Fun Books for Families

child and parent reading

This topical guide will introduce you to important books, videos, and information resources available from the EI Clearinghouse and other sources. Contact us via online form or by phone (1-877-275-3227) to request a resource listed below (or ask your local public librarian). Note that some videos may be viewed online, and journal titles will take you to the publisher’s homepage.

EIC Resources

EIC Article 

  • Family Reading Time
    Infants and toddlers learn so much from being read to. Make it a routine to read to your child every day, if you can.

Resource Guide

Tip Sheet

Books for Parents

  • Loose Parts 2: Inspiring Play with Infants and Toddlers by Lisa Daly & Miriam Beloglovsky
  • Loose Parts: Inspiring Play in Young Children by Lisa Daly & Miriam Beloglovsky
  • Play & Learn Toddler Activities Book: 200+ Fun Activities for Early Learning by Angela Thayer
  • The Outdoor Toddler Activity Book: 100+ Fun Early Learning Activities for Outside Play by Krissy Bonning-Gould
  • The Rainy Day Toddler Activity Book: 100+ Fun Early Learning Activities for Inside Play by Krissy Bonning-Gould
  • You, Me, and the ABCs: 100 Ready-For-Reading Activities for Kids and Their Favorite Grown-Ups by Michael J. Rosen

Books for Children

  • 5 Big and Busy Trucks by Scholastic
  • Cleo Finds a Friend by Stella Blackstone
  • Cleo’s Adventure by Stella Blackstone
  • Eating the Rainbow by Rena D. Grossman
  • Hello Feet! by Connie Hunt
  • I Am Okay to Feel by Karamo Brown
  • Jump Around: A Little Book of Movement by Annabel Blackledge
  • Little Blue Truck’s Springtime by Alice Schertle
  • Llama, Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
  • Look Inside Your Body by Louie Stowell
  • My First Learn-To-Talk Book by Stephanie Cohen
  • My First Learn-To-Talk Book: Things That Go by Stephanie Cohen
  • Press Here by Hervé Tullet
  • Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker
  • That’s Not My Mermaid… Her Hair Is Too Fluffy by Fiona Watt
  • The Red Ear Blows Its Nose: Poems for Children and Others by Robert Schechter

Detailed borrowing information for these books can be found below.