Wondering what to buy for your three-year-old to read? Books make a great present for children – not just for the educational value (which is a definite bonus), but also for the sheer joy they get from being exposed to a new world.
All the books on the list below have come from recommendations from North Shore Mums in our Facebook group.
- Belinda the Ballerina (Amy Young)
- Choo Choo Clickety-clack! (Margaret Mayo)
- Commotion in the Ocean (Giles Andreae)
- Dazzling Diggers (Tony Mitton & Ant Parker)
- Dinosaurs Galore (Giles Andreae)
- Dougal the Garbage Dump Bear (Matt Dray)
- Each Peach Pear Plum (Janet Ahlberg)
- Fancy Nancy (Jane O’Connor)
- Giraffes Can’t Dance (Giles Andreae)
- Hairy Maclary (Lynley Dodd)
- How to Catch a Star (Oliver Jeffers)
- Lost and Found (Oliver Jeffers)
- Magic Beach (Alison Lester)
- Once Upon a Picnic (Vivian French)
- Room on the Broom (Julia Donaldson)
- Rudie Nudie (Emma Quay)
- Rumble in the Jungle (Giles Andreae)
- Sleepy Bears (Mem Fox)
- Space Boy (Leo Landry)
- That’s Disgusting (Pittau & Gervais)
- The Cat in the Hat (Dr. Suess)
- The Gobbledygook is Eating a Book (Justine Clarke)
- The Gruffalo (Julia Donaldson)
- The Kiss That Missed (David Melling)
- The Little Red Train (Benedict Blathwayt)
- The Owl and the Pussy-cat (Edward Lear)
- The Smartest Giant in Town (Julia Donaldson)
- The Snail and the Whale (Julia Donaldson)
- There’s a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake (Hazel Edwards)
- Tiddler (Julia Donaldson)
- Uno’s Garden (Graeme Base)
- Waddle Giggle Gargle! (Pamela Allen)
- Walter the Farting Dog (William Kotzwinkle, Glenn Murray)
- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt (Michael Rosen)
- Winnie the Pooh (A.A. Milne)
Have we missed any? What are your three-year-old’s favourite books? Comment below with your suggestions too!
