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Classic Children Books

Kids love stories! You can improve your English as well as that of kids through reading best-selling children books. As a parent, make sure to read aloud books for your kids at bedtime.

So please, oh please, we beg, we pray.
Go throw your TV set away.
And in its place you can install.
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.
Ignoring all the dirty looks.

- Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Many people say: I do not have time to read books! If so, please start with reading these simple books for a child because reading books for kids has many many benefits!

Below is the list of books for 2-5 years old.

Seven Blind Mice
by Ed Young
Age: 3+
Year: 1992
Pages: 36
Word count: 274
Unique word count: 118
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The Dot
by Peter H. Reynolds
Age: 5+
Year: 2003
Pages: 32
Word count: 236
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Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb
by Al Perkins
Age: 2+
Year: 1969
Pages: 24
Word count: 154
Unique word count: 42
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The Missing Piece
by Shel Silverstein
Age: 2+
Year: 1976
Pages: 112
Word count: 609
Unique word count: 176
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Johnny Appleseed
by Steven Kellogg
Age: 4+
Year: 1989
Pages: 48
Word count: 835
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Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
by Bernard Waber
Age: 4+
Year: 1965
Pages: 48
Word count: 500
My Many Colored Days
by Dr. Seuss
Age: 3+
Year: 1996
Pages: 32
The Fisherman and His Wife
by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
Age: 4+
Year: 1812
Pages: 32
Word count: 2,800
Unique word count: 550
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Why Do I Have to Make My Bed?
by Wade Bradford
Age: 5+
Year: 2011
Pages: 32
Word count: 1,060
Unique word count: 310
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Fancy Nancy
by Jane O’Connor
Age: 4+
Year: 2005
Pages: 32
Word count: 434
Happy Birthday to You!
by Dr. Seuss
Age: 4+
Year: 1959
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Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
by Rod Campbell
Age: 2+
Year: 1982
Pages: 18
Word count: 123
Unique word count: 39
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Hi! Fly Guy
by Theodore Arnold
Age: 4+
Year: 2005
Pages: 32
Word count: 325
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The Saggy Baggy Elephant
by Kathryn Jackson
Age: 3+
Year: 1947
Pages: 24
Word count: 859
Sales (millions): 7
Room On The Broom
by Julia Donaldson
Age: 3+
Year: 2001
Pages: 34
Word count: 834
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Pat the Bunny
by Dorothy Kunhardt
Age: 2+
Year: 1940
Pages: 20
Word count: 162
Unique word count: 60
Sales (millions): 7
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Everyone Poops
by Taro Gomi
Age: 4+
Year: 1977
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The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
by Selma Lagerlof
Age: 5+
Year: 1906
Pages: 360
Word count: 156,000
Unique word count: 8,000
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Possum Magic
by Mem Fox
Age: 4+
Year: 1983
Pages: 32
Word count: 495
Sales (millions): 3
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly
by Simms Taback
Age: 2+
Year: 1997
Pages: 16
Word count: 382
Unique word count: 51
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See also:
Classic Children Books
Classic School Age Children Books
Classic Books for Teenagers
Classic Children Books by Age
Best-selling Books of All Time
The Benefits of Reading for Kids
Why Learn English Language?
Shortest Books
Shortest Books (unique words)
Longest Books
Best way to learn English
How NOT to Learn English!
CVC Words
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Why I forget what I learned?
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See also:
Classic Children Books
Classic School Age Children Books
Classic Books for Teenagers
Classic Children Books by Age
Best-selling Books of All Time
The Benefits of Reading for Kids
Why Learn English Language?
Shortest Books
Shortest Books (unique words)
Longest Books
Best way to learn English
How NOT to Learn English!
CVC Words
What you need to know to learn a new language?
Why I forget what I learned?
Vocabulary Size
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