Good books for 4 year old?
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Good books for 4 year old?
His biggest interests are cars, boats, planes... (basically all modes of transportation)
He also loves sharks.
Any recommendations would be great, particularly if you've had luck with your own kids or know of someone who had luck with it.
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Mo Willems' "Elephant & Piggie" books are huge hits for young readers--even those who only read train books. The speech bubble dialogue format is reminiscent of the comic book (with one frame per page) and the stories center around a single, common theme. Examples include
My New Friend is so Fun!
We're in a Book!
That Mean Kid Stole My Ball!
Pretty much all of his books are great for catching attention of young readers and are also great places to start for the to read by themselves. Other "hits" of his are his "Pigeon" books (the pigeon drives the bus, the pigeon gets a puppy...) and "Knuffle Bunny"--a tragic story of how a stuffed bunny gets left at the laundromat accidentally and the struggle of to find it again. Interesting plot twist: the child doesn't know how to talk, so much of the story is about trying to communicate that Knuffle Bunny is missing.
LEGO has also got out some good transportation-y books using LEGO characters as well as community helpers like police, fire, trains, etc.
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Fire Truck and Trucks, Trucks, Trucks, both by Peter Sis, also have excellent illustrations. Because the books don't have many words, children can make up and tell stories about what's happening in the pictures.
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Your 4 year old should like shark in the park by nick sharratt or hungry hungry sharks by Joanna cole and for transportation books maybe little blue truck leads the way.
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'Smile,' Says Little Crocodile
The Color Clown Comes to Town
A Dragon in a Wagon
A Wish-For Dinosaur
Away Went the Farmer's Hat
Little Too-Tall (Probably my favorite)
Polka-Dot Puppy (Another favorite)
What Do You Do With A Grumpy Kangaroo?
And many more. They are all educational (some teach rhyming, color mixtures, manners, etc.) Gosh I loved these books as a kid.
Another good one was The Dark at the Top of the Stares by Sam McBratney
The Toll Bridge Troll by Patricia Wolff is another good one that I think would be good for a little boy.
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