The Best Books Age by Age: Preschoolers
Where the Wild Things Are
By Maurice Sendak
Your kids will still be thrilled by this book that you loved as a kid.
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The Snowy Day
By Ezra Jack Keats
It's a fact: Kids love snow (especially when it gets them out of school for a day of frolicking outdoors with you!) This book is perfect to read when it's chilly out -- or on those hot summer days when you wish it were!
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Harold and the Purple Crayon
By Crockett Johnson
We love how imagination is the star of this classic (and it's also great for purple lovers).
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Jamberry
By Bruce Degen
Your kids will beg to hear this book's silly rhymes over and over again.
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Cars and Trucks and Things That Go
By Richard Scarry
Kids can stare at Scarry's gorgeous illustrations for hours -- and still make new discoveries in the detailed drawings!
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The Neighborhood Mother Goose
By Nina Crews
This book takes classic nursery rhymes and sets them against cool, modern photographs and photo-illustrations.
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Charlie and Lola Series
By Lauren Child
If your kid loves watching the brother and sister duo on TV, why not try piquing his interest in reading with a book about them?
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Smash! Crash!
By Jon Scieszka
If you've got a car-crazy kid, he'll love this new book, the first of the Trucktown series.
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The Incredible Book Eating Boy
By Oliver Jeffers
This cute story brings new (literal!) meaning to devouring books.
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Happy Birthday, Moon
By Frank Asch
Covering topics preschoolers are just starting to grasp, this book is a great jumping off point for explaining friendships, birthdays, and even science.
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I Stink!
By Kate & Jim McMullan
This book brings personality to something that already fascinates some kids: garbage trucks!
Copyright © 2008. Used with permission from the March 2008 issue of Parents magazine.