best preschool books for the letter b

We love books in our house. We have piles and baskets and shelves and more baskets full of children’s and baby board books. I have been making better use of our library, but going there only seems to feed my desire to buy the books for myself. “Oh that was such a wonderful book, I need to buy it!”

I can often be caught scouring garage sales and library sales to buy good, quality used books. I don’t buy anything that is not high quality because, unfortunately, there are some bad books out there. Reading anything to your children is a definitely a positive thing, but I like to veer towards books that edify a child’s mind, with strong vocabulary and beautiful illustrations.

Reading benefits a child’s mind, a child’s speech, a child’s life. You can read more about why reading is one of the most important things you can do with your baby or child at 10 reasons to read to your child.

I am making a preschool list for all of our favorite books from A to Z. And here is our list for the Letter B!! {You can see a detailed explanation for our preschool plans here : next round of the alphabet, for our preschool.}

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And here is our list for the Best Preschool Books for the Letter B!

Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey. Sweet Sal is off to go blueberry picking with her mother on the mountain. Little does she know that a little bear cub and a mama bear are also on the mountain to eat blueberries! A sweet mix-up and a lesson in staying close to your mom ensues. This long black and white picture book held my son’s attention when he was 2. It is perfect and shines.

Little Bear by Elyse Holmelund Minarik is the absolute most tender book for mother and child, I think, that I have come across. (This, and The Runaway Bunny.) Four sweet stories about a mama bear and little bear. I love these kinds of stories — the ones that encourage wonderful relationships between mother and child. I read this one to John often and he loves the Bear’s space helmet. You can also see Little Bear’s Visit, Little Bear’s Friend, A Kiss for Little Bear, and Father Bear Comes Home.

The B Book by Stan and Jan Berenstain is a sweet story about a bunch of things that go wrong for a bear on a bike. Super hilarious and simple and sweet book which should be a staple in every home.

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Helen Oxenbury is a fun chanting book for children. They travel through the adventures of a family in search of a bear — they travel through wind and water and mud and snow. One of the best.

Bunny’s Noisy Book by Margaret Wise Brown is an adorable book about a little bunny discovering the world around him. He climbs up from the tunnel to his home and out to see. Sound comes from the world above! Birds singing, bees buzzing, the wind howling.

Blessings Everywhere by Dandi Daley MacKall is a sweet rhyme explaining to the youngest child that God can be seen all around. He is near in everything we see and do. I love the reassurance of this book and the sweet, sweet little children that play so nicely together.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle teaches colors and animals to children. The pictures are vibrant, yet simple, which makes this book an instant love for every child I’ve seen grab hold of it. This is truly a must for every family’s book collection!

Bumble Bee by Margaret Wise Brown is the sweetest little poem about a sweet bumblebee that you will ever read. Margaret Wise Brown does amazing things with words and this little book shines. My son and daughter both love the rumbly, tumbly, bumbly bee :)

Blueberries for the Queen by Katherine & John Paterson. My son and I just read this one at the library and he adored it. It has gorgeous illustrations with a little boy dressed as a knight with a sword, what could be better. This is heavy on text, so the book is for the older preschooler. It is based on a true story from the Nazi-era, so there is a lot of rich history in the book.