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Favorite Books at 2+ Years
By an Amazon.com customer
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...)If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (If You Give...) by Laura Joffe Numeroff
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $0.84
A modern classic
The New BabyThe New Baby by Mercer Mayer
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01
New babies have quirks, but are fun
The Cat in the HatThe Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01
A classic
The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (Beginner Books(R))The Cat in the Hat Comes Back (Beginner Books(R)) by Dr. Seuss
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01
Also a classic
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? by Nancy White Carlstrom
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
Good wordplay and pictures
Go, Dog. Go! (Beginner Books)Go, Dog. Go! (Beginner Books) by P.D. Eastman
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.01
Lack of sentence structure annoying for adults, but favorite of kids
The Matzah Man: A Passover StoryThe Matzah Man: A Passover Story by Naomi Howland
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $3.52
More fun than the gingerbread man
Owl BabiesOwl Babies by Martin Waddell
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
Mommys always come back
The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist (First Time Books(R))The Berenstain Bears Visit the Dentist (First Time Books(R)) by Stan Berenstain
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01
Most kids won't see the dentist for the first time due to a loose tooth, but still...
If You Take a Mouse to School (If You Give...)If You Take a Mouse to School (If You Give...) by Laura Numeroff
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $1.46
A modern classic, continued
A Strawberry Shortcake Berry Picnic Surprise: Deluxe Sound StorybookA Strawberry Shortcake Berry Picnic Surprise: Deluxe Sound Storybook
Buy used from: $1.96
"You can pick out any book at the store" - that's why this one makes the list
On a hot, hot dayOn a hot, hot day by Nicki Weiss
Buy used from: $5.99
Different seasons in urban setting
Sammy the Seal (I Can Read Book 1)Sammy the Seal (I Can Read Book 1) by Syd Hoff
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01
Similar to Danny and the Dinosaur
New MoonNew Moon by Pegi Deitz Shea
Buy used from: $2.75
La luna - moon!
Story of Benjamin FranklinStory of Benjamin Franklin by Patricia A. Pingry
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $4.27
First biography
My Visit to the ZooMy Visit to the Zoo by Aliki
Buy used from: $0.29
Good drawings + good info
One Kitten for Kim.One Kitten for Kim. by Adelaide Holl
Buy used from: $0.25
Straight out of the Sixties, yet not dated
The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race (First Time Books(R))The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race (First Time Books(R)) by Stan Berenstain
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Slow and steady wins the race
Take Me Out to the BallgameTake Me Out to the Ballgame by Maryann Kovalski
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Self-explanatory - girls are "baseball mad" - also has sheet music for the song
What Luck A Duck (Laugh and Learn)What Luck A Duck (Laugh and Learn) by Amy Goldman Koss
Buy used from: $0.96
Clever
Two Crazy Pigs (level 2) (Hello Reader)Two Crazy Pigs (level 2) (Hello Reader) by Karen Berman Nagel
Buy new: $3.99 / Used from: $0.01
Gotta like crazy pigs!
A Day at the Beach (Pictureback(R))A Day at the Beach (Pictureback(R))
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Good descriptions of things to do at the beach as a family, from morning to late afternoon
My Day, Your DayMy Day, Your Day by Robin Ballard
Buy used from: $0.45
Gives idea of what preschool is like, and what parents' work is like
Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and UpPretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up by Mollie Katzen
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $2.56
Good start for cooking