Here are the top 30 bestselling literature & fiction books for 2 year olds. Please click Read Review to read book reviews on Amazon. You can also click Find in Library to check book availability at your local library. If the default library is not correct, please follow Change Library to reset it.
1. Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
by: Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld Release date: May 04, 2011 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
As the sun sets behind the big construction site, all the hardworking trucks get ready to say goodnight. One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest—so they’ll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play! With irresistible artwork by best-selling illustrator Tom Lichtenheld and sweet, rhyming text, this book will have truck lovers of all ages begging for more.
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2. Press Here
by: Herve Tullet Release date: Mar 30, 2011 Number of Pages: 56 Find in Library Read Review |
Press the yellow dot on the cover of this book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising book instructs the reader to press the dots, shake the pages, tilt the book, and who knows what will happen next! Children and adults alike will giggle with delight as the dots multiply, change direction, and grow in size! Especially remarkable because the adventure occurs on the flat surface of the simple, printed page, this unique picture book about the power of imagination and interactivity will provide read-aloud fun for all ages!
3. Christmas in the Manger
by: Nola Buck, Felicia Bond Release date: Oct 03, 1998 Number of Pages: 16 Find in Library Read Review |
The gentle beauty of the story of the first Christmas is now available as a board book. With a simple, lyrical text and radiant artwork, this book is perfect for the youngest child to be a part of the wonder of the Nativity.
4. The Goodnight Train
by: June Sobel, Laura Huliska-Beith Release date: Jun 19, 2012 Number of Pages: 30 Find in Library Read Review |
With soothing, lyrical words and magical illustrations, June Sobel and Laura Huliska-Beith have created a nighttime fantasy that’s guaranteed to make even the most resistant sleeper snuggle up tight.
5. Baby Touch and Feel: Animals
by: DK Release date: Jan 21, 2008 Number of Pages: 14 Find in Library Read Review |
This USA Today bestselling board book encourages tiny fingers to explore and develop fine motor skills while building an early language foundation. Babies will meet adorable puppies, kittens, penguins, and other animals throughout the pages of the book.
Filled with real-life animal photographs featuring touch-and-feel textures that help children develop their knowledge while increasing their use of senses, Baby Touch and Feel: Animals is the perfect size for small hands. Its padded cover can withstand biting and throwing while its thick sturdy board pages won’t tear. Your baby can practice animal recognition and perfect animal noises while touching the novelty textures on the pages.
With over one million copies sold, Baby Touch and Feel: Animals is the perfect book for your child’s bookshelf.
About the series:
Baby Touch and Feel books are the perfect series for the very youngest readers. These small, padded books excite babies and toddlers with their foil and touch-and-feel covers. Each book in this affordable series contains twelve vibrant interior pages with bold, engaging images. Containing large word labels, each page has foil or glitter to behold or a tantalizing texture to touch. These safe novelty textures intrigue babies and are perfect for little fingers to feel. The Baby Touch and Feel series encourages sensory development, language skills, and early reading skills while teaching colors, shapes, patterns, and opposites.
6. Little Blue Truck Leads the Way board book
by: Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry Release date: Jul 07, 2015 Number of Pages: 38 Find in Library Read Review |
7. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!
by: Mo Willems Release date: Apr 01, 2003 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
In his hilarious picture book debut, popular cartoonist Mo Willems perfectly captures a preschooler’s temper tantrum.
8. Sheep in a Jeep (board book)
by: Nancy E. Shaw, Margot Apple Release date: Mar 01, 2016 Number of Pages: 26 Find in Library Read Review |
9. Little Blue Truck’s Halloween
by: Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry Release date: Jul 05, 2016 Number of Pages: 16 Find in Library Read Review |
10. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Whose Birthday Is It? (Disney’s Mickey Mouse Club)
by: Disney Book Group, Sheila Sweeny Higginson, Disney Storybook Art Team Release date: Jun 01, 2007 Number of Pages: 16 Find in Library Read Review |
Birthday! Today is somebody’s
birthday, but Mickey can’t figure out whose it is. Could it be Daisy’s?
Perhaps he should get her a new hair bow. Maybe it’s Pluto’s, and Mickey can get him a bone. Young
readers will have great fun following Mickey on a birthday-themed treasure
hunt, peeking below the book’s lift-the-flaps to uncover clues. Happy Birthday! introduces math concepts such as size-order,
patterns, and counting, while inviting children to put their imagination and
reasoning skills to the test as they follow Mickey on his quest to find the
perfect present for the mysterious birthday party.
11. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by: Eric Carle Release date: Oct 15, 1981 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
Carle’s classic tale of a voracious caterpillar who eats his way through the days of the week and then changes into a eautiful butterfly has been reissued in a sumptuous twenty-fifth anniversary edition with a shiny, silver-coated cover and wonderfully thick, durably pages.
—The Horn Book
“The very hungry caterpillar literally eats his way through the pages of the book—and right into your child’s heart…”
—Mother’s Manual
“Gorgeously illustrated, brilliantly innovative…”
—The New York Times Book Review
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12. Curious George Tool Time (CGTV Board Book)
by: H. A. Rey Release date: Jan 08, 2013 Number of Pages: 12 Find in Library Read Review |
Considering what a mischief-maker he is, George is one handy monkey. He gardens, fixes bikes, builds birdhouses, and even unclogs pipes—but not without the help of his big red toolbox. This sturdy 7” x 7” board book—based on the Emmy Award–winning PBS TV show—is the perfect interactive book for your favorite tinkerer! It includes a double-sided tool attached to a ribbon featuring a hammer and wrench so children can labor alongside George. Watch them put their skills to the test as they learn about the different types of tools needed for different jobs.
For more monkey fun, investigate www.curiousgeorge.com and discover all the latest on Curious George, books, promotions, games, activities, and more.
13. Five Silly Turkeys
by: Salina Yoon, Salina Yoon Release date: Aug 18, 2005 Number of Pages: 10 Find in Library Read Review |
14. Don’t Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!
by: Mo Willems, Mo Willems Release date: Feb 28, 2006 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
15. Merry Christmas, Mouse! (If You Give…)
by: Laura Numeroff, Felicia Bond Release date: Sep 25, 2007 Number of Pages: 24 Find in Library Read Review |
Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he decorates his Christmas tree in a holiday counting adventure.
This board book with sturdy pages is perfect for toddlers, who will enjoy this simple introduction to numbers.
16. The Wide-Mouthed Frog (A Pop-Up Book)
by: Keith Faulkner, Jonathan Lambert Release date: Mar 01, 1996 Number of Pages: 16 Find in Library Read Review |
17. Eating the Alphabet
by: Lois Ehlert Release date: Apr 01, 1996 Number of Pages: 28 Find in Library Read Review |
18. Old Macdonald: A Hand-Puppet Board Book (Little Scholastic)
by: Scholastic, Jill Ackerman, Michelle Berg Release date: Jul 01, 2007 Number of Pages: 6 Find in Library Read Review |
Ages: 0-2.
Parent and child can quack-quack and moo-moo away while they play and touch the five farm animal finger puppets: a duck, a cow, a pig, a cat, and a dog.
Introducing Little Scholastic, a developmental publishing program of interactive books created exclusively to give babies and toddlers a head start in learning.
Every book features:
*Interactive components * High color contrast * Rhyming, repetitive, or predictable text * Familiar subjects and surroundings * Simple concepts * Distinct leveling between the ages of 0-3 years.
19. The Tale of Peter Rabbit Story Board Book
by: Beatrix Potter Release date: Mar 01, 1999 Number of Pages: 12 Find in Library Read Review |
20. Curious George at the Zoo: A Touch and Feel Book
by: H. A. Rey Release date: Oct 22, 2007 Number of Pages: 10 Find in Library Read Review |
21. Happy Hanukkah, Curious George tabbed board book
by: H. A. Rey, Margret Rey Release date: Sep 18, 2012 Number of Pages: 14 Find in Library Read Review |
It is the eighth night of Hanukkah, and George and his friends have gathered for a celebration. They light the menorah, spin the dreidel, make latkes, and learn the importance of mitzvah! In this tabbed board book, youngsters will even find a tasty latke recipe and instructions for constructing a dreidel, with rules for play. A festive foil-stamped cover makes this a fine holiday gift for fans of Curious George. For more monkey fun, investigate www.curiousgeorge.com.
22. Do Cows Meow? (A Lift-the-Flap Book)
by: Salina Yoon Release date: Sep 04, 2012 Number of Pages: 18 Find in Library Read Review |
23. Little Blue Truck’s Beep-Along Book
by: Alice Schertle, Jill McElmurry Release date: Aug 18, 2015 Number of Pages: 8 Find in Library Read Review |
24. The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
by: Mo Willems, Mo Willems Release date: Apr 19, 2004 Number of Pages: 40 Find in Library Read Review |
In this hilarious follow-up to the acclaimed Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! Mo Willems has created another avian adventure that encourages children to share even their most prized processed foods.
Mo Willems is a six-time Emmy Award-winning writer and animator for Sesame Street and the head writer of Cartoon Network’s Code Name: Kids Next Door. The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog! is the companion to Mo’s first children’s book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! He is also the author of Time to Pee!.
25. Curious George Christmas Countdown (CGTV Tabbed BB)
by: H. A. Rey, Tish Rabe Release date: Sep 28, 2009 Number of Pages: 14 Find in Library Read Review |
Book Details:
- Format: Board Book
- Publication Date: 9/28/2009
- Pages: 14
- Reading Level: Age 2 and Up
26. Curious George Goes Fishing
by: Margret Rey, H. A. Rey Release date: Jan 12, 2016 Number of Pages: 24 Find in Library Read Review |
27. Grandma Wishes (Love You Always) (Children’s Book)
by: Julia Lobo Release date: Apr 01, 2015 Number of Pages: 20 Find in Library Read Review |
Do you know there is a special star on which new grandmothers wish? What a lovely gift for new grandmothers and grandbabies.
28. Madeline
by: Ludwig Bemelmans Release date: Jan 05, 2012 Number of Pages: 34 Find in Library Read Review |
The story of twelve little girls in two straight lines, the smallest one being Madeline, has delighted children for more than seventy years. Now the beloved Caldecott Honor Book is available in sturdy board book format and a reduced size perfect for small hands. While the text is slightly abridged, none of the charm of the original book is lost as a new format brings this classic title to a younger audience.
29. Full, Full, Full of Love
by: Trish Cooke, Paul Howard Release date: Sep 23, 2008 Number of Pages: 32 Find in Library Read Review |
For the youngest member of an exuberant extended family, Sunday dinner
at Grannie’s can be full indeed – full of hugs and kisses, full of tasty dishes, full to the brim with happy faces, and full, full, full of love. With a special focus on the bond between little Jay Jay and his grannie, Trish Cooke introduces us to a gregarious family we are sure to want more, more, more of.
30. Everywhere Babies
by: Susan Meyers, Marla Frazee Release date: Sep 01, 2004 Number of Pages: 30 Find in Library Read Review |
Best Selling Books for 2 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Animals
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Early Learning
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Biographies
Recommended Books for 2 year olds:
- Action & Adventure
- Animals
- Classics
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Early Learning
- History
- Holidays & Celebrations
- Humor
- Literature & Fiction
- Religions
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Biographies
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- Teen & Young Adults
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- Teen & Young Adults
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