All of Baby Nose to Toes (longtime favorite!) The Spot books with flaps (Spot goes to the Farm, Where's Spot?) Ten Tiny Toes I Love you Through and Through where is baby's belly button (flap book) Bright Baby series by Roger Priddy- Animals and Colors are favorites
and the others mentioned previously- Boynton books, Usborne books, the other Priddy books and the Suess board books are big hits here.
Patrick McDonnell is on that list! He's one of my favorite kiddie authors. We love "Hug Time" It's so sweet and is such a good note to end the night on. "Art" "Meā¦Jane" and "The Gift Of Nothing" also have great messages and are really cute. People might know him better for his comic strip, Mutts. I love him.
I also love Al Yankovic's (yes, Weird Al) children's books. They're all about enjoying being a kid, being your own crazy self, and believing that anything is possible.
Other good kiddie books we've loved:
Miss Nina's Ballerinas Llama Llama One and Zero- Kathryn Otoshi Go To Bed, Monster- Natasha Wing Rosie Revere and Iggy Peck- Andrea Beaty Chopsticks- Amy Krouse Rosenthal Oo! John Lithgow! I love, love, love his "Never Play Music Right Next to a Zoo" If you can get the audiobook version, I highly recommend it.
So many good little kid books. Now my kid's 5 and we're reading chapter books aloud. So long pretty picture books. Anyone have rec's for fresh chapter books, send em my way.
My daughter is obsessed with The Magic Tree House, Rainbow Fairies, Tumtum and Nutmeg, Harry Potter (only the first 3 books, and she is six, so maybe a little old still for your kiddo), Araminta Spookie, Nancy Clancy (step up from Fancy Nancy), Junie B. Jones, Rescue Princesses, Amelia Bedelia, Never Girls, Critter Club, Princess Posey, and Geronimo Stilton. If you want something more fun that has pictures, look into graphic novels. She loves Pokemon, Fraggle Rock, and My Little Pony in graphic novel form. There is a beautiful Little Prince graphic novel series.
Oh, also, the little books by Beatrix Potter. The Tale of Samuel Whiskers (or, the roly poly pudding), The Tale of Peter Rabbit, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, etc.