If you’re looking for a super fun book, this little board book by David LaRochelle, about a literally freewheeling cow, is genius!
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Cat Goes Fiddle-i-fee! by Paul Galdone
A charming old English cumulative song about a farmboy feeding the barnyard animals is given a fresh treatment with the lively and animated ink-and-watercolour illustrations of Paul Galdone.
Along Came a Bedtime by Ian Whybrow and Guy Parker-Rees
Most bedtime-themed books have a lulling effect — for good reason, assuming that they are actually functioning as bedtime reads, since parents usually hope that their children will fall asleep quickly. That said, you might want to make an exception for this book.
Where’s Tim’s Ted? It’s Time for Bed! by Ian Whybrow and Russell Ayto
There’s something particularly endearing about farm animals that lend themselves well to starring in children’s books — although, I suppose a big part of it is stems from the fact that they are mostly non-threatening herbivores who have no desire to eat people!
In Where’s Tim’s Ted? It’s Time for Bed!, the eponymous young protagonist’s bedtime routine hits a snag when neither he nor his grandparents can find his teddy bear, Ted, anywhere in the house. As a result, Tim — like most children who are reliant on a comfort object during bedtime — is unable to fall asleep.
Whose Hat Is That? by Anita Bijsterbosch
In Whose Hat Is That?
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle and Jill McElmurry
At some point in life, one comes to the realisation that sometimes, it’s not just about what you know, but also who you know. Thus, nurturing good relationships with the people you meet is always a good idea, especially since you never know when you’ll need their help.
Case in point: the eponymous protagonist in Little Blue Truck
Say What? by Angela DiTerlizzi and Joey Chou
Every kid and parent out there probably knows this by heart: cows say ‘Moo’; sheep say ‘Baa’; three singing pigs say ‘La la la’. *Yawn* Oh wait, that’s from Sandra Boynton’s Moo, Baa, La La La. But you get the gist: everyone seems to have gotten their animal sounds down pat — of course pigs say ‘oink’! Don’t they?
Sounds of the Wild: Ocean by Maurice Pledger
Reading Sounds of the Wild: Ocean
Since the latter is not feasible and it’s unlikely that most kids will be lucky enough to get a chance to get up close to marine animals, this book does an amazing job of bringing the sights and sounds of the ocean right to them.
Q is for Duck by Mary Elting, Michael Folsom and Jack Kent
For kids who have mastered the alphabet and know some basic facts about the common animals, the usual alphabet and animal books can be a tad too simple and boring. For them, Q Is for Duck
Doggies: A counting and barking book by Sandra Boynton
As the title suggests, the dogs in this book
