Encourage your toddler to be a lifelong reader (12-24 months)
Language skills are starting to develop! Toddlers can learn many new words every day, but they have to have the exposure. Books and magazines will help your little Bug make the most of this powerful time in his development.
There's a sad and startling difference between the number of words that underprivileged children hear in a day contrasted with the number of words that privileged children do. The more words children are exposed to early in life, the richer their linguistic tool kit will be. A rich vocabulary leads to rich thinking—the lifelong benefit is immeasurable.Books are not broccoli
Silly books, dopey books, and books that have no redeeming value whatsoever are just fine. It's all about discovering the pleasures of imagination.
Jamberry
Nice rhythmic language and good illustrations make this a favorite. My son still insists on calling strawberries "jamberries."
Jamberry
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/09/2009) 
Dr. Seuss's ABC
Punchy and not too long, with great rhythms and enough silliness to make everybody happy. Dr. Seuss's funny little books have a serious gift for the music of language.
Dr. Seuss's ABC (I Can Read It All By Myself Beginner Books)
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 12/09/2009)
The pleasure of owning books
The library is wonderful, but there's something very special about your child having her own books. If new books are too expensive, you can buy secondhand books very cheaply. Children develop passionate relationships with books—give them their own copies to cherish for years to come.Remember that toddlers learn by example. When was the last time you gave yourself a few minutes to read? It's hard to make the time with busy little people running around, but it will do your child a world of good to see you reading.
Runaway Bunny
The Runaway Bunny
Amazon Price: $8.99 (as of 12/09/2009)
The Snowy Day
The Snowy Day
Amazon Price: $6.99 (as of 12/09/2009)
Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are
Amazon Price: $7.00 (as of 12/09/2009)
Other lenses on encouraging your child to read
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Great books for babies
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If you’ve recently had a baby—or maybe you're a new aunt or uncle—one of your goals might be to encourage a lifelong love of reading in this gorgeous brand-new person. This lens will give you some resources and encouragement,...
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Great books for preschoolers: encourage a lifetime of reading
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Childhood from two to four is an amazing time. Children's intellectual and emotional lives are expanding at an amazing rate! Now that your magnificent little person has some tiny shreds of impulse control (I did say tiny shreds), it’s time to b...
. . . and one good magazine
Potty training
Their favorite subject!
Everyone Poops (My Body Science Series)
If potty books can have a classic, this is it.
Amazon Price: $7.95 (as of 12/09/2009)
First Experiences: It's Potty Time
Good old Roger Priddy with yet another simple, well-executed book for very small people.
Amazon Price: (as of 12/09/2009)
My Potty Book for Girls (Potty Books)
Nothing fancy, nothing distracting. A good book to get the basics across.
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/09/2009)
My Potty Book: For Boys
Like the girls' book, nothing fancy or distracting, just clear pictures and a good explanation of the basics.
Amazon Price: $7.99 (as of 12/09/2009)
Fred Rogers speaking to the U.S. Senate
Too bad he's not still around to do so today
Mr. Rogers on video
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - A Day at the Circus
Amazon Price: $9.49 (as of 12/09/2009)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: What Do You Do with the Mad That You Feel?
Amazon Price: $13.49 (as of 12/09/2009)
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood - Adventures in Friendship
Amazon Price: (as of 12/09/2009)
Sesame Street is great too!
Sesame Street - Old School, Vol. 1 (1969-1974)
Amazon Price: $25.99 (as of 12/09/2009)
Sesame Street: Vol. 2 - Old School (1974-1979)
Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 12/09/2009)
How can I put TV shows on a lens about reading?
Well, it depends on the TV show . . .
I was amazed to find this link to some studies done on Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. I've always believed these gentle, intelligent programs were good for kids--but this study actually found improvements in the GPA of high school students who watched Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood as children. Pretty amazing.
Markle Foundation Study, 1996 (Reported in Richard Huff, "Educational TV for tykes pays off, study says," The Des Moines Register , 8/4/96)
Based on research from University of Massachusetts and University of Kansas, the findings revealed positive effects revealed in terms of grade-point averages in high school English, science and math over non-viewing peers for those who watched SESAME STREET and MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD
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What's your favorite book for toddlers?
Let me know and I'll check it out. If I love it, I'll add it to the lens.
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- CoolStuff CoolStuff Oct 15, 2008 @ 9:25 am
- Nice lense, in the UK we have a series of rhyming books called the Gruffalo, not sure if available in the US, but they are my sons favourites
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- Mortira Mortira Sep 30, 2008 @ 1:07 am
- Great lens! I agree that shows like Sesame Street really do help to educate kids and enrich their imaginations. People sometimes forget that it's not TV in general that's bad, it's what you watch, and how much.
5 stars and a lensroll!
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- SemperFidelis SemperFidelis Sep 1, 2008 @ 3:26 am
- If you want books for toddlers, simply go downstairs at my house! Over the years we have accumulated hundreds of books. That's a good thing! Blessed by a Squid Angel today! :)
Colleen ~ www.squidoo.com/squid-angel
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- CounselMom CounselMom Jul 16, 2008 @ 4:09 pm
- We love to read and our 3.5 year old loves to go to the library and bring home stacks of books. We've read to him since he was a baby.
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- bygproductions bygproductions Jul 4, 2008 @ 12:27 am
- My favorite illustrator for childrens books is Eloise Wilkins. My favorite books for toddlers is durable cloth or board books that they can use without easily damaging them. I still have a picture in my mind of my oldest, now 19, when she was under 2 laying on her back w/one knee bent and the other ankle resting on the bent knee, arms raised above her face looking at a durable fabric book. Now, even thought she's dyslexic, she loves books and goes to the library weekly. Sorry for the long reply hope you all find it encouraging.
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- midaste midaste Jun 20, 2008 @ 8:02 pm
- I love to read to my young son and have listed his favorite books at one of my lenses. However, I have tried to write short books for him myself. I self published one that I sell in print or give away for free as a download at www.squirtthewhale.com. Feel free to check it out.p>
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- Robin Addison Robin Addison Jun 8, 2008 @ 2:59 am
- This isn't a book, but a CD i found. It's a violin concerto based on THE RUNAWAY BUNNYl It's rather like Peter and the Wolf with the violin portraying the bunny. Brooke Shields narrates it! (I also heard Glenn Close perform it at Carnegie Hall.) My four year old, Myles, loves it! Wanted to share!
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- Gandree Gandree Jun 3, 2008 @ 9:16 pm
- Great lens for people who don't know what to buy their favorite little one's next birthday. Would you believe "Everyone Poops" became my granddaughter's favorite book and she asked everyone who came to the house to read it ;0)
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- Carolyn_Anderson Carolyn_Anderson Jun 2, 2008 @ 12:31 am
- We Love "Zen Shorts" around here- by Jon Muth.
Thanks for the great lens
Peace
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