Reading to your little ones has so many benefits. But we know they only have a teeny tiny attention span. So here’s a list of great books for toddlers. They are listed by category. Our favorites have been marked with an asterisk.* This booklist is updated weekly.

Alphabet

• A to Z by Sandra Boynton
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by John Archambault & Bill Martin Jr.
• ABC’s of the American Revolution by Connor Boyack and Elijah Stanfield
• ABC’s of Economics by Connor Boyack and Elijah Stanfield
• ABC’s of Freedom by Connor Boyack and Elijah Stanfield

Animals

• Doggies by Sandra Boynton
• Moo Baa La La La! by Sandra Boynton
• Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
• Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
• Dinosaur Dance by Sandra Boynton
• Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr.
• Corduroy by Don Freeman

Bedtime

• The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
• Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
• Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton

Colors

• Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton

Counting

• Hippos Go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl

Emotions

• Happy Hippo, Angry Duck by Sandra Boynton

First Words

• First 100 Words by Roger Priddy

Friendship

• Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
• But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton

Love

• I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti Shustak
• I’ll Love You Till the Cows Come Home by Kathryn Cristaldi
• Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
• I Love You to the Moon and Back by Amelia Hepworth

My Body

• The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
• Horns to Toes and In Between by Sandra Boynton
• I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti Shustak

Music

• Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins

Numbers

• 123’s of the Bill of Rights by Connor Boyack and Elijah Stanfield
• 123’s of Helping by Connor Boyack and Elijah Stanfield
• 123’s of Innovation by Connor Boyack and Elijah Stanfield

Opposites

• Opposites by Sandra Boynton

Silly Books

• Tickle Time! by Sandra Boynton

Sounds

• Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr. Seuss
• Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr.

Uniquely You

• Are You a Cow? by Sandra Boynton