aloud Rhymes For The Very Young
By Jack Prelutsky

Where The Wild Things Are
By Maurice Sendak

Sheep In A Jeep
By Nancy Shaw