Are you looking to build your child's library but aren't sure which books to add? Keep reading to discover the absolute best board books for toddlers.
Instilling a love of reading in your child is extremely important, and if you're anything like me you want to fill your toddler's bookcase with colorful, high-interest books. As a former teacher, and two-time mama myself, I am giving you the absolute best toddler board books—ones that your child will want to read time and time agin.
Get ready to click "Add to Cart" because these board books are all that good!
After reading this list, you'll have plenty of options to build a well-rounded, captivating board book library that will encourage your little one to pursue his or her love of reading.
This post is all about the best toddler board books that every child's home library should have!
39 OF THE BEST BOARD BOOKS FOR TODDLERS
The Classics
The following eleven books are what I deem "The Classics." You'll notice that I don't include a description for these books because they are fairly well-known and are most likely books that you have seen/read before or may even have read yourself as a child! They truly are some of best board books of all time.
When building your child's library, these classic board books for babies and toddlers are a great place to start. They also make a great gift for any new parent!
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
By: Eric Carle
2. Goodnight, Moon
By: Margaret Wise Brown
3. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
By: Bill Marin, Jr.
4. Guess How Much I Love You
By: Sam McBratney
5. First 100 Words
By: Roger Priddy
6. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
By: Laura Numeroff
7. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed
By: Eileen Christelow
8. I Love You as Big as the World
By: David Van Burren
9. Are You My Mother?
By: P.D. Eastman
10. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
By: Bill Martin, Jr.
11. Corduroy
By: Eileen Christelow
Toddler Favorites
Books 12 through 19 are sure to be some of your toddler's favorites! I have included brief descriptions under each one about which elements I think make the book fun and enjoyable.
12. Don't Push the Button
By: Bill Cotter
Very interactive! My son loves pressing the "button" and shaking the book!
13. Giraffes Can't Dance
By: Andreae Giles
One of our favorites!
14. Good Night, Cow
By: Parragon Books
Great bedtime story and really good for introducing animal sounds!
15. Best Friends Forever
By: Brooke Vitale
As cute as it looks and sounds! Great for teaching about friendship!
16. Potty
By: Leslie Patricelli
Very good book for introducing the potty. My son loves checking out all of the "undies" at the end!
17. Tooth
By: Leslie Patricelli
Another amazing Leslie Patricielli book! The illustrations are super cute and fun. Both my kids love to point to their teeth as we read.
18. One Red Sock
By: Jennifer Sattler
This book is adorable. I feel like I'm saying that a lot 
Go with Hippo on an adventure to find her missing sock. You will be surprised where she finds it!
19. Llama Lllam Red Pajama
By: Amanda Dewdney
To be fair, all of the Llama, Llama books are good, but this one, in particular, our family loves!
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Feel Good Books
I absolutely love board books that teach important values such as self-esteem, kindness, or integrity. Books 20 through 24 are all unique in their own way!
20. You!
By: Sandra Magsamen
One of my all-time favorite books. I love the message because it teaches self-esteem and self-confidence! It's very catchy because the pages rhyme, My daughter reaches for this book time and time again.
21. How Do You Say Goodnight?
By: Cindy Jin
Another of my all-time favorite books! I love, love, LOVE that this book teaches how to say "good night" in other languages. Maybe it's the Spanish teacher in me, but this is an awesome bedtime story and teaches a bit of culture!
22. Counting Kisses
By: Karen Katz
Practice counting numbers 0 through 10 using mommy's kisses!
23. ABCs of Kindness
By: Jennifer Sattler
Use the ABCs to teach the concept of kindness. Super sweet 
24. Always
By: Emma Dodd
An uplifting story about the love between a mother and child, even on bad days!
Feel & Touch Books
Feel & Touch books are a HUGE hit with toddlers making them some of the best board books for toddler storytime. Not only will your child love touching the varying elements, it's also super good for his or her development. Feeling unique textures, like smooth, bumpy, or soft are incredible ways for your baby or toddler to explore the world around them.
Check out books 25 through 29 for some great books to get started!
25. Never Touch a Shark
By: Rosie Greening
In all honesty, I could list ALL of the books from the "Never Touch A..." series—my kids LOVE them all! Buuuttt if I had to choose two, it'd be this one...
26. Never Touch a Polar Bear
By: Rosie Greening
...and this one!
27. Polk-a-Dot: The Wheels on the Bus Wild Safari
By: Melissa and Doug
Okay, these books are *heavy* (as in, heavy to hold/carry) BUT my kids absolutely love them. The joy they get from popping the bubbles - think bubble wrap satisfaction for toddlers!
28. Polk-a-Dot: An Alphabet Eye Spy
By: Melissa and Doug
Another great polk-a-dot book. We are huge Melissa and Doug fans!
29. Baby Animals - Touch and Feel
By: Roger Priddy
Another good one! Cute, cuddly animals with different textures for babies to explore and feel!
Books for the Tub
Don't forget board books for the bathtub! You might be thinking: Board books during bathtime?
To which my answer is: YES!
Your kids will enjoys splashing around with these waterproof board books AND it's a great way to get in some additional reading time on those extra busy days (Aren't they ALL busy?!)
30. Baby Einstein -Rainbow Bath!
By: Rachel Halpern
My kids love "reading" and playing with their books in the bathtub. This is one of their favorites!
31. Baby Einstein - Splish! Splash! Bath!
By: Kathy Broderick
Another great one!
Holidays
Aahhh, the holidays! I've tried to include at least one book for each of the major U.S. holidays. I realize there are many different cultures with different celebrations. These books, 32 through 39 are all non-religious holiday board books for toddlers.
32. Where's Santa Claus?
By: Ingela P. Arrehenius
This book is a lift-the-flap book BUT the flaps are made of felt (i.e. aren't easily torn...my kids tend to destroy their lift-the-flap books 
). We read this on repeat the past holiday season!
33. Spot's Christmas
By: Eric Hill
Another great Christmas book! Follow along as Spot and his family prepare for the holiday season. From Christmas carols to decorating the tree to baking cookies—Spot does it all!
34. My First Christmas
By: Disney Books
Whether or not you're a Disney fan, you'll love this touch-and-feel Christmas book with Mickey and friends!
35. Happy Easter, Mouse!
By: Laura Numeroff
Mouse Cookie books are a HUGE hit in my house and I recommend them to everyone!
36. You're My Little Honey Bunny
By: Natalie Marshall
Adorable, non-religious Easter book! Truthfully, we read this book all year round!
37. Happy Valentine's Day, Mouse!
By: Laura Numeroff
Another great book in the Mouse Cookie series!
38. You're My Little Pumpkin Pie
By: Natalie Marshall
Same author as You're My Little Honey Bunny! My kids love this one.
39. Five Little Pumpkins
By: Marybeth Butler
A classic, rhyming book that everyone loves. We sing-song this book ALL fall long!
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