Best books for 4-year-olds
Why not try some of our favourite books that are just the ticket for 4-year-olds - slightly longer stories full of fun that they'll love chatting to you about.
From bad bunnies making mischievous magic to aliens in underpants and bug school, storytime giggles are guaranteed.
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Aliens Love Underpants
Author: Claire Freedman Illustrator: Ben Cort
Interest level: 3-5
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Aliens Love Underpants
Author: Claire Freedman Illustrator: Ben Cort
Interest level: 3-5
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Underpants are a source of humour whatever your reading age, even, it appears, when it comes to aliens!
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Billy and the Beast
Author: Nadia Shireen
Interest level: 4-6
Reading age: 6+
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Billy and the Beast
Author: Nadia Shireen
Interest level: 4-6
Reading age: 6+
Billy and her friend Fatcat are enjoying a walk in the woods when they notice that the bunnies and mice have gone missing – a…
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First Day at Bug School
Author: Sam Lloyd
Interest level: 3-5
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First Day at Bug School
Author: Sam Lloyd
Interest level: 3-5
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With bright bustling illustrations fizzing with quirky details and insect jokes, this cheery, rhyming introduction to starting sch…
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Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons
Author: Eric Litwin Illustrator: James Dean
Interest level: 3-5
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Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons
Author: Eric Litwin Illustrator: James Dean
Interest level: 3-5
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This book is fun! It's got counting, singing, rhyming and repetition. Pete's 'don't sweat the small stuff' life philosophy is enga…
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The Bad Bunnies' Magic Show
Author: Mini Grey
Interest level: 4-6
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The Bad Bunnies' Magic Show
Author: Mini Grey
Interest level: 4-6
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This is a wonderful, inventive and playful picture book about two naughty bunnies and their magic tricks, which will delight young…
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The Cat in the Hat
Author: Dr Seuss
Interest level: 3-6
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The Cat in the Hat
Author: Dr Seuss
Interest level: 3-6
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When Sally and her brother are left alone on a rainy day, they think they are in for a dull time - but then the Cat in the Hat app…
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This Book Just Ate My Dog!
Author: Richard Byrne
Interest level: 3-5
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This Book Just Ate My Dog!
Author: Richard Byrne
Interest level: 3-5
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Bella decides to take her dog for a walk but as she crosses from one page to the next her dog disappears between the pages! …
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Tiddler
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
Interest level: 3-6
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Tiddler
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
Interest level: 3-6
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Although he looks small and ordinary, Tiddler is a fish who loves to tell tall tales. But one day he is swept up in a fisherman's …
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Too Many Carrots
Author: Katy Hudson
Interest level: 4-6
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Too Many Carrots
Author: Katy Hudson
Interest level: 4-6
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Rabbit loves carrots so much that his whole burrow is full of them, and there's no room for him to sleep! Katy Hudson explores the…
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Smelly Peggy
Author: Helen Stephens
Interest level: 4-5
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Smelly Peggy
Author: Helen Stephens
Interest level: 4-5
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This delightful picture book about Peggy, a lovable, mischievous and sometimes smelly rescue dog, is full of warmth and gentle hum…
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