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.

145 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
Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets
Edward Lear
Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and AlphabetsEdward Learages 2 to 5
Millions of Cats
Wanda Gág
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
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
A Chimney
Traditional
A ChimneyTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
A Good Boy
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Good BoyRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5lullabybedtime
A Little Man
Traditional
A Little ManTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Needle and Thread
Traditional
A Needle and ThreadTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Little Jenny Wren
Traditional
Little Jenny WrenTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Nest Eggs
Robert Louis Stevenson
Nest EggsRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Night and Day
Robert Louis Stevenson
Night and DayRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5lullabybedtime
Old Chairs to Mend
Traditional
Old Chairs to MendTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Poor old Robinson Crusoe!
Traditional
Poor old Robinson Crusoe!Traditionalages 2 to 5action
The Derby Ram
Traditional
The Derby RamTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Flowers
Robert Louis Stevenson
The FlowersRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
The Hayloft
Robert Louis Stevenson
The HayloftRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
The Sun Travels
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Sun TravelsRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Unseen Playmate
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Unseen PlaymateRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Looking Forward
Robert Louis Stevenson
Looking ForwardRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
System
Robert Louis Stevenson
SystemRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Good Play
Robert Louis Stevenson
A Good PlayRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5versecontent note
Christmas
Traditional
ChristmasTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
My Treasures
Robert Louis Stevenson
My TreasuresRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
A Difficult Rhyme
Traditional
A Difficult RhymeTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
A Thought
Robert Louis Stevenson
A ThoughtRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
If
Traditional
IfTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Jack
Traditional
JackTraditionalages 2 to 5action
Jack and his Fiddle
Traditional
Jack and his FiddleTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Lock and Key
Traditional
Lock and KeyTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Mary's Canary
Traditional
Mary's CanaryTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Old Grimes
Traditional
Old GrimesTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Robin and Richard
Traditional
Robin and RichardTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Sunshine
Traditional
SunshineTraditionalages 2 to 5ticklecontent note
The Bells
Traditional
The BellsTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Dusty Miller
Traditional
The Dusty MillerTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The First of May
Traditional
The First of MayTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Tailors and the Snail
Traditional
The Tailors and the SnailTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Winds
Traditional
The WindsTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
When Jenny Wren Was Young
Traditional
When Jenny Wren Was YoungTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
When the Snow Is on the Ground
Traditional
When the Snow Is on the GroundTraditionalages 2 to 5versebedtime
The Three Sons
Traditional
The Three SonsTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Melancholy Song
Traditional
A Melancholy SongTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Bandy Legs
Traditional
Bandy LegsTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Bees
Traditional
BeesTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Comical Folk
Traditional
Comical FolkTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Dreams
Traditional
DreamsTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
For Every Evil
Traditional
For Every EvilTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Master I Have
Traditional
Master I HaveTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Money and the Mare
Traditional
Money and the MareTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Pairs Or Pears
Traditional
Pairs Or PearsTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Cock and the Hen
Traditional
The Cock and the HenTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Little Mouse
Traditional
The Little MouseTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Man in the Wilderness
Traditional
The Man in the WildernessTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The old Woman of Gloucester
Traditional
The old Woman of GloucesterTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Quarrel
Traditional
The QuarrelTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
To My Mother
Robert Louis Stevenson
To My MotherRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
When
Traditional
WhenTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Young Roger and Dolly
Traditional
Young Roger and DollyTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Play Days
Traditional
Play DaysTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Boy in the Barn
Traditional
The Boy in the BarnTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Walnut
Traditional
A WalnutTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
An Icicle
Traditional
An IcicleTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Fears and Tears
Traditional
Fears and TearsTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Pippen Hill
Traditional
Pippen HillTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Shall We Go A-shearing?
Traditional
Shall We Go A-shearing?Traditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Clock
Traditional
The ClockTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Coachman
Traditional
The CoachmanTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Hunter of Reigate
Traditional
The Hunter of ReigateTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Man of Bombay
Traditional
The Man of BombayTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Man of Tobago
Traditional
The Man of TobagoTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The old Man
Traditional
The old ManTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
A Sieve
Traditional
A SieveTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
A Well
Traditional
A WellTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Bobby Snooks
Traditional
Bobby SnooksTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Boy and the Sparrow
Traditional
Boy and the SparrowTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Candle-saving
Traditional
Candle-savingTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
Jack Jelf
Traditional
Jack JelfTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
Jack Jingle
Traditional
Jack JingleTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Clever Hen
Traditional
The Clever HenTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Farmer and the Raven
Traditional
The Farmer and the RavenTraditionalages 2 to 5actioncontent note
The Girl and the Birds
Traditional
The Girl and the BirdsTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Hart
Traditional
The HartTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
The Man Who Had Naught
Traditional
The Man Who Had NaughtTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
The Woman of Exeter
Traditional
The Woman of ExeterTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
To Auntie
Robert Louis Stevenson
To AuntieRobert Louis Stevensonages 2 to 5verse
Two Gray Kits
Traditional
Two Gray KitsTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note
A Ship's Nail
Traditional
A Ship's NailTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
An Equal
Traditional
An EqualTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
T'other Little Tune
Traditional
T'other Little TuneTraditionalages 2 to 5verse
That's All
Traditional
That's AllTraditionalages 2 to 5versecontent note