Top Children's Books - Under 4

Jackson LOVES books now, especially before bed, which could be because he's trying to delay bedtime but it's not exactly a bad thing to be honest. Now that the weather has changed, I'm sure that we will be back taking trips to the library to mix up our collection but for now these are his favourites. 

1. Toy Story- Where's Woody by Kristen L. Depken

One of Jackson's favourite games at the moment is hide and seek - we must play it about 5,000 times a day! This book includes Jacks' favourite characters playing his favourite game and it has flaps that the children have to lift up to help find Woody. 

2. Elmer by David Mackee 

He doesn't really have a favourite from the series as he just likes the whole collection. They are a bit of a classic book but just in case you haven't heard of them, it's about a patch-work elephant who likes to play tricks on the other elephants. 

3. Superworm by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler

This one is from the creators of 'The Gruffalo', so you know that it's going to be a good one. Its about a 'Super Worm' that gets kidnapped buy an evil lizard and all the other insects help together to get him rescued. 

4. There's a House Inside my Mummy by Giles Andreae and Vanessa Cabban 

Obviously this ones a bit more specific but I think that it's one of the best for explaining a mother being pregnant. We bought it when I was pregnant with Florence and Jackson had no interest or understanding though, so it is definitely one for older children. 

5. There's a Dinosaur in my Bathtub by Catalina Echeverri 

We got this book as a present and it's brilliant and so much fun. It's about an imaginary dinosaur that only the little girl can see and they do all sorts of fun things together. 

6. Kipper by Mick Inkpen 

Again, Jackson likes the whole range of the Kipper books. They are such sweet books and easy bedtime stories. 

7. Pog and the Birdies by Jane Simmons 

I really like the illustrations in this book, they are done to look like paintings. It's about a cat who loves the sound of the birds singing but then chases them so they don't sing to him anymore. Eventually, after showing he can be kind again, the birds then return to sing to him again. 

8. Daisy and the Moon by Jane Simmons

This one is from the same author as the one above, so the illustrations are the same. This one is about Daisy the duck who wakes in the night and goes out to play but then an owl scares her so she needs her mouse friend to help her back home to her Mama. The first few times I read it to Jackson, he was quite scared but now he enjoys the scary part of the story!