Best Books for Preschoolers- A list of the very best books for preschoolers, and our kids' absolute favorite books.
Best Books for Preschoolers
A while back, I wrote about the Best Books for Toddlers. While I still have one toddler left, my other two have graduated to "preschooler." It's so bittersweet. They're growing up so fast! And of course, I'm dealing with the infamous "three-nager" for the second year in a row (My boys are almost Irish Twins, you can read more about how that works for us, if you're interested). But I'm also really enjoying some parts of preschooler-dom. They can hold better conversations and ask relevant thought-provoking questions. I also really enjoy that they have slightly longer attention spans and are way more interested and engaged in reading than they were as toddlers.
List of the Best Books for Preschoolers
Here is my list of the Best Books for Preschoolers. These books have high ratings from other parents, but they've also been tested and approved in our own house. I hope your kids have as much fun with them as mine do.
1. Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler
by Esphyr Slobodkina
2. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst
3. Angelina Ballerina 
by Katharine Holabird
4. But No Elephants
by Jerry Smath
5. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett
6. Go, Train, Go! 
by Rev. W Awdry
7. The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
8. Corduroy
by Don Freeman
9. Harold and the Purple Crayon 
by Crockett Johnson
10. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie 
by Laura Joffe Numeroff- This is actually a whole series
, and all of them are fun!
11. The Gruffalo
by Julia Donaldson
12. The Kissing Hand
by Audrey Penn
13. Madeline
by Ludwig Bemelmans
14. Love You Forever
by Robert Munsch
15. The Little Red Hen
by Diane Muldrow
16. Oh, The Places You'll Go!
by Dr. Seuss
17. Put Me in the Zoo 
by Robert Lopshire
18. On the Night You Were Born
by Nancy Tillman
19. The Poky Little Puppy
by Janette Sebring Lowrey
20. The Rainbow Fish
by Marcus Pfister
21. The Tiny Seed 
by Eric Carle
22. The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams
23. The Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Wise Brown
24. Waking Dragons
by Jane Yolen
25. Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
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Kristina & Millie says
so many of my favs! Often I wanted to go off and read my own books but I did take the time to read at least one book each night to my kids and it sure shows now! we are all bookaholics! Thanks for sharing this great list of books with us at Snickerdoodle, you sure brought back some fond memories!
Michelle says
Thank you! I remember many of these from my own childhood as well. But a classic's a classic for a reason, right?!
Stephanie says
Thanks for sharing this list! We love reading, and I was needing some ideas for new library books! My toddler thanks you 🙂
Michelle says
Haha! Thanks! We have a Toddler Book list too, if your toddler is interested 😉
Lynne Streeter Childress says
I LOVE your choices. "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible..." is one of my favorites!! Plus, I was in the original production of the stage version at the Kennedy Center in DC. Has a special place in my heart.
Michelle says
That's so cool!
Kelsey Ferguson says
What a great list! Today's my little guy's 3rd birthday, and I have been wanting to update his little library. I'm so glad I found your post on A Mama's Story. 🙂
Michelle says
Aww. Happy birthday to your little guy! And 3 was the magic number for us needing a library upgrade. Definitely loving all the story books we have now! So much more fun than the basic board books we had for toddler-dom.
Crystal says
Thank you for sharing this list! These are all great books for young children, I have two young nieces and this is perfect for reminding me great books to pick up for them. I saw this linked up at A Little Bird Told Me Link Party. I'm glad I checked it out!
Nicole says
Oh so many great ones listed here! And some I now need to check out. Found you over on A Little R&R Wednesdays. Thanks for sharing!
Candace Allan says
So fun to find new favourites for my grandkids and to see the tried and true on this list, too. Saw this on the Thursday Blog Hop.
Melissa says
So many great books here! My two all time favorite are The Giving Tree and Where the Wild Things Are. Thanks for all the new suggestions, too!