Curated list of books

Here’s a curated list of books appropriate for the age groups in All greetings Home Child Care:

Infants (Newly Born to 2 Years)

Focus on books with simple text, bright pictures, textures, and interactive features.
1. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
2. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
3. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
4. Peek-a-Who? by Nina Laden
5. Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill
6. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
7. Baby Faces by DK Publishing (board books featuring expressions)
8. That’s Not My… series by Fiona Watt

Toddlers (2 to 4 Years)

Books for this group should have engaging stories, rhyme, repetition, and themes of discovery.
1. The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
2. We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
3. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
4. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
5. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus! by Mo Willems
6. Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
7. Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
8. Press Here by Hervé Tullet

School-Age Kids

For this group, focus on early reader books, relatable stories, and books with imaginative themes.
1. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt
2. Pete the Cat series by James Dean and Eric Litwin
3. Frog and Toad Are Friends by Arnold Lobel
4. Biscuit series by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
5. The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak
6. How to Catch a Unicorn by Adam Wallace
7. Amelia Bedelia series by Peggy Parish
8. What If You Had Animal Teeth? by Sandra Markle

These books will provide entertainment, learning, and developmentally appropriate engagement for all age groups in daycare.