Bedtime stories are a story told to a child once they have gotten into bed for the evening. Reading a story every night is beneficial for children and parents, too! Reading stories each night to your child has been proven to improve reading and vocabulary skills. Read a special story for children tonight! Stories to Grow By also offers teaching resources! This includes over 100 free bedtime stories, fairy tales, folk tales, readers theater play scripts, and performance notes! You will find the stories and the materials you need for your classroom with Stories to Grow By. Interactive Reader's Theater | PlayAloud Full, Full, Full of Love by Trish Cooke allows us to step into one family’s home and feel the love of extended family all while preparing for a home-cooked meal.

A lonely snowman goes in search of some company. He meets many people on the way. Finally he finds friends.Oh No, George!– Toddlers can’t help but giggle at the main character’s struggle to control his impulses because they know exactly what that feels like. Over the years, we’d already read tons of toddler-friendly children’s books, but we wanted to do a thorough review of all the best books for toddlers age 2. So every week, I put 30+ books on hold at the library, plus at every visit I browsed the shelves for even more books for 2-year-olds. All told, my kids and I read hundreds of picture books and board books to prepare this list. The Color Monster– This book steps through several different emotions and how they feel, plus it reinforces color learning. We really like ‘there’s a house inside my mummy’ although I have to change the words for a baby sister and skip the last lines as there will not be any more!"(Recommended by Mumsnet user DrWhy) Our verdict

Reading stories to kids is a wonderful way to spend the end of each day and create memories which will last forever. Reading can be the most magical moment of the day. Taking that child to a world of discovery through a story will surely leave a lasting impression. Read our collection of stories for kids to your children today and see the positive impact they have. What We Believe About Our Free Bedtime Stories Thank You, Earth– Toddlers love real-life photos, and this book is full of gorgeous shots to build their understanding and appreciation for the world around them. Rhyming stories: These are fun for a toddler as all the words rhyme, making it fun and easy to engage with the story.Halfway between Osaka and Kyoto was a tall mountain that had to be crossed to reach the other city. The frogs met each other on the top of this mountain.

As a mom of four on my fourth toddler now, I’ve had lots of firsthand experience nurturing active 2-year-olds into becoming toddler-sized bookworms who will sit still and happily listen to a whole book…most of the time. At two years old, kids are starting to learn how to cope with big emotions in a healthy way. Read these books for toddlers to help them through this challenging stage.

Owl Babies– Toddlers love the repetition in this book. If your child experiences separation anxiety such as when being dropped off at daycare, this book will especially resonate with them. Rhyming or rhythmic– Rhyming books are fun for toddlers, but they’re also awesome for developing their literacy skills. Research shows that rhyming stories increase phonemic awareness, improve memory, and build vocabulary because rhymes tend to include unique words kids wouldn’t otherwise hear. In other words, good rhymers grow into good readers.

The farmers in a village are told by an Oracle that there will be no rains for a long time. Everybody is depressed and put away their ploughs and tools, and sit down to wait for the rains to return. One farmer – Hari – continues to plough his fields daily and sow seeds at the beginning of every season. Everybody in the village makes fun of him. These books for 2-year-olds don’t necessarily fall under any of the previous categories, but they’re all excellent and perfect for toddlers! Make a Wish, Midas!– Toddlers love how Midas wants to wear different clothes, and they can relate to how he has a favorite color he prefers everything to be. But then the idea of “too much of a good thing” surprises them and makes them think! And yet, it’s important to keep trying because the relationship our children have with books and reading when they’re young directly impacts how much they’ll love to read when they’re older. According to the research on raising readers:

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I Just Want to Say Good Night– If you have a child who stalls at bedtime, this is a must read. Toddlers especially love how the main character Lala exerts some small amount of power over her own bedtime, plus they’ll feel “in” on the joke when they get the meta reference to Goodnight Moon at the end. The Circus Ship– This story hooks young kids with the rhyming text, and then it keeps them even more engaged with the hidden animals on each spread. Almost like a game of “I Spy” embedded in the story!