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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.

Big Red Barn
by Margaret Wise Brown
Age: 2+
Year: 1954
Pages: 32
Word count: 345
Unique word count: 150
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Giraffes Can’t Dance
by Giles Andreae
Age: 4+
Year: 1999
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In the Night Kitchen
by Maurice Sendak
Age: 4+
Year: 1970
Pages: 40
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Thank You Mr. Falker
by Patricia Polacco
Age: 5+
Year: 1998
Pages: 40
Word count: 2,327
Does a kangaroo have a mother, too?
by Eric Carle
Age: 4+
Year: 2000
Pages: 32
Word count: 339
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck
by Beatrix Potter
Age: 3+
Year: 1908
Pages: 64
Word count: 1,258
Sales (millions): 4
Fish is Fish
by Leo Lionni
Age: 3+
Year: 1970
Pages: 32
Word count: 540
Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3
by Bill Martin Jr.
Age: 2+
Year: 2004
Pages: 36
Word count: 350
Unique word count: 150
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Moo, Baa, La La La!
by Sandra Boynton
Age: 2+
Year: 1983
Pages: 14
Word count: 71
Unique word count: 47
Sales (millions): 1
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Time for Bed
by Mem Fox
Age: 2+
Year: 1997
Pages: 28
McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers
by William Holmes McGuffey
Age: 3+
Year: 1836
Sales (millions): 120
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The Very Quiet Cricket
by Eric Carle
Age: 2+
Year: 1980
Pages: 24
Word count: 269
Sales (millions): 1
Leo the Late Bloomer
by Robert Kraus
Age: 4+
Year: 1971
Pages: 32
Word count: 186
Unique word count: 76
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Panda Bear, Panda Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr.
Age: 2+
Year: 2006
Pages: 28
Word count: 214
Unique word count: 47
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Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity
by Mo Willems
Age: 3+
Year: 2007
Pages: 48
Word count: 374
Today Is Monday
by Eric Carle
Age: 2+
Year: 1993
Pages: 32
Word count: 185
Unique word count: 29
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The Gruffalo
by Julia Donaldson
Age: 3+
Year: 1999
Pages: 32
Word count: 796
Sales (millions): 13
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The Going-To-Bed Book
by Sandra Boynton
Age: 2+
Year: 1982
Pages: 14
Word count: 115
Unique word count: 71
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The Day the Crayons Quit
by Drew Daywalt
Age: 3+
Year: 2013
Pages: 40
Word count: 999
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Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook
by Shel Silverstein
Age: 2+
Year: 2005
Pages: 96
Word count: 2,261

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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?
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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
More...

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