Picture Books for a Three Year Old Boy

Continuing to share some of our favorite picture books. See also Winter Books and Agrarian Books. Spring is also book sale season, so start checking the dates of sales in your area.

Have you noticed that boys and girls like different books? At least mine do. Not that they don't enjoy hearing me read the same books but several books have been poured over by our boys which only had a passing glance by our daughters.

Both of my boys are early birds. I don't usually mind but on a rare quiet weekend, Ed and I do relish a lazy morning. We had to train our boys to  go look at a book, if they woke before us. Maybe this is telling how lazy I am but I couldn't begin to count how many mornings I went to the living room to find our boys engrossed in these books. Sometimes it was barely light enough for them to see the pictures.

Several of these books we are on our second copy, though, of course, I get my books second hand so they were probably already well loved before they arrived in our house!


Cars and Trucks and Things That Go by Richard Scarry.
I can't say I enjoy reading aloud Richard Scarry books and I usually don't buy them but this book and What Do People Do All Day have been exceptions. No other book has been enjoyed for as many hours as these.


The Complete Adventures of Curious George by  Margret and H.A. Rey
Who can't like the humorous antics of a monkey? We like the original tales in this book better than the newer stories adapted from the Rey's characters.


Jennifer and Josephine by Bill Peet
The rich vocabulary and wonderful pictures in Bill Peet's books make many of them favorites at our house - though some of his books I don't like. This one I can't read without being reminded how important that I don't turn into a Mr. Frenzy.


 The Little Red Train Storybook by Benedict Blathwayt



This one may be harder to find (though I see it is at Amazon for 1 cent) but it is worth the hunt. I am partial to authors who illustrate their own books. This book is compiled of four simple stories but the pictures are so detailed that they hold even my attention. Personally I like this book far better than the Thomas Train books - or maybe I just hate fads!


 Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton
This is one I probably could read in my sleep. Actually, did you ever catch yourself reading an entire story and realize your mind was planning supper or your grocery list? I can actually do character voices and great expression and have no idea what I'm reading. I'm not sure if I should be scared or  glad that we moms can multi-task!

Now I'm hoping you will share your favorite books for boys.