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Best Books for 2 Year Olds

What a wonderful age! 

You can probably walk and run, and you may be working on jumping. You might even be able to put sentences of 4 or 5 words together. 

Most importantly, you might be able to put up your index and middle fingers to show the world just how old you are. You are TWO!

The average attention span of a 2 year old is 4-6 minutes, although some are happy to listen to stories they find engaging for considerably longer than this. You will find that books that you sing remain a hit, while books with particular themes (dogs, things that go, or whatever your toddler happens to be interested in) will grab and hold their attention. 

As you navigate around our book lists, you may notice that we do things differently from many bookstagrammers.

We are led by a children’s librarian and every book that appears on our list is one we have read many, many times. We are confident of the strength and depth of feeling we hold for each and every one!

We individually review each book – so please do click on the book cover, or the “read more” arrow to read more about the book, and to see our age recommendations.

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