Toddlers want to feel included and competent, so choose books that your child can follow along with, especially those with repetitive text so she can fill in words. Maintain your toddler’s interest by choosing books with short text on the page, as well as books about topics that you know are of-interest.

For younger toddlers you would want sturdy board books with pictures of kids doing the things they do everyday, nowadays there's already an iPad. Books about bedtime, baths, or mealtime are all good choices, so are books about saying hello or good-bye. Keep active hands busy with lift-the-flap pages and textures to feel.

Toddlers from 24 to 36months are able to turn paper pages, so this is a good time to explore beyond board books. They are also beginning to understand the mechanics of reading and like books that are repetitive and easy to memorize so that they can read along.