A toddler book has to end before they leave your lap. Two minutes is a success. Five minutes is a long one. The books in this list are built for that window: a flap, a sound, a hug, and then you are done.
Where\'s Spot? and Peek-a-Who? are games. Moo, Baa, La La La! is a noise book. Goodnight Gorilla and Guess How Much I Love You can close the day, though the second one runs longer, so save it for when they are willing to stay.
They will ask for the same book until you are tired of it. That repetition is the reading. Switch only when they do.
Keep two of these in the bag and the rest by the bed. A short book you actually finish beats a beautiful one you abandon on page four.
Board books belong in the stroller and by the high chair, not only at bedtime. A two-minute book in the middle of the day still counts. They are learning that books come back.
