Mr. B's Top Read Books: 2-2.5 Years Old

You know that book that you buy your kid and then you wish you didn't because he wants to read it 20 times a day for months and months and months? And then you try finding creative ways to read every other page but this idea fails because the kid has the book memorized!!!

Here is a list of Mr. B's top read books between ages 2 and 2.5.

How I Became A Pirate by Melinda Long

Mr. B loves pirates! I spent some time trying to find the perfect pirate bedtime book and this one is a winner. It's no literary masterpiece but the story is solid. Jeremy Jacobs meets some pirates and joins them while his parents are preoccupied. Although he has a great time being a pirate for a few hours, Jeremy Jacobs soon realizes that being a pirate is not as fun as he though. There is even a great part about how pirates have gross teeth because they don't brush them.  Overall, the book is silly and fun to read. Mr. B found the pictures hilarious and loved to point out and discuss every little detail.

Luckily this book eventually lost steam and we were able to retire it to the library. We must have read it over a hundred time to Mr. B and I'm pretty sure Mr. B could have read it to us from memory.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst

This book was love at first read for us. Mr. B refers to it as the "Mad Boy" book because the main character, Alexander is so angry. The book chronicles Alexander's bad day from start to finish, detailing all the little things that went wrong. At first I was worried that the story was too negative and would be a bad influence on Mr. B. Luckily, Mr. B doesn't seem to care about the negativity and instead enjoys hearing about Alexander's day and discussing the pictures. Mr. B loves to find connections between Alexander's life and his own.

This book is still on Mr. B bedtime shelf but isn't requested as often anymore.

The Berenstain Bear's Bike Lesson and Christmas

 

These two books have the same general story. Baby Bear gets a new toy (bike, skis, sled or skates) and Papa Bear teaches him to use it.  Papa Bear makes some bad choices and gets severely injured. Baby Bear rescues him and demonstrates perfect mastery of the toy despite Papa Bear's faulty instruction. They come home and Mama Bear is cross at the state of Papa Bear.

These are so much fun to read and we couldn't get enough. These books are not annoying so they earned a coveted spot on the downstairs bookshelf for the entire family to enjoy.

Peeny Butter Fudge by Toni Morrison

OMG! Toni Morrison wrote a children's book!!! It's kind of awkwardly written but my kid loves it and and she won a Noble Prize! This is a fun book about a spunky grandma and her grand kids spending an exciting day together. They throw mom's to-do list out and have a blast. For months Mr. B wouldn't sleep unless this book was read to him. Fun fun fun if you ignore the fact that Toni Morrison kind of gave up on the rhyming scheme half way through.

This one is still on the bedtime shelf but hasn't been requested for some time.

Luke's Fate by Jim Thomas and Isidre Mones

This book has lost some steam but remains a Mr. B favorite (he sleeps with it and I did read it to him yesterday). We have tried to put it away, destroy it, etc. but it remains. Mr. B is a huge Star Wars fan. At two years and nine month of age he has more Star Wars knowledge then most adults.

This Book is looooong (its a 48 page chapter book) and we had to read it EVERY DAY for so many months (Mr. B was 2 years and 2 months old when we started reading it). Mr. Husband found some creative ways to skip parts which I wish he told me about earlier than later (the first chapter doesn't follow the movies so it maybe skipped if Mr. B is in the mood).

Overall this book follows the first part of A New Hope very well (begins when we meet Luke Skywalker and ends before Luke's aunt and uncle are murdered, thank you). 

We change up the books in Mr. B's room all the time so right now he has a whole new list of must read books.