Books for a three year old?

Question

My mum wants to buy a series of books for my nephew who's 3. She wants somethinhg that maybe she could give him one a month and classic, she thinks Beatrix Potter is too girly (and I think he has them). She's looking for maybe abriged verions of classics like Peter Pan, Black Beauty, even Dicknes that he can grow up with and learne to read on his own eventualy. Does anyone have any ideas?

Answer 1

what about roald dahl? i read them all growing up and loved them.
they range in age though but have a look on line and start off with some of the earlier ones. that will be more for his age....
and thanks! for giving me a great idea for my own 3 year old son lol.
also you can buy all the thomas the tank engine books. every character has there own book. my son loves them.

Answer 2

Nurersy rhymes are the best for starting that foundation of learning to read.

The Adventures of Sparrow Boy by Brian Pinkey
Days With Frog and Toad by Arnold Lobel
Henry And Mudge by Cynthia Rylant
I am Bunny by Richard Scarry

Books by Sandra Boynton:
Snuggle Puppy'
Philadelphia Chicken
Snoozers
The Going to Bed Book
Hey! Wake Up!

Clifford the BIg Red Dog
Clifford the Firehouse Dog by Norman Bridwell
Clifford's Kitten

Also kids this age love going to the library's story time!

Answer 3

While they are not classics in the same sense as Black Beauty, if she wants to give him something fun to read I would suggest almost any of the books by Robert Munsch. Books like Peter Pan, Black Beauty and especially Dickens will probably be very difficult to read with a 3 year old, even if they are abridged versions.

Answer 4

The Animalia books are good. The first "Animalia" is an alphabet book where you can find all the pictures. Literally dozens of things starting with the letter on the page. It kept my Dad busy for hours when he found my kids' copy.

Others in the series are for older kids - Sign of the Seahorse, The Eleventh Hour and a couple of others I can't remember the names of.

Pamela Allen's books are good - and three year olds love them. Always good for Grandpas to read and do all the sound effects.

Books by Mem Fox - I love "Wombat Divine" (a Christmas nativity story)

Answer 5

My son has a full set of synthetic phonics books which are great as I can read them to him at the moment, but as he learns to read they are designed to be more accessible for new readers.

These are some of his favourites:

Fat Cat on a Mat
Ted in a Red Bed
Goose on the Loose
Shark in the Park

My son got a set of 12 of these books in a gift pack which form a series. They are by Usborne and called Phonics Readers.

hth

Answer 6

The classic Thomas the Tank Engine series is still great; my son who is nearly seven now, has them all and absolutely loves them; he's starting to read them himself out of choice. There are around 26 books in the set, each with three or four stories in them.

Answer 7

'Mr. William Shakespeare's Plays' by Marcia Williams and 'Atticus the Storyteller' by Lucy Coats.
I have personally read both of these through more times than I can remember with my nieces (one of whom is three) and I have found them invaluable. Even better, they have vastly improved my own knowledge of Shakespeare and Greek mythology.
You may also be surprised to learn that three year olds love Van Gogh! Seriously, I bought a book of Van Gogh's paintings (along with some Caravaggio and Magritte for good measure) and my nieces sit for hours entranced by them. You could even try some Mozart (but maybe I'm going a bit overboard).
Anyway, good luck. I can personally vouch for the two books above.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

Shel Silverstein books are collections of poetry about the things little boys love - rocks and boogers and snails and drool. They make for great out-loud reading, and he can grow into them, as well. They are likely to become "keepers" and treasured memories of both grandma for giving and you for reading.

Answer 10

The "How Do Dinosaurs..." series. Starting with "How do Dinosaurs say goodnight." My fav is "How do dinosaurs eat their food." Seriously hilarious. I read it to tons of my kids through my job, they are always a hit. They are very nice for teaching appropriate behavior in a humerous way.