TTMA Children's Books.

[rooskie]

Every year I try to buy my niece and nephew a book as part of their Christmas present. Are there any your kids enjoy? What are your favorites?

My niece is just over 2 and heavy into farms and tractors.

Nephew is 4.5 and in preschool. He likes pirates, batman, and robots.

[doodler]

DS was totally into llama llama, and all of the "If you give a ....a ....." mouse a cookie, pig a pancake, dog a donut, etc...books from 2-3.

[butlerfan]

H says the kids at his daycare are really into Pete the Cat books. Might be suitable more for your nephew-your niece may be a little too young yet.

That's what I have very quickly. But I can ask him tonight for more suggestions

[butlerfan]

Dec 7, 2016 11:23:23 GMT -5 doodler said:

DS was totally into llama llama, and all of the "If you give a ....a ....." mouse a cookie, pig a pancake, dog a donut, etc...books from 2-3.

I heard a lot about those as well!

[butlerfan]

Also, these books:


www.lillythelash.com/

I meet the author and bought one of her books-each book contains a message but is really cool to read.

[saltandvinegar]

Tractors - We have this one and DS (almost 2) loves it. It's a lift-the-flap book.  I have been able to read it without looking at the words for months now. I don't have any suggestions for you for robots batman or pirates. We do have a book called Nova the robot builds a friend. There's nothing special about it but DS loves it. 

[billyhorrible]

Dec 7, 2016 12:30:33 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

H says the kids at his daycare are really into Pete the Cat books. Might be suitable more for your nephew-your niece may be a little too young yet.

That's what I have very quickly. But I can ask him tonight for more suggestions

I love Pete the Cat! Definitely good for the 4 year old, although they range in age appropriatenessness. The holiday ones are good for older kids, new shoes and buttons would be good for even the 2 year old.


Little Blue Truck and/or Otis the Tractor for your niece.

[teraiin]

My absolute favorite children's book at the moment is Backhoe Joe by Lori Alexander. It's super cute, about a kid who adopts a "pet" backhoe.

[bostonbaker]

Dec 7, 2016 14:01:32 GMT -5 billyhorrible said:

Dec 7, 2016 12:30:33 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

H says the kids at his daycare are really into Pete the Cat books. Might be suitable more for your nephew-your niece may be a little too young yet.

That's what I have very quickly. But I can ask him tonight for more suggestions

I love Pete the Cat! Definitely good for the 4 year old, although they range in age appropriatenessness. The holiday ones are good for older kids, new shoes and buttons would be good for even the 2 year old.


Little Blue Truck and/or Otis the Tractor for your niece.

+1 for Little Blue Truck.  H and I have it memorized.

[Deleted]

Omg i hate the Pete the Cat books. They drive me batty. Ridley was given 3 of them and I will likely never read them to her. I'm really hoping they're just the bad ones since people seem into them.

Then again it's a kids book. Maybe I should lower my standards. Lol

[billyhorrible]

Dec 7, 2016 14:19:20 GMT -5 @led said:

Omg i hate the Pete the Cat books. They drive me batty. Ridley was given 3 of them and I will likely never read them to her. I'm really hoping they're just the bad ones since people seem into them.

Then again it's a kids book. Maybe I should lower my standards. Lol

Wait till Ridley gets to the age where she refuses to eat a granola bar because an edge crumbled off. Or the chicken has grill marks on it. Or she will only wear one shirt, despite a closet full of others. You will appreciate them more then.

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Dec 7, 2016 14:28:47 GMT -5 billyhorrible said:

Dec 7, 2016 14:19:20 GMT -5 @led said:

Omg i hate the Pete the Cat books. They drive me batty. Ridley was given 3 of them and I will likely never read them to her. I'm really hoping they're just the bad ones since people seem into them.

Then again it's a kids book. Maybe I should lower my standards. Lol

Wait till Ridley gets to the age where she refuses to eat a granola bar because an edge crumbled off. Or the chicken has grill marks on it. Or she will only wear one shirt, despite a closet full of others. You will appreciate them more then.

I really doubt it. At least not the ones we have. They're awful.

[ceejay]

+1 for Pete the Cat. There are some that are great and some that are dumb. Our foster son's favorites have been I Love My White Shoes, Four Groovy Buttons, and Magical Sunglasses. Those all have associated YouTube videos/songs. He started liking these books when he was 2 and still enjoys them now at 3.

Another cute series that is fun for kids and adults is the Elephant and Piggie series. These are for slightly older kids (ages ~3-8) so your nephew might like them. link

[teraiin]

Dec 7, 2016 16:43:02 GMT -5 W said:

I'm all about Pete the Cat.

But one thing I've done for my niece and nephew in the past is get the books that are personalized/customizable with their name/city/friends. My niece and nephew love that they have a book with their name in it!


Here are some quick sites I found:
www.putmeinthestory.com
www.iseeme.com/en-us/
www.myfairytalebooks.com/personalized-books/

I love those! I have one someone gave me as a kid and I was sooooooo amazed at how there was this book with my family and I in it. /nostalgic

[teraiin]

Dec 7, 2016 16:43:02 GMT -5 W said:

I'm all about Pete the Cat.

But one thing I've done for my niece and nephew in the past is get the books that are personalized/customizable with their name/city/friends. My niece and nephew love that they have a book with their name in it!


Here are some quick sites I found:
www.putmeinthestory.com
www.iseeme.com/en-us/
www.myfairytalebooks.com/personalized-books/

Also I just noticed you're at 15000 posts 😳

[Deleted]

We are huge Robert munsch fans.

And also Nick bland, especially "the very cranky bear" .

[nerdykitten]

I second the Elephant and Piggie books. I can't tell you how many of the kids at storytime loved those. Really any Mo Willems is a good bet.

[emilie]

My friend's 2yo is obsessed with the "first 100 trucks" book. It's basically a book of pictures that has 100 types of vehicles and their names, including all kinds of big trucks, agriculture vehicles, and construction type vehicles. She loves learning all the names of the trucks and then pointing them out in real life.

[BurritosAtEveryMeal]

+1 to Pete the Cat. Some suck, but Rocking in My school Shoes and I LOVE my White Shoes are good.

DS loves Little Blue Truck. Check out We're Going on a Bear Hunt for your nice and the Elephant and Piggies books and Pigeon books by Mo Willems. He's the best!

[charliefox]

I have nephew who is 2.5 and a niece who is almost 6, I bought them Usborne flashlight books (& little flashlights)...where you can shine a flashlight behind the page and see hidden things.

Otherwise, for the 2 year old I would suggest any sort of interactive books like Mix It Up or Don't Push the Button. For the 4.5 year old maybe a longer book that parents can read part of each night.

[hoosiermama76]

I love love love:


I love you through and through

And....

I third Little Blue Truck

And this book called Memoirs of a Goldfish

[rooskie]

So I bought my niece the little blue truck book in the big copy and my nephew a Pete the Cat book set with a few of them in it.

Thank you all for all your help!