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27 Stories For 2 Year Olds in 2022 (Toddler Faves!)
Okay, so this list of the best stories for 2 year olds got a little bit out of hand. But if you’re here, you’re probably just as much a bookworm as I am. And you probably think that it is your utmost duty as a parent to instill in your children a love for reading.
You get me.
There are 11 things that I believe you should do with your 2-year-old EVERYDAY. Reading is definitely one of them.
These books are some of my 2-year-old’s absolute FAVORITE books. And we have many, many books in our house. Below, you’ll find funny books, sweet books, bedtime books, interactive books and activity books.
So this list is a little long, but honestly, all of these books are SO GOOD. I couldn’t leave any of them off of the list. These are the best titles to add to your toddler book collection and are the best books for 2-year-old boys and girls!
So let’s get started! I’m sure your 2-year-old will find his new favorite book on this list.
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- Funny Books
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- Bedtime Stories
- Activity Books
Have you ever tried listening to audiobooks with your 2-year-old? You should definitely give it a try! You can simply play one in the background while your toddler is playing. These are my suggestions for the best audiobooks for toddlers.
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Best Books For 2-Year-Olds
1. The Monster At The End Of This Book
This book is a classic that can be passed down through generations. Whatever you do, do NOT turn the page! There’s a monster at the end of the book! But is there really? The suspense!
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Guess How Much I Love YouMy 2-year-old is super lovey and cuddly, so it’s no surprise that she loves this book. A book that teaches your child that there is no end to the love between a parent and a child. Little Nut Brown Hare and his father compete to see who loves the other more. Who will win in the end?
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3. Little Blue Truck
A story about friendship, being helpful and a little blue truck. Full of truck and animal sounds, this sweet book shows how anything can happen will a little determination when Blue gets stuck in the muck and needs the help of his friends to get him out.
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4. Giraffes Can’t Dance
Gerald is clumsy. Real clumsy. And all he wants to do is to dance, but the other animals simply laugh at him. This tale teaches children that with a little determination, anything is possible.
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5. Does A Kangaroo Have A Mother, Too?
Warning: This is NOT a book that the reader will enjoy, but it’s definitely one that your 2-year-old will love! It reminds your child that everyone, even animals, have a mother that loves them very much, and that their mother loves them, too.
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6. Corduroy
A sweet, classic story about a teddy bear who thinks he will never be purchased because of his missing button. What will happen when he decides to find it himself in the massive department store?
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7. Go Dog, Go
Does this book actually make sense? Have a plot? No, not really. But it teaches kids SO MUCH. Up and down, under and over, big and small and so much more.
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8. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Who doesn’t love this sweet story that will also teach your child about the life cycle of a butterfly. My 8-year-old had to complete an assignment about the butterfly’s life cycle earlier today, and she said, “oh, I know this from The Very Hungry Caterpillar!”
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9. I’m NOT Just A Scribble
A super sweet story about a scribble who tries to find a friend.
But the scribble is messy and too colorful, and no one wants to be his friend because he’s nothing like them. Your child will learn that we are all different, and being different is good! Scribble says, “The fact that I’m different doesn’t make me so bad”.
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10. Llama Llama, Time To Share
A great story for the 2-year-old who’s not so sure about sharing, Llama Llama, Time To Share shows that refusing to share could result in disaster! Can Llama Llama learn to share in order to make a new friend?
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Funny Books For 2-Year-Olds
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Little PeaThis is an adorable story about Little Pea. She loves lots of things, like hanging out with her pea pals and when Papa Pea throws her up in the air off the tip of a spoon. But there’s one thing little pea doesn’t like. CANDY. And she has to eat it EVERY NIGHT before she can eat her vegetables. A sweet, humorous story that just might teach picky eaters that you can love veggies just as much (or maybe more!) than candy.
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12. I Love You, Already!
A hysterical story about a duck who just wants to be bear’s friend and a bear who already loves duck, but just wants some alone time. Duck is SUPER persistent, though. It takes a lot to convince Duck that Bear loves him already!
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13. Elephant And Piggie- I Really Like Slop!
Pigs like to eat, well, basically everything! And Piggie really wants to share her favorite food with Gerald. Will Gerald try it? Will he LIKE it? And what will it do to their friendship? Honestly, ANY of the Elephant and Piggie books by the brilliant Mo Willems would be a good choice.
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14. The Watermelon Seed
The Watermelon Seed, a story about an alligator with a huge imagination.
He loves watermelon, but is so afraid of swallowing a seed. And then? It happens!! Will his worst fears come true? Will he turn pink? Will vines grow out of his ears?
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15. Mother Bruce
A grumpy (why are bears always grumpy?) bear unexpectedly finds himself in charge of geese, who think he is their mother. This story is perfect for the parent looking for a story that will entertain both you AND your toddler.
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Pig The PugThis story will definitely have your toddler laughing out loud on each and every page. He’s not very nice to the “sausage dog” that lives with him, and when he insists that Pig the Pug plays with him, well Pig “flips his wig”. Will they become friends in the end?
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17. Grumpy Monkey
Jim Panzee (haha!) is GRUMPY. Why is he so grumpy? His friends try to figure it out. But your child will learn through this story, that sometimes, it’s okay to be grumpy!
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18.
Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The BusIf you’ve ever read any book by Mo Willems, you know he is a GENIUS! This book will have any two-year-old, no matter how serious, giggling throughout this whole book.
What will happen when the bus driver puts your child in charge of making sure that the pigeon doesn’t drive the bus?
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Interactive Books For 2 Year-Olds
19. Press Here
What better way to engage even the most reluctant 2-year-old reader than with this book. Each page of Press Here has a different and exciting prompt from your toddler. It will help your toddler to practice numbers (press five times), vocabulary (press gently), and do fun things like shaking and tilting the book to see what happens.
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20. All Better
In this book, five different animals get hurt in various ways. And you know what always makes boo boos better? Bandaids, of course! This book comes with 5 reusable band-aids that your child can position over each boo boo (and we’ve had ours for a long time and the band-aids still work!)
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21. Where’s The Poop?
I purchased this for my 2-year-old when she was going through a I’m-scared-to-poop phase. It’s super common, and if your child is going through this too, this book is super helpful. Also helpful if your child just simply likes all things poop.
It’s a flap book, and on each page your child will realize that EVERYONE poops, and will also lift-the-flaps to, yes you got it, find the poop.
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22. Never Touch A Monster
This book presents a variety of monsters with fun silicone touches. But you should never touch them? Can your child resist?
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Bedtime Stories For 2-Year-Olds
23. Where Do Diggers Sleep At Night?
A look at different trucks and their babies saying goodnight. It’s a great addition to your bedtime story books. Your 2-year-old boy (or girl!) will love learning that baby trucks ask for one more story, too! Perfect for your truck-loving toddler!
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24. Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
A book that encourages your active, never-stopping toddler to turn off his engine and rest his wheels. This book will teach your little one all about bulldozers, excavators, dump trucks, cranes and cement mixers, who all have their own bedtime routine. The perfect way to settle your rowdy little boy down.
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25. Goodnight, Moon
This sweet story is probably one that I have read about 2,327 times.
Despite that fact, there is something sweet, soothing and special about this classic book.
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Best Activity Books For 2-Year-Olds
26. Play Smart Early Learning Workbook
Think that your 2-year-old is too young to start doing activity books? Think again! This book has rave reviews and is a great starter activity book for your child. It contains mazes, matching activities, picture puzzles and more to help your toddler develop focus, coordination, problem solving and social skills.
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27. I Can Do That! Stickers
Does your toddler love stickers? Give your toddler this sticker book, with fun and educational prompts like “put a butterfly near each flower”. Of course, you will have to help your toddler complete this activity book, but it will help your toddler develop many different essential skills.
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First Look And Find Book
Get your 2-year-old his first look and find book, with big, clear images and easy to find objects.
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What is your favorite book for 2-year-olds? Let me know in the comments!
8 New Bedtime Stories to Read to 2-5 Year Old Children
Looking for bedtime stories to read to your child is a tough task. Where do you find a new story every night? Kids between 2-5 years are the trickiest, since you cannot pick up chapter books, they have short attention spans, and you need stories that can tickle their imagination sufficiently. If they learn a thing or two in the process, then that’s the cherry on the icing.
Here are 8 stories that can be read to toddlers at bedtime, each of which is under 10 minutes read-time.
Mr. Grasshopper discovers the joys of using a pair of binoculars with the help of Mr. Beaver. And boy! Isn’t he thrilled!
Read the complete story here.
2. The Tale of Two Frogs – A Japanese FolktaleThis is the story of two frogs from Japan. One day a thought struck both of them – they desired to see something outside of their own world. The frog from Osaka wanted to see how Kyoto looked like and the Kyoto frog was excited to visit Osaka. One fine day, the two frogs set off on their respective journeys.
Halfway between Osaka and Kyoto was a tall mountain that had to be crossed to reach the other city. The frogs met each other on the top of this mountain.
Click here to read what happened next.
3. The Smoke Seller – A Turkish FolktaleA poor man had no money to afford the grilled meat that smelt delicious.
So, instead, taking a few pieces of bread from his pocket, he held them to the smoke emanating from the grill, and then ate them. The vendor demanded that the poor man pay up for the smoke that helped him eat his bread.
The two quarreling men decided to see the judge – Nasreddin Hodja – and settle the matter.
Click here to find out the hilarious manner in which Hodja settled the dispute.
4. Snow White and The Good WitchA present-day retelling of the classic fairy tale, where the dwarfs rescue Snow White from her eternal sleep with the help of the Good Witch. Read how Snow White goes back to reclaim her kingdom from the evil step-mother with the help of the dwarfs and the Good Witch.
Read the complete story here.
5. The StarfishAn old man on a beach, finds a young boy throwing starfish into the sea after a storm. He asks the boy why he is doing so. The boy replied, “I am throwing the starfish back into the ocean.
The storm washed them up on to the beach last night. Now the tide is far out, and the starfish cannot return to the sea by themselves. When the sun gets too high, they will die because of the heat. So I am throwing them back into the water before that happens.”
The old man was bewildered and wondered if the boy was simply stupid. “But there must be thousands of starfish on this beach. It is impossible to save all of them. I’m afraid you won’t be able to make much of a difference”, he said.
Click here to read what the boy said in this short story with an important moral value.
6. The Lonely SnowmanA lonely snowman goes in search of some company. He meets many people on the way. Finally he finds friends.
Read this story to know about his adventures.
7. Hari and The CloudThe farmers in a village are told by an Oracle that there will be no rains for a long time.
Everybody is depressed and put away their ploughs and tools, and sit down to wait for the rains to return. One farmer – Hari – continues to plough his fields daily and sow seeds at the beginning of every season. Everybody in the village makes fun of him.
One day a small cloud passes over Hari’s field and sees him hard at work. ‘Don’t you know there are going to be no rains for a long time? Why are you working in your fields?’ he asked.
Find out what Hari answered in this story.
8. The Undersea Adventure of the Blue DiamondOnce upon a time, there was a mermaid, a crab, a sea-lion, a sea-horse and a sea turtle. They all lived together in the Great Pacific Ocean. They all set out on a treasure hunt to find the Great Castle of Gold. On the way, they meet Tory – a fish who has lost her way, and claims to have seen the Castle of Gold.
Read about their adventures here.
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Fairy tale Zaikin boat - Vladimir Suteev, read online
Vladimir Suteev
Zaikin boat - a fairy tale by Vladimir Suteev, which is worth introducing to younger children. In it, the boy Vanya launches a boat made by himself. The boy appointed his plush bunny to lead the voyage of the ship. How will the first journey of a small boat go, read with the guys. A short fairy tale will teach children friendliness, mutual assistance, gratitude, responsibility for their own actions and things that belong to them.
Reading time: 2 min.
Vanechka built a boat. And he made his favorite plush bunny the captain. A fair wind blew - and the boat sailed along the river.
The boat is sailing, the wind blows the sails!
A bird flew up to the boat and sang:
— Captain, captain! Take me with you! I'm flying from afar, my wings are tired! Let me rest!
— Sit down! - says the captain of the bunny. - It's more fun to swim together!
And the boat flew further down the river.
I saw a duck boat. He swam after him, barely caught up!
- Take me with you! - He speaks. - I need to go there, in the reeds, my mother is waiting for me there!
- We won't take it! the bird chirped. "You can swim on your own!"
- Well, take it, please, I'm small, I'm tired! - asks the duckling.
- Well, sit down, - the bunny agreed, - we'll take you to your mother!
The boat is sailing further, sailing fast! I saw a frog boat.
— Kwa-kva-kva! Gee! The ships are on the river! QUApitan! QUApitan! ProQUATI on the ship!
- No! Not! cried the bird and the duckling. We are already tight!
- Well, proQUATi! - the frog croaks. - Never sailed on ships! I've been dreaming all my life!
Well, how can you refuse?
The captain allowed the frog to jump on the ship.
The boat sailed on. Swimming slowly, barely. Passengers are unhappy: what happened? It flew under full sail, and now it is barely crawling.
Suddenly they see a fish waving its tail.
The mouth opens, but no words are heard.
“She probably wants to push us,” said the bird. — To make us swim faster.
Everyone is screaming at the fish:
— Push! Push!
The fish was happy. I started to climb onto the deck. She also wanted to ride, but no one understood her fish language.
The boat tilted. Began to sink. Passengers shout to the fish:
- Don't touch the boat!
— Are you climbing KVU?
- Swim by yourself, don't interfere!
And know that the fish climbs on the boat!
It's good that Vanechka was nearby, walking along the shore, watching the ship.
The boy saved the bunny, and the rest got out on their own.
But the boat has sunk! That is OK! Vanya will build a new boat for the bunny!
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Fairy tales by Vladimir SuteevFairy tales about animalsFairy tales about a hareFairy tales for children 2 years old 9Ol000 Vladimir Suteev, read online A fly flew through the forest, got tired, sat down on a branch to rest and suddenly saw: in the middle of the forest in thick grass stands .
.. a tower-teremok!
Fly flew up to the house, circled over it, looked inside and exclaimed:
— That's how the house is! Yes, there is no one here! I will live here.
The fly began to live in that little house.
And then somehow the Mouse ran and inadvertently noticed the tower.
- That's the tower-teremok! And who lives in the tower there? asked the Mouse.
A fly came out of the window.
- I live here - Fly-Goryukha. And who are you?
- And I'm Norushka Mouse. Let me into the tower.
The Fly thought and said:
— Come in. Live in health.
They began to live together.
And then, as soon as the rain passed, out of nowhere Frog: slap! slap!
I galloped to the tower, rang the bell flower: ding-ding!
— Kwa-kva, who lives in the small house?
A window has opened.
- I am Goryukha Fly.
- I am Norushka Mouse. And who are you?
- I am a Frog Frog. Let me into the tower.
The Fly and the Mouse looked at each other and said:
— You are welcome!
Two is good, but three is even better. The three of them began to live, live, make good.
A rooster was walking through the forest and saw a teremok, stopped, flapped its wings, stretched out its neck - as soon as it screams:
— Ku-ka-re-ku!
And then even louder:
— Who, who lives in a small house?
Everyone who was in the small house came out to meet him and introduced themselves:
— I am Goryukha Fly.
- I am Norushka Mouse.
- And I'm a Frog-Wah.
And he was asked:
— Who are you?
The Rooster drew himself up, shook his comb, tinkled his spurs and shouted even louder:
— I am the Cockerel — the Golden Scallop! I want to live with you!
And everyone said in unison:
— Welcome!
The four of us now live together.
Hare was running away from the Fox.
Jumped, circled through the forest, along the green grass and accidentally ran into the teremok.
— That's the tower-teremok! - the Hare wondered. - And who lives there in the little house?
And he began drumming on the door with all his might.
And there, behind the door, everyone is standing, they are afraid to open it...
The fly answered for everyone:
— We live here. I am a Goryukha Fly, also a Norushka Mouse and a Frog Frog and a Golden Scallop Cockerel. And who are you?
— Me?.. I am the Runaway Bunny, let me go as soon as possible... The Fox is chasing me.
Then the door opened and everyone said at once:
- Come in. The place will be found.
And now the five of us began to live.
Then, out of the blue, a storm broke out: it got dark all around, thunder rumbled, lightning flashed, pouring rain poured down.
And in the very bad weather, someone big came to the tower. As it roars throughout the forest:
— Hey! Hey! Who lives in the dungeon there?
As soon as he hit the door, he almost tore it off its hinges.
And this time the Fly was not afraid: she opened the window, looked out through the crack and squeaked:
- We all live here: Fly-Goryukha, Mouse-Norushka, Frog-Frog, Cockerel-Golden Scallop and Runaway Bunny. And who are you?
- I am Bear Clubfoot. I got wet and cold. Let me dry off, warm up. We ask for forgiveness!
The Bear was upset: where can he go, where to dry himself and where to keep warm?
So he climbed onto the roof, closer to the warm chimney...
Only the teremok couldn't stand the Bear and fell apart under him! Well, no one was crushed: everyone managed to run away.
When the rain passed and the sky cleared up, everyone gathered near the ruins of the tower.
“So there’s no little house, and now we have nowhere to live,” said the Mouse and began to cry.
The Bear came up, bowed low to everyone and said:
— Forgive me… Oh, it’s my fault! Managed to break, manage and build!
All began to build a new teremok.
