Kids' Reading List: Infant to 2 Years
![Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes by Mem Fox](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/ten-little-toes-150x166.jpg)
Children's books help newborn babies and toddlers up to 2-year-olds discover the joy of reading. Browse this list and a collection of classic titles .
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
By Mem Fox; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
In rhyming verse that encourages participation, a mother tells her baby that babies all over the world have "10 little fingers and 10 little toes."
Harcourt, 2008. ISBN: 9780152060572
![What's Up, Duck? by Tad Hills What's Up, Duck? by Tad Hills](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2008/kidsreadinglist/kids_duck_150x166.jpg)
What's Up, Duck?: A Book of Opposites
By Tad Hills
Duck and Goose and friends use body language, facial expressions and quirky humor to demonstrate nine pairs of opposites (such as front/back, near/far and heavy/light) in this engaging concept board book.By Tad Hills
Schwartz & Wade, 2008. ISBN: 9780375847387
![Maisy's Nature Walk by Lucy Cousins Maisy's Nature Walk by Lucy Cousins](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/20090619-maisy-nature-150x166.jpg)
Maisy's Nature Walk: A Maisy First Science Book
By Lucy Cousins
Maisy goes for a nature walk and observes plants and animals along the way. Pull tabs and pop-ups make a flower bloom, an egg hatch and rabbits and a frog hop and leap.By Lucy Cousins
Candlewick, 2008. ISBN: 9780763634568
![Global Babies by Maya Ajmera Global Babies by Maya Ajmera](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/20090619-global-babies-150x166.jpg)
Global Babies
By Maya Ajmera
Colorful photos of babies from countries all over the world are matched with the message that babies are beautiful no matter where they are.By Maya Ajmera
Charlesbridge, 2007. ISBN: 9781580891745
![Baby Signs by Joy Allen Baby Signs by Joy Allen](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/20090619-baby-signs-150x166.jpg)
Baby Signs: a Baby-Sized Guide to Speaking with Sign Language
By Joy Allen
Basic signs, such as those for "milk," "more," "help me" and "book," are among the 13 presented here. The child-centered illustrations show a baby signing while the text presents how to make the sign.By Joy Allen
Dial, 2008. ISBN: 9780803731936
![Nibble Nibble by Margaret Wise Brown Nibble Nibble by Margaret Wise Brown](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/20090619-nibble-nibble-150x166.jpg)
Nibble Nibble
By Margaret Wise Brown; illustrated by Wendell Minor
Five bunny poems from Margaret Wise Brown's 1959 collection of the same title are re-illustrated with detailed, friendly-looking animals. Lots of onomatopoeia and large pictures with the right amount of white space make this book a good read-aloud for very young children.By Margaret Wise Brown; illustrated by Wendell Minor
HarperCollins, 2007. ISBN: 9780060592080
![The Very Clumsy Click Beetle's Favorite Words by Eric Carle The Very Clumsy Click Beetle's Favorite Words by Eric Carle](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/20090619-clumsy-click-beetle-150x166.jpg)
The Very Clumsy Click Beetle's Favorite Words
By Eric Carle
Learn a few of the beetle's favorite words in this beautifully illustrated book, which pairs new vocabulary with intricate representations.By Eric Carle
Grosset & Dunlap, 2008. ISBN: 9780448448022
![Baby! Baby! by Vicky Ceelen Baby! Baby! by Vicky Ceelen](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/20090619-baby-baby-150x166.jpg)
Baby! Baby!
By Vicky Ceelen
When is a baby like a bassett? How does a turtle resemble a tot? Perfectly paired photographs show how a pose, a gesture or an expression can create equally high levels of cuteness, whether the subject is an animal or an infant.By Vicky Ceelen
Random, 2008. ISBN: 9780375842078
![My Animals by Xavier Deneux My Animals by Xavier Deneux](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/20090619-my-animals-150x166.jpg)
My Animals
By Xavier Deneux
This mostly black-and-white board book introduces infants and toddlers to all sorts of animals—from cats to pandas to cows. A hole cut into each page leads the audience on to the next page.By Xavier Deneux
Walker, 2008. ISBN: 9780802797872
![A Good Day by Kevin Henkes A Good Day by Kevin Henkes](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/0090619-good-day-150x166.jpg)
A Good Day
By Kevin Henkes
How does a bad day turn into a good one? It can be as simple as a squirrel finding a nut, a bird flying high or a little girl finding a feather in this joyful picture book.By Kevin Henkes
Greenwillow, 2007. ISBN: 9780061140198
![Uh-Oh! by Rachel Isadora Uh-Oh! by Rachel Isadora](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/20090619-uh-oh-150x166.jpg)
Uh-Oh!
By Rachel Isadora
A dreadlocked baby has many opportunities to say "Uh-oh!" Toddlers will have fun anticipating the next "uh-oh!" and saying it along with the reader.By Rachel Isadora
Harcourt, 2008. ISBN: 9780152057657
![Hello, Day by Anita Lobel Hello, Day by Anita Lobel](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/20090619-hello-day-150x166.jpg)
Hello, Day
By Anita Lobel
Each farmyard animal meets the sunrise with his own distinctive sound, but what they all mean is "Hello, Day!"By Anita Lobel
Greenwillow, 2008. ISBN: 9780060787653
![Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri Blue Goose by Nancy Tafuri](https://images.oprah.com/images/obc_classic/book/2009/kidsreadinglist/20090619-blue-goose-150x166.jpg)
Blue Goose
By Nancy Tafuri
Blue Goose, Red Hen, Yellow Chick and White Duck all combine their talents (and colors) to paint the barnyard and surprise Farmer Gray. A lesson on colors and color mixing.By Nancy Tafuri
Simon & Schuster, 2008. ISBN: 9781416928348
Try some classic books for infants to 2-year-olds.