If you are like me you shy away from toys with too many lights or sounds and really if you could you’d give books as gifts for almost every occasion. The problem is what book do you choose? We have compiled a list of our favorite picture books and early chapter books for children by personality type . There are no reviews on this page however each of these has been reviewed. Check out full reviews by theme on our Book Page. All book lists include affiliate links to Amazon.com .
Picture Books
Animal Lover
- Animalia
by Graham Base
- Moo Baa La La La
by Sandra Boynton
- Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
- Dog”™s Colorful Day
by Ema Dodd
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr.
- Good Night, Gorilla
by Peggy Rathmann
Little Artist
- Touch the Art: Brush Mona Lisa”™s Hair
by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo
- I Ain”™t Gonna Paint No More!
by Karen Beaumont
- Hugo and Miles In I”™ve Painted Everything
by Scott Magoon
- Willow by Denise Brennan Nelson
- SQUEAKING OF ART, The Mice Go to the Museum
by Monica Wellington
Ballerina or Ballerino
- Dancing in the Wings
by Debbie Allen
- Ballerino Nate
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- Brontorina
by James Howe
- Tallulah”™s Tutu
by Marilyn Singer
Bitty Bug Catcher
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
- The Very Quiet Cricket
by Eric Carle
- Beetle Bop
by Denise Fleming
- Buzz
by Eileen Spinelli
- I Love Bugs!
by Phileomon Sturges
Jr. Construction Worker
- Machines at Work
by Byron Barton
- Building
by Elisha Cooper
- Tip Tip Dig Dig
by Emma Garcia
- Road Builders
by B.G. Hennessy
- Construction Countdown
by K.C Olson
Cowgirls and Cowboys
- Cowboy Slim
by Julie Danneberg
- Every Cowgirl Needs a Horse
by Rebecca Janni
- Cowboy Small by Lois Lenski
- Cowboy Camp
by Tammi Sauer
- I Want to be a Cowgirl
by Jeanne Willis
Future Doctor
- Doctor Meow”™s Big Emergency
by Sam Lloyd
- Curious George Goes to the Hospital
by Margaret and H.A. Rey
- How Do Dinosaurs Get Well Soon?
by Jane Yolen
Little Firefighter
- Firefighters to the Rescue
by Kersten Hamilton
- Firefighters: Speeding! Spraying! Saving!
by Patricia Hubbell
- Big Frank”™s Fire Truck by Leslie McGuire
- Flashing Fire Engines
by Tony Mitton
- Firefighter Frank
by Monica Wellington
Future Foodie
- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi and Ron Barrett
- Dinner at the Panda Palace
by Stephanie Calmenson
- Eating the Alphabet: Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z
by Lois Ehlert
- Alphabet Soup
by Scott Gustafson
- The Duchess Bakes a Cake
by Virginia Kahl.
Jr. Indy Driver
- Sputter, Sputter, Sput!
by Babs Bell
- The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race
by Stan and Jan Berenstain
- Everything I Know About Cars: A Collection of Made-Up Facts, Educated Guesses, and Silly Pictures about Cars, Trucks, and Other Zoomy Things
by Tom Lichtenheld
- Cool Cars
by Tony Mitton
- Alphabeep!: A Zipping, Zooming ABC
by Debora Pearson
Little Librarian
- Lola at the Library
by Anna McQuinn
- The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians
by Carla Morris
- Wild About Books
by Judy Sierra
Mini Marine Biologist
- A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle
- Hooray for Fish!: Candlewick Storybook Animations
by Lucy Cousins
- Barry the Fish with Fingers
by Sue Hendra
- Swimmy by Leo Lionni
- Fish School
by Nancy Poydar
Future Paleontologist
- Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus
- Dinosaur Bob and His Adventures with the Family Lazardo by William Joyce
- Dinosaur vs. the Potty
by Bob Shea
- Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up
by Robert Sabuda
- Dinosaur Roar! Board Book
by Paul and Henrietta Stickland
Princess
- The Very Fairy Princess
by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton
- Princess Smartypants
by Brenda Cole
- The Princess Knight
by Cornelia Funke
- Princess Pigsty
by Cornelia Funke
- The Paper Bag Princess
by Robert Munsch
Junior Scientist ( non fiction books)
- Germs Make Me Sick! (Let”™s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) (Reading Rainbow book)
by Melvin Berger
- From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heligiman
- Look, Listen, Taste, Touch, and Smell: Learning About Your Five Senses
by Pamela Hill
- From Tadpole to Frog
by Wendy Pfeffer
- Our Stars
by Anne Rockwell
World Traveler
- My Granny Went to Market
by Stella Blackstone
- Rooster”™s Off to See the World
by Eric Carle
- All Aboard!: A Traveling Alphabet
by Bill Mayer
- Hugo and Miles In I”™ve Painted Everything
by Scott Magoon
- How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World
by Marjorie Priceman
Little Zoo Keeper
- Inside a Zoo in the City by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
- Good Night, Gorilla
by Peggy Rathmann
- The Great Escape from City Zoo
by Tohby Riddle
Early Chapter Book Series For New Readers
Future FBI and CIA agents
- Cam Jansen 16 Book Set
by David A. Adler
- A to Z Mysteries (26 Book Set)
by Ron Roy
- Capital Mysteries #1: Who Cloned the President?
by Ron Roy
Super Fans and Athletes
- Ballpark Mysteries #1: The Fenway Foul-up
by David A. Kelly
- A TOPPS League Book: Book One: Jinxed!
by Kurtis Scaletta
History Buffs
- Magic Tree House
by Mary Pope Osborne
- The Little House Collection
by Laura Ingalls Wilder
World Travelers
- Flat Stanley’s Worldwide Adventures
by Jeff Brown