Looking for an appropriate book for your child? Our experts have put together a selection of books any two-year-old will love.

One of the most important things you can do for a two year old is to read aloud to him frequently. Not only does this build vocabulary skills, but it also creates a special closeness between you and your child.

Suggested books for two-year-olds:

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Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

Once Upon a Potty by Alona Frankel

Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt

Peek-A-Who? By Nina Laden

The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl

Wheels On The Bus by DK Publishing

Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell

A Potty for Me!  by Karen Katz

Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

Time for Bed  by Mem Fox and Jane Dyer

We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury

My Big Animal Book  by Roger Priddy

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the Big Hungry Bear by Don and Audrey Wood


These great tips and more are from the highly acclaimed book The Triumphant Child - A practical guide to raising 2, 3 and year olds.

Looking for an appropriate book for your child? Our experts have put together a selection of books any three-year-old will love.

One of the most important things you can do for your child is to read aloud to him or her on a regular basis. Not only does this build vocabulary skills, but it also creates a special closeness between you and your child.

Suggested books for three-year-olds:

(These titles are available in our online store).

Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban

Curious George by H.A. Rey

Franklin in the Dark by Paulette Bourgeois

The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper

Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw

Kitten's First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes

The Napping House by Don and Audrey Wood

Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault, and Lois Ehlert

Don't  Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Willems

Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day by Richard Scarry

Jamberry by Bruce Degen

Guess How Much I Love You? by Sam Mcbratney and Anita Jeram

There Was an Old Lady by Pam Adams


These great tips and more are from the highly acclaimed book The Triumphant Child - A practical guide to raising 2, 3 and year olds.

Looking for an appropriate book for your child? Our experts have put together a selection of books any four-year-old will love.

One of the most important things you can do for your child is to read aloud to him or her daily. Not only does this build vocabulary skills, but it also creates a special closeness between you and your child.

Suggested books for four-year-olds:

(These titles are available in our online store)

Are you my mother? by P.D. Eastman

Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathman

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Day by Judith Voirst

Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett and Ron Barrett

Rosie’s Walk by Pat Hutchins

Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel (Adaptor) and Blair Lent

Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson

Whoever You Are by Mem Fox

Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood

Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

The Cat in the Hat by Dr Suess

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle


These great tips and more are from the highly acclaimed book The Triumphant Child - A practical guide to raising 2, 3 and year olds.

A child can learn and benefit greatly from being read to right from the day they are born.

Big ones, little ones, soft ones, plastic ones and musical ones. Children's books come in all sorts of fascinating shapes and sizes. Grab a book and snuggle up on the sofa with your child and share the joy of story telling with them. The benefits of reading out loud to your baby or young child are simply endless!

Benefits

• It encourages children to make connections between the "heard" word and the meaning "behind" the word.
• It gives them a positive foundation to pre-reading skills that aids the process of becoming independent readers in the future.
• One of the most important skills a parent can teach children is how to communicate: how to speak, listen, and to read. By reading aloud to your children, you are teaching them all of these skills.
• Reading to young children also expands their vocabulary, improves memory, and allows them to practice listening skills.
• Read to your child from a variety of sources. Such as books, cereal boxes, magazines, road signs, and greeting cards. By reading from a variety of sources, you are teaching the importance of the written word.
• Try making books from cardboard and pasting pictures from magazines - kids love these.
• As your child becomes older, he will want books that actually tell a story and have an ending that makes sense to him. Books help to develop the preschooler's attention span. They contribute to children forming a rich vocabulary and verbal skills.
• Books also help to develop thinking and the imagination.
• They also contribute to the development of  basic reading concepts such as following the words from the left to right side of a page. Place books within easy reach of your child, so they can enjoy looking at them on their own.

So go and grab some books from your local book shop. Or get into the habit of taking your young child to the library to choose his own. This can go a long way to helping your child become a proficient and confident reader later on in life.

These great tips and more are from the highly acclaimed book The Triumphant Child - A practical guide to raising 2, 3 and year olds.