Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Books for Two Year Olds
I Can Do It Too!
Baicker, Karen.
Also available in Overdrive. Supported by her family, an African American girl is self confident abo...
Ten, Nine, Eight
Bang, Molly.
Numbers from ten to one are part of this lullaby which observes the room of a little girl going to b...
Kiki
Bynum, Janie.
Kiki the monkey has many daring adventures with her polka-dot "blankie," but when it sails...
The Wheels on the Bus
Cabrera, Jane.
In this version of the classic song, animal passengers roar, flap, and chatter while riding a bus. ...
From Head to Toe
Carle, Eric.
Encourages the reader to exercise by following the movements of various animals; presented in a ques...
Blocks
Dickson, Irene, author.
Ruby has red blocks. Benji has blue blocks. But what happens when they won't share? ...
Tip Tip Dig Dig
Garcia, Emma, 1969-
Describes how various earthmoving trucks clean up a dump and make a playground, discussing what such...
I Spy on the Farm
Gibbs, Edward.
An interactive introduction to farm animals invites youngsters to make animal noises and practice co...
Kitten
Henkes, Kevin.
Also available in Hoopla. When Kitten mistakes the full moon for a bowl of milk, she ends up tired, ...
Eyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes : a First Book About You
Hindley, Judy.
A group of toddlers demonstrate all the fun things that they can do with their eyes, ears, mouths, h...
Silly Suzy Goose
Horacek, Petr
Suzy longs to be different from all the other geese, but learns that imitating a lion may not be the...
Rosie
Hutchins, Pat, 1942-
Also available in Hoopla. Although unaware that a fox is after her as she takes a walk around the fa...
I Just Want to Say Good Night
Isadora, Rachel, author, illustrator.
In a village on the African plains, a little girl stalls bedtime by saying good night to various ani...
Dig in!
Jenson-Elliott, Cynthia L., author.
A little boy digs, plays, and explores in his garden. ...
Bubble Bath Pirates!
Krosoczka, Jarrett.
When pirate mommy announces bath time, it is yo ho ho and to the bath we go for her little pirates. ...
Shape by Shape
MacDonald, Suse.
Turn the die-cut pages to discover colorful shapes, which come together to reveal a creature from lo...
Leo Can Swim
McQuinn, Anna, author.
Baby Leo loves the water, so his father takes him to swim class with the other toddlers. ...
City Shapes
Murray, Diana, author.
"A young girl walks through the bustling city, while a pigeon flies above, both spotting hidden...
I Got a New Friend
Edwards, Karl, author, illustrator.
As a little girl plays with her new puppy, they get to know one another. She learns how much work a ...
Good Night, Gorilla
Rathmann, Peggy.
Also available in Hoopla. An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he ...
Little Penguins
Rylant, Cynthia, author.
"During the first snowy day of winter, five little penguins bundle up and venture outside to pl...
Supertruck
Savage, Stephen
Also available in Hoopla. "When the city is hit by a colossal snowstorm, only one superhero can...
A Birthday for Cow!
Thomas, Jan, 1958-
Also available in Overdrive. Despite the objections of Pig and Mouse, Duck insists on adding a speci...
Mouse
Thompson, Lauren, 1962-
Mouse and Minka experience the delights of nature on a windy autumn day. ...

Mr. Cookie Baker / Monica Wellington.
Wellington, Monica.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. After a day of making and selling cookies, Mr. Baker gets to...
Don
Willems, Mo.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When the bus driver decides to take a break from driving, a ...
Early Bird
Yuly, Toni, author, artist.
Also available in Overdrive. Early Bird wakes up before the sun. She is hungry. What will she have f...
The Neighborhood Mother Goose
A collection of nursery rhymes, both familiar and lesser known, illustrated with photographs in a ci...