Tiny Reading List
Everyone Poops by Taro Gomi

Books like Everyone Poops

By Taro Gomi

For the toddler in the thick of potty training, this book says out loud what everyone's thinking, with zero embarrassment attached. Straightforward, giggly, reassuring.

Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

A new housekeeper takes every instruction on her to-do list exactly at its word — dressing a chicken, dusting furniture, and more — with hilariously literal results.

Mr. Messy by Roger Hargreaves

A cheerfully chaotic character lives in a house full of muddle and mess, until two neatness-obsessed visitors arrive determined to sort him out.

Oh Dear, Look What I Got! by Michael Rosen

A boy sets off to buy simple things like a carrot, a hat, and a cake, but every shop hands him the wrong item entirely — a growing parade of mixed-up animals instead.

Penguin Problems by Jory John

A young penguin catalogs every gripe about life on the ice — the cold, the crowds, the predators — until a wise old walrus offers a little perspective on complaining.

Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack by Lynley Dodd

A drowsy dog just wants a quiet nap, but a bouncy little duckling named Zachary Quack keeps trailing after him, pittery-pattering and pestering him to play.

Mr. Putter & Tabby Paint the Porch by Cynthia Rylant

An elderly man sets out to paint his porch pink with his cat Tabby by his side, but a scampering squirrel and his neighbor's dog Zeke turn the simple chore into chaos.

There's No Such Thing as a Dragon by Jack Kent

A boy named Billy Bixbee finds a tiny dragon in his bedroom, but when his mom insists dragons don't exist, the ignored dragon just keeps growing bigger and bigger.

Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing by Judi Barrett

A picture book imagines what would happen if animals wore clothes — a snake loses its clothes, a billy goat eats them, and a walrus stays soggy in a wet suit that never dries.

Good News, Bad News by Jeff Mack

A picnic goes sideways when rain and stormy winds send an umbrella (and Mouse!) flying into a tree — one friend calls it good news, the other bad, all the way through.

It's Not Easy Being a Bunny by Marilyn Sadler

A young bunny tired of cooked carrots and his big ears decides to leave home and try life as a bear, a bird, or a pig instead — searching for where he really belongs.

Should I Share My Ice Cream? by Mo Willems

A careful elephant gets a delicious ice cream cone and faces a big decision: should he share it with his best friend Piggie — before it melts away entirely?

The Pigeon Needs a Bath! by Mo Willems

A stubborn pigeon insists he doesn't need a bath — he took one last month, probably — and argues his way through every excuse before facing the inevitable splash.