Lil' Shelf

Read aloud for ages 2 to 5

Picture tales and read-aloud favourites for toddlers and preschoolers, the age where a story starts to have a plot and a favourite word to shout out.

150 works for this age.

London Bridge
Traditional
London BridgeTraditionalages 2 to 5action
Little Bo-peep
Traditional
Little Bo-peepTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Sing a Song of Sixpence
Traditional
Sing a Song of SixpenceTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Peter Piper
Traditional
Peter PiperTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The House that Jack Built
Traditional
The House that Jack BuiltTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Cover of Aesop's Fables
Aesop's FablesAesopages 2 to 5
Cover of Aesop's Fables (selected, for young children)
Aesop's Fables (selected, for young children)Aesopages 2 to 5content note
Georgy Porgy
Traditional
Georgy PorgyTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Old Mother Hubbard
Traditional
Old Mother HubbardTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Cover of The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Peter RabbitBeatrix Potterages 2 to 5
Simple Simon
Traditional
Simple SimonTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Pumpkin-eater
Traditional
The Pumpkin-eaterTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Cover of A Visit from St. Nicholas
A Visit from St. NicholasClement Clarke Mooreages 2 to 5
Cover of The Velveteen Rabbit
The Velveteen RabbitMargery Williamsages 2 to 5content note
Come Out to Play
Traditional
Come Out to PlayTraditionalages 2 to 5action
From a Railway Carriage
Robert Louis Stevenson
From a Railway CarriageRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee
Traditional
Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-deeTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Cover of The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies
The Tale of the Flopsy BunniesBeatrix Potterages 2 to 5
Cover of Raggedy Ann Stories
Raggedy Ann StoriesJohnny Gruelleages 2 to 5
The Alphabet
Traditional
The AlphabetTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Cover of Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets
Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and AlphabetsEdward Learages 2 to 5
Cover of Millions of Cats
Millions of CatsWanda Gágages 2 to 5content note
Cover of The Story of the Three Bears (Goldilocks)
The Story of the Three Bears (Goldilocks)Traditional, Robert Southeyages 2 to 5
For Want of a Nail
Traditional
For Want of a NailTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Solomon Grundy
Traditional
Solomon GrundyTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Sweet Porridge
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Sweet PorridgeJacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimmages 2 to 5fairy talebedtime
Bobby Shaftoe
Traditional
Bobby ShaftoeTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Little Polly Flinders
Traditional
Little Polly FlindersTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Taffy
Traditional
TaffyTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Land of Counterpane
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Land of CounterpaneRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
The Lamplighter
Robert Louis Stevenson
The LamplighterRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
The Wind
Robert Louis Stevenson
The WindRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
The Death and Burial of Poor Cock Robin
Traditional
The Death and Burial of Poor Cock RobinTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Block City
Robert Louis Stevenson
Block CityRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Fairy Bread
Robert Louis Stevenson
Fairy BreadRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Three Wise Men of Gotham
Traditional
Three Wise Men of GothamTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Dapple-gray
Traditional
Dapple-grayTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Man in Our Town
Traditional
The Man in Our TownTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Autumn Fires
Robert Louis Stevenson
Autumn FiresRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Birds of a Feather
Traditional
Birds of a FeatherTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Doctor Fell
Traditional
Doctor FellTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
One Misty Moisty Morning
Traditional
One Misty Moisty MorningTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Robin Hood and Little John
Traditional
Robin Hood and Little JohnTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Whole Duty of Children
Robert Louis Stevenson
Whole Duty of ChildrenRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
At the Sea-side
Robert Louis Stevenson
At the Sea-sideRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Multiplication Is Vexation
Traditional
Multiplication Is VexationTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
If All the Seas Were One Sea
Traditional
If All the Seas Were One SeaTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Picture-books in Winter
Robert Louis Stevenson
Picture-books in WinterRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
The Kilkenny Cats
Traditional
The Kilkenny CatsTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Bessy Bell and Mary Gray
Traditional
Bessy Bell and Mary GrayTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Farewell to the Farm
Robert Louis Stevenson
Farewell to the FarmRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Good and Bad Children
Robert Louis Stevenson
Good and Bad ChildrenRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5versecontent note
Looking-glass River
Robert Louis Stevenson
Looking-glass RiverRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Marching Song
Robert Louis Stevenson
Marching SongRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5action
My Ship and I
Robert Louis Stevenson
My Ship and IRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Sneezing
Traditional
SneezingTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Summer Sun
Robert Louis Stevenson
Summer SunRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
My Kingdom
Robert Louis Stevenson
My KingdomRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
The old Woman and the Pedlar
Traditional
The old Woman and the PedlarTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Cherry
Traditional
A CherryTraditionalages 2 to 5verse