The Top 10 Educational Books For Your Kids 2023
Research has proven the #1 way people learn is through books
Did you know that research has proven the #1 way people learn is through books? Yes, more than articles, videos, college, even more than YouTube videos!
As we learn more from books than any other medium, and we want our newborns and toddlers to learn about this thing called life and how to live it well, it’s a great idea to get our kids into reading as much as possible - even if we’re not into it as much ourselves.
So we’re bringing you 10 of the best toddler books that are dropping in 2023 so you can get them reading the best of what’s coming.
Please see below for the links to all these books too. Here we go!
The first half of the books in our 10 selections are for babies and young toddlers aged 1+:
“Llama Llama Shapes” by Anna Dewdney | $7.99 - The New York Times bestselling series continues with a new look-and-find board book about shapes and all the places to find them! Llama Llama spends the day at the farmers market surrounded by shapes such as rectangles, squares, triangles, circles, and stars, children will enjoy this look-and-find format as they search for each shape.
“Vegetables In Pajamas” by Jared Chapman | $7.99 - In the latest book from the Vegetables in Underwear series, the vegetables go where they've never gone before—to bed! This funny board book is all about celebrating bedtime.
“My First Brain Quest ABCs: A Question-and-Answer Book” from Workman Publishing | $8.99 - This book will introduce your kids to the alphabet and makes learning their ABC’s fun and engaging. Each letter of the alphabet is showcased with an engaging alliteration, a fun illustration, and questions that support conversation about counting, colors, comparison, and more.
“Baby Ballers: Venus and Serena Williams” by Bernadette Baillie | $7.99 - Introduces a new generation to Venus and Serena Williams with this cute board book for baby tennis fans! Before they were serving up grand slam victories, Venus and Serena Williams were just two sisters growing up in Compton, California and it follows along their story as they go from learning tennis with their dad to winning Wimbledon!
“The Honeybee” by Kirsten Hall | $8.99 - This gorgeous Board Book from critically acclaimed author Kirsten Hall is a celebration of the critically important honeybee.
The second half of our top 10 selections are for older toddlers up till the age of five:
“Stacey’s Remarkable Books” by Stacey Abrams | $19.99 - The companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller Stacey's Extraordinary Words, this is based on a true story from Stacey Abrams’s childhood and is about the life-changing power of books.
6B. “Stacey’s Extraordinary Words” by Stacey Abrams | $10.70
“The Bright Side” by Chad Otis | $18.99 - This picture book about making the most of any situation is also a great way to empathize with homelessness that’s just right for young children. The main character lives in an old school bus instead of a house and just has mostly bread and ketchup to eat, but he uses his imagination skills, taught by his parents, to see incredible things and see the bright side. It’s based on the author’s own childhood and it’s got great messages of positivity, resourcefulness and courage.
“The Best Worst Day Ever” by Mark Batterson and Summer Batterson Daily | $12.99 - This picture book from bestselling author Mark Batterson and his daughter encourages young children to make the most of each day--even when they encounter frustrations along the way.
“The Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and Friendship” by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali | $18.99 - The sequel to the acclaimedNew York Times bestseller The Proudest Blue shows the power of friendship and kindness, from Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad.
It’s picture day and Faizah can’t wait to wear her special red dress with matching hair ribbons, passed down from her mother and sister. Faizah’s teacher starts the day by asking her students to envision the kind of world they want, inspiring Faizah and her friends to spend the day helping one another in ways large and small.
But when it’s time for sibling pictures, Faizah realizes that she and her older sister, Asiya, don’t match like her classmates do with their siblings. With help from her classmates inspired by Asiya’s hijab, Faizah finds that acts of kindness can come back to you in unexpected ways.
From Olympic medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad and fellow bestselling, award-winning creators S.K. Ali and Hatem Aly comes a heartfelt exploration of friendship, faith, and the joy of spreading kindness wherever you go. https://amzn.to/3WdOkdW
9B. “The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family” by Ibtihaj Muhammad and S.K. Ali | $11.78
“Very Good Hats” by Emma Straub | $18.99 - The first picture book by bestselling novelist Emma Straub, this fun and inventive story will inspire kids to see ordinary objects in a whole new way. Some people think hats are fancy things you can buy at a dressy store, but in this book, acorns and raspberries are snug hats for your fingers, and an empty pudding cup is a good hat for a stuffed bear. Pajama pants make dangly hats, books can be dramatic hats, and bubbles make very fine hats as well (if temporary). Readers will be delighted to discover that anything can be a hat if you believe it is. Hats are everywhere you look!
Other Books In The Llama Llama Series:
1B. Llama Llama Numbers | $6.99: https://amzn.to/3HRsWXF
1C. Llama Llama ABC | $6.95: https://amzn.to/3jmO5Ph
1D. Llama Llama Colors | $5.79: https://amzn.to/3YHsrVZ
1E. Llama Llama Hide & Seek | $5.92: https://amzn.to/3FL3oZu
1F. Llama Llama I Love You | $5.68: https://amzn.to/3hK5mBn
1G. Llama Llama Gives Thanks | $5.68: https://amzn.to/3Vh7gHi
1H. Llama Llama Red Pajama | $8.99: https://amzn.to/3WhY2vW
1I. Llama Llama Misses Mama | $9.00: https://amzn.to/3WgfHnJ
1J. Llama Llama Mess Mess Mess | $12.16: https://amzn.to/3PIXOeE
1K. Llama Llama Time To Share | $16.99: https://amzn.to/3GaFaZY
1L. Llama Llama Yum Yum Yum | $9.70: https://amzn.to/3Ch64gL
1M. Llama Llama Loves His Mama | $8.99: https://amzn.to/3WkfRKM
1N. Llama Llama Trick Or Treat | $5.94: https://amzn.to/3GboD8f
1O. Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa | $9.73: https://amzn.to/3Gac9xv
1P. Llama Llama Mad at Mama | $16.99: https://amzn.to/3FElX1u
1Q. Llama Llama 5-Minute Stories | $8.99: https://amzn.to/3FMia27
1R. Llama Llama Seasons of Fun | $11.29: https://amzn.to/3FPmgqc
1S. Llama Llama Home With Mama | $11.69: https://amzn.to/3Ga7Xhm
1T. Llama Llama Time To Play | $11.49: https://amzn.to/3VaRBcE
1U. Llama Llama Sand and Sun | $11.99: https://amzn.to/3VfVyNh
1V. Llama Llama Jingle Bells | $5.34: https://amzn.to/3FJDHbH
1W. Llama Llama Wakey-Wake + Nighty-Night | $8.39: https://amzn.to/3BT5Koe
1X. Llama Llama Loves To Read | $11.32: https://amzn.to/3FOe6yw
1Y. Llama Llama Holiday Drama | $17.09: https://amzn.to/3PJJJ0u
1Z. Love From Llama Llama | $9.99: https://amzn.to/3hJZRCN
Other Books In The Vegetables In Underwear Series:
2B. Vegetables in Holiday Underwear | $4.82: https://amzn.to/3BPdnvx
2C. Vegetables in Halloween Costumes | $7.99: https://amzn.to/3Wgg4i7
2D. Fruits in Suits | $8.99: https://amzn.to/3WfkbuB
Other Books In The Brain Quest Series:
3B. My First Brain Quest 123s | $8.99: https://amzn.to/3v7gXh9
3C. My First Brain Quest Colors | $8.99: https://amzn.to/3jonXmU
3D. My First Brain Quest Shapes | $8.99: https://amzn.to/3Wkefkc
3E. My First Brain Quest First Words: Around the Home | $10.99: https://amzn.to/3Wf5B6H
3F. My First Brain Quest First Words: Science Around Us | $10.99: https://amzn.to/3HUeSMV
Other Books In The Baby Ballers Series:
4B. Baby Ballers: Michael Jordan | $5.34: https://amzn.to/3FEkwjC
4C. Baby Ballers: Tom Brady | $7.99: https://amzn.to/3I3gF2a
Thanks very much for checking this out, and happy reading!
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