Letter X Books for Toddlers

Just another "letter of the week" book list! I couldn't find anything else that quite fit what I was looking for so I'm saving my lists and observations for use in the future. This is compiled from several sites on the internet and my own browsing at the library. Tops picks are based on the interest of a 3 year old. My top picks have significant repetition of the letter sound and hold a toddler's attention.

This was a tricky week! To get it more repetition of the X sounds I did some commentary about the story and illustrations.

The regulars:
My X, Y, Z Book, Jane Belk Moncure
X, Kelly Doudna

Top picks:
Mix It Up, Herve Tullet, The clear favorite of the week!

Tea Rex, Molly Idle
Camp Rex, Molly Idle
Xander's Panda Party, Linda Sue Park, This was good for learning that X can make the Z sound.



Books Other Children May Enjoy:
The Adventures of Taxi Dog,  Debra and Sal Barracca, My toddler just didn't get into this one.
Hattie and the Fox, Mem Fox, The fox is in the pictures, but not mentioned. My toddler just didn't get it, but an older child would!
Roxaboxen, Alice McLerran, A very lovely story for an older child. Too long for a little one.



What I couldn't find (but would look for in the future):
Hello, Red Fox, Eric Carle
The Story of Exodus, Davidson
The Crayon Box that Talked, DeRolf
Xavier Ox's Xylophone Experiment, deRubertis 
Christina Katerina and the Box, Gauch
Pinky and Rex, Howe
Fox on the Job, Marshall 
My Mom has X Ray Vision, McAllister
The Taxi that Hurried, Black
The Birthday Box, Patricelli
Not a Box, Portia
Fox in Socks, Suess
A Isn't for Fox, Ulmer
You Silly Goose, Walsh
Max's ABC, Wells
Jessica's X-Ray, Zonta

Letter T Books for a Toddler

Just another "letter of the week" book list! I couldn't find anything else that quite fit what I was looking for so I'm saving my lists and observations for use in the future. This is compiled from several sites on the internet and my own browsing at the library. Tops picks are based on the interest of a 3 year old. My top picks have significant repetition of the letter sound and hold a toddler's attention.

The regulars:
My T Book, Jane Belk Moncure
Tt, Kelly Doudna

Top picks:
Tidy Titch, Pat Hutchins
Tickling Tigers, Sean Taylor
Turtle Splash, Cathryn Falwell 
The Turnip, Jan Brett 
Where is Tippy Toes?, Betsy Lewin 
It's A Tiger!, David LaRochelle, By far the favorite book of the bunch.
Truck, Donald Drews, This book doesn't have words, but it sparked much discussion about trucks.



Books Other Children May Enjoy:
Trouble with Trolls, Jan Brett, This books was just a tiny bit too long for us
Tikki Tikki Tembo, Arlene Mosel 
Little Tom Turkey, Frances Bloxam, A very well done book, but just a little too long for my toddler to easily sit through
Tippy-Tippy-Tippy Splash!, Candace Fleming



What I don't recommend:
Tuck-In Time, Carole Gerber
In the Tall, Tall Grass, Denise Fleming
The Toolbox, Anne & Harlow Rockwell, I had high hopes for this book, and I knew the subject matter would be interesting for my toddler,  but there were not a lot of letter t sounds in this book.

What I couldn't find (but would look for in the future):
Tall Duck in the Truck, Alborough
From Tomato to Ketchup, Basel 
Train to Somewhere, Bunting
Big Truck and Little Truck, Carr
Ten Tiny Toes, Church
The Tub People, Conrad
Freight Train, Crews
Goodnight Little Trutle, Cunliffe
One Tiny Turtle, Davies
Twilight Comes Twice, Fletcher
Tap Tap Bang Bang, Garcia
Two of Everything, Hong
Ten Red Apples, Hutchins
The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Kerr
I'm Fast, McMullan
The Truck Book, McNaught
I'm A Little Teapot,  Trapani
The Gigantic Turnip, Tolstoy
Turtle, Turtle Watch Out, Sayre
Little Blue Truck, Schertle
The Tooth Book, Suess
Ten Apples Up On Top, Seuss
Troto and the Trucks, Shulevitz 
Too Many Turkeys, White
Trashy Town, Zimmerman
 
 

Letter S Books for a Toddler

Just another "letter of the week" book list! I couldn't find anything else that quite fit what I was looking for so I'm saving my lists and observations for use in the future. This is compiled from several sites on the internet and my own browsing at the library. Tops picks are based on the interest of a 3 year old. My top picks have significant repetition of the letter sound and hold a toddler's attention.

The regulars:
My S Book, Jane Belk Moncure
Ss, Kelly Doudna

Top picks:
Sleep Like a Tiger, Mary Logue
Sandcake, Frank Asch
"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly" Said the Sloth, Eric Carle
Sheep in a Shop, Nancy Shaw
Sheep on a Ship, Nancy Shaw
My Five Senses, Aliki
The Skunk, Mac Barnett
Sammy Salami, Jerry Smath, This is a long book that ordinarily my toddler wouldn't get through, but for whatever reason it captured her attention and was one of her favorites.
Square, Mac Barnett
Shh! We Have a Plan, Chris Haughton



Books Other Children May Enjoy:
Sounds All Around, Wendy Pfeffer, This was too long and indepth on each page for us to get through.
Stella Star of the Sea, Marie Louise Gay, My toddler just didn't get into this one.
Shells! Shells! Shells! Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, This book was very interesting but we never got all the way through it. Definitely try with older children.
Strega Nona, Tomie dePaola, I love this book, but it was too long for a toddler!


What I don't recommend:
Seven Blind Mice, Ed Young, Much better for the letter M!
Shadow, Suzy Lee, This is illustrations only. Other people may be able to work with this, though!
Snowy Sunday, Phyllis Root
Click Clack Splish Splash, Doreen Cronin, This is a counting book!
Steam Train, Dream Train, Sherri Duskey Rinker


What I couldn't find (but would look for in the future):
10 Seeds, Brown
Stone Soup, Brown
Katy and the Big Snow, Burton
The Tiny Seed, Carle
Sadie's Sore Throat, Cowan
You Are My Sunshine, Davis 
Stick and Stone, Ferry
Wake up, Sun, Harrison
Go, Go, Stop, Harper
How to Catch a Star, Jeffers
Stuck, Jeffers
You are Not Small, Kang
A Perfectly Messed Up Story, McDonnell
Sweet Shapes, Medina
Sparky, Offill
The Sneeches, Suess
The Swing, Stevenson
 Sonya's Chickens, Wall
Seeds, Seeds, Seeds, Wallace
Scardey Squirell, Wood
The Little Mouse and the Ripe Red Strawberry, Wood
 

Letter Q Books for a Toddler

Just another "letter of the week" book list! I couldn't find anything else that quite fit what I was looking for so I'm saving my lists and observations for use in the future. This is compiled from several sites on the internet and my own browsing at the library. Tops picks are based on the interest of a 3 year old. My top picks have significant repetition of the letter sound in the story (not just the title) and hold a toddler's attention.

The regulars:
My Q Book, Jane Belk Moncure
Qq, Kelly Doudna

Top picks:
Little Quack, Lauren Thompson
Be Quiet Mike, Leslie Patricelli
The Quiltmakers Gift, Jeff Brumbeau, This book would normally be too long for my toddler, but the pictures were so engaging. We read it in two sittings.

Quiet, Tomie dePaola
The Queen is Coming to Tea, Linda Ravin Lodding


What I don't recommend:
Click Clack Quackity Quack, Doreen Cronin, This is a regular alphabet book, not focused on any particular letter.
Quick as a Cricket, Audrey Wood, I believe there is only one q word in this book. Quest, Aaron Becker, This is a pictures only book. We like these, but not for practicing a particular sound.

Mr. Putney's Quaking Dog, Jon Agee, An older child would probably love all the puns in this book! There is also only one q word in the book.
Quack and Count, Keith Baker, This is a great counting book! But I think the word "quack" is only in there once or twice




What I couldn't find (but would look for in the future):
Aston, An Egg is Quiet
Bright, Quiet
Cronin, Giggle Giggle Quack
Daywalt, The Day The Crayons Quit
Ellis, The Queen's Feet
Graham, If I Were Queen of the World
Hamm, Winner's Never Quit
Hargreaves, Mr. Quiet
Harness, The Queen with the Bees in Her Hair
Jonas, The Quilt
McCue, Quiet Bunny and Noisy Puppy
Merriam, Quiet Please
Murphy, Quick Duck
Ringgold, Cassie's Word Quilt
Root, Quack
Stevenson, Quick, Turn the Page
Underwood, The Quiet Book
Williams, The Coin Counting Book