A surprisingly fun story to read aloud to toddlers is The Baby Goes Beep by Rebecca O'Connell. It's surprising because it's not the story that entertains but the sound of the text. Page by page we follow a baby around the house as he creates fun sounds with whatever he finds....a wooden spoon, a book, the water in his tub....even his daddy's nose! This is a book that demands to be read aloud, and may spur your child to want to read it to you. Its catchy repetitive phrase is easy to remember and is as fun to say as it is to hear.
Books that include sounds or rhyming words help young children hear the music of language, and will foster their ability to sound out words later on when they're beginning to read. Other stories for toddlers and preschoolers that include a strong beat and/or musical sounds include Rock-a-Baby Band by Kate McMullan, Snake Alley Band by Elizabeth Nygaard, Cool Daddy Rat by Kristyn Crow, Jazzmatazz by Stephanie Calmenson, and This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt.
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