Hello Moms,

Here is a list of picture books we love. We have tried to categorize them into books suitable for Pre-Nursery, Nursery, Kindergarten 1 and Kindergarten 2.

Today’s post is for the first category. Please go through this list and we hope you will enjoy some of these treasures too. We have tried to include useful links for each book.

1. The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

The book features a caterpillar who eats his way through a wide variety of foods before pupating and emerging as a butterfly. One of the award winning and greatest childhood classics of all time. The book has physical holes for a sensory experience and also teaches about the Life cycle of a Butterfly.

2. Forever by Emma Dodd

Love between a parent and a child lasts a lifetime – the beautiful message in Emma Dodd’s Forever. Featuring stunning illustrations of a polar bear family and with interior pages embellished with foil, this makes a handsome addition to any bookshelf and is the perfect book for parent-child bonding at bedtime.

3. Spot’s Birthday Party by Eric Hill.

Spot and his friends celebrate by playing a game of hide-and-seek. Once everyone has been found, it’s time for a party with lots of presents. Spot books are also famous for lift-the-flaps which delight the young children. This is a fantastic series of books. Do read our complete review on SPOT the dog books.

4. Pig Gets lost (Barnyard tales) by Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright

A very simple story line which will identify well with the Children. The whole series is delightful. We have reviewed these books too on our blog.

5. Animal Boogie – Barefoot Singalong books by Debbie Harter

Down in the Indian jungle, the children and animals are learning about actions like leaping, stomping, shaking and flapping while meeting different jungle creatures. An excellent action book from one of many lovely Barefoot books.

6. Bear’s Special Birthday by A.J.Wood & illustrated by Lorna Hussey

Bear is a baker and for everyone’s birthdays, he bakes special cakes just for them. Soon it is going to be Bear’s birthday and all the animals want to bake a very special cake for Bear. What type of cake does Bear get? The original book has embossing. Children love to run their fingers on the embossed animal fur and other images in the book.

7. Dinosaur Roar by Paul & Henriett Stickland

Dinosaurs of every size, shape, color and personality thunder through this fun-filled book that is also a prehistoric primer on opposites. Rainbow bright colors, the infectious rhythm of the simple rhyming text, and the hilarious antics of these unforgettable dinosaurs can leave pint-size paleontologists roaring for more.

8. The Bedtime Princess by Kate Lee & illustrated by Rosalinda Kightley

Princess Tilly is wide awake, even though it’s bedtime. She just can’t get to sleep! Her slippery silky bedspread, wriggly ribbons on her nightie and her itchy bedsocks are all keeping her awake! Can Princess Tilly ever get comfy and go to sleep? With a humorous rhyming text and innovative touch and feel fabrics on every page, this book is perfect for sharing at bedtime – even with the most reluctant of sleepy young readers!

9. Hide & Seek Pig by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler

Pig and Hen play a game of hide-and-seek in Acorn Wood. Young readers will love lifting the flaps to help Pig search for Hen in this rhyming story of friendship and fun. One of the many books from Julia Donaldson and Axel Sheffler in the Acorn wood series.

10. My Hand to hold by Smriti Prasadam Halls & illustrated by Alison Friend

A delightfully heartfelt picture book that follows the passage of the seasons, and the ups and downs of daily life, showing that love will always shine through, whatever the weather! A bonding story between a parent & a child.

11. Carry Me Mama! Or Mala Ghe na Aai !: A Tulika book by Shamin Padamsee and illustrated by Ajanta Guhatakurtha

A lovely bilingual Tulika Book. Simple words showing how different animal parents carry their offsprings in different ways.

12. Pete the cat & his White shoes by Eric Litwin and illustrated by James Dean

Pete the Cat goes walking down the street wearing his brand-new white shoes. Along the way, his shoes change from white to red to blue to brown to WET as he steps in piles of strawberries, blueberries, and other big messes but, no matter what color his shoes are, Pete keeps movin’ and groovin’ and singing his song…because it’s all good.

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes asks the reader questions about the colors of different foods and objects—Children love to interact with the story. It also teaches about having the right attitude in life, when things go wrong.

Hope you have enjoyed some of the books in this list already. If you love picture books just like we do, do lookout for the next two posts for an even bigger list of books.

Love,

Poornima