Tales for Twos: Favorites | Arlington Public Library

Author

Description

In prehistoric days there were many different kinds of dinosaurs, big and small, those with spikes and those with long, sharp teeth.

2) Goodnight moon

Author

Brown, Margaret Wise

Series

Baby's first books

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook, Kids Read-A-Long

Description

Click to view

Goodnight to each of the objects in the great green room: goodnight chairs, goodnight comb, goodnight air.

3) The very hungry caterpillar

Author

Carle, Eric

Description

Click to view

Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.

4) Bounce

Author

Cronin, Doreen

Description

Click to view

Rhyming text offers advice on the best ways for toddlers to bounce.

5) Go away, big green monster!

Author

Emberley, Ed

Description

Click to view

Die-cut pages through which bits of a monster are revealed are designed to help a child control nighttime fears of monsters.

6) Where is the green sheep?

Author

Fox, Mem

Description

Click to view

A story about many different sheep, and one that seems to be missing.

7) Chugga chugga choo choo

Author

Garcia, Emma

Description

Click to view

A little red train goes on a trip from the seaside to the forest, the city, the farm, and finally the station for a rest, where it is visited by a bunch of noisy birds.

8) The snowy day

Author

Keats, Ezra Jack

Series

Peter books (Ezra Jack Keats) volume 1

Formats:

Book, Kids Read-A-Long

Description

Click to view

The adventures of a little boy in the city on a very snowy day.

9) Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?

Author

Martin, Bill

Series

My first reader

Description

Click to view

A variety of animals all different colors and some of their activities are matched with corresponding words and short phrases to help the child recognize the color and animal words and form sentences about them. Includes a note to parents and teachers, and related activities.

10) Good night, Gorilla

Author

Rathmann, Peggy

Description

Click to view

An unobservant zookeeper is followed home by all the animals he thinks he has left behind in the zoo.

11) No, David!

Author

Shannon, David

Series

David (David Shannon) volume 1

Description

Click to view

A young boy is depicted doing a variety of naughty things for which he is repeatedly admonished, but finally he gets a hug.

12) The monster at the end of this book

Author

Stone, Jon

Series

Little golden books

Description

Click to view

Grover worries page by page about meeting the monster at the end of this book. Many, many adults name this book as their favorite Little Golden Book. Generations of kids have interacted with lovable, furry old Grover as he begs the reader not to turn the page-for fear of a monster at the end of the book. "Oh, I am so embarrassed," he says on the last page ... for, of course, the monster is Grover himself! ...