

#Jamberry lost ruins full version#
(The board book is not as good as the full version but is passable.) Brown Can Moo! Can You? (New York, Random House, 1970). (Perhaps a bit long for a one year old.)ĭr. Seuss, Green Eggs and Ham (New York: Beginner Books, 1960). (The board book version has a couple of problems that the full version does not.)ĭr. Seuss, The Foot Book (New York: Random House, 1968). Try singing this book to the tune of "Ah, Vous Dirai-Je Maman" otherwise known as "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" or "Baa, Baa Black Sheep")ĭr. (The board book version is okay, the full version is better. Seuss's ABC (New York: Beginner Books, 1991). James Mayhew, To Sleep, Perchance to Dream (New York: Scholastic, 2001).Īl Perkins, Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb (New York: Random House, 1969).ĭr. Theo LeSieg, The Eye Book (New York: Random House, 1968). (The full version is so much better than the board book.) Eastman, Go Dogs Go! (New York: Beginner Books, 1961). Eastman, Are You My Mother? (New York: Beginner Books, 1960). Julia Donaldson, What the Ladybird Heard (London: Macmillan, 2009). Julia Donaldson, Tiddler (London: Alison Green Books, 2008). (The translation of this works great in French.) Julia Donaldson, La sorcière dans les airs (Paris: Gallimard Jeunesse, 2015). (A bit old for a one year old, and most Americans will not appreciate the great pun at the end of the book.) Julia Donaldson, Sharing a Shell (London: Macmillan, 2005). (The American version is good but the British version is much better.) Julia Donaldson, Room on the Broom (London: Macmillan, 2001). Julia Donaldson, Rauber Ratte (Weinheim: Beltz & Gelberg, 2011). (Okay, maybe a bit old for a one year old.) Julia Donaldson, The Princess and the Wizard (London: Macmillan, 2006).

(Get the British version the American one, under a different title, ruins the rhyme.) Julia Donaldson, Monkey Puzzle (London: Macmillan, 2000). (This has lost a great deal in translation but still works.) Julia Donaldson, Für Hund und Katz ist auch noch Platz (Weinheim: Beltz & Gelberg, 2010). Julia Donaldson, The Gruffalo's Child (London: Macmillan, 2004). Julia Donaldson, Der Gr üffelo (Weinheim: Beltz & Gelberg, 2002). Julia Donaldson, The Gruffalo (London: Macmillan, 1999). (This is probably not really for very young children and currently not even a physical book but it is fun.)īruce Degen, Jamberry (New York: Harper and Row, 1983). Rod Campbell, Dear Zoo (New York: Little Simon, 1990).īen Crowder, The Circle Book (you can read it here). (Really clever but absolutely lost in translation.)

Nadia Budde, Eins Zwei Drei Tier (Wuppertal: Peter Hammer, 1999). Sandra Boynton, Snoozers (New York: Little Simon, 1997). Sandra Boynton, Opposites (New York: Little Simon, 1982). Sandra Boynton, One, Two, Three! (New York: Workman Publishing, 1993).

Sandra Boynton, Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs! (New York: Workman Publishing, 1993). Sandra Boynton, Moo, Baa, La La La! (New York: Little Simon, 1995). Sandra Boynton, Hippos Go Berserk (New York: Little Simon, 2000). (You can actually sing this book to the tune of "Hernando's Hideaway.") Sandra Boynton, The Going to Bed Book (New York: Little Simon, 1995). Sandra Boynton, But Not the Hippopotamus (New York: Little Simon, 1995). Sandra Boynton, Bob (New York, Little Simon, 1999). Sandra Boynton, Blue Hat, Green Hat (New York: Little Simon, 1995). Sandra Boynton, Birthday Monsters! (New York: Workman Publishing, 1993). Sandra Boynton, Barnyard Dance! (New York: Workman Publishing, 1993). There are, of course, other good ones available.įelicia Bond, Tumble Bumble (San Francisco: Harper Festival, 1996). Some of the ones available are an insult to a one-year-old's intelligence. Good books for very young children can be a challenge to find.
