[For 2-year-olds] Enjoy spring-recommended picture books with your children

cherry blossomWritten by Setsuko Hasegawa / Illustrated by Yoshiko Yama

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The picture book Sakura, with its delicately drawn, beautiful cherry blossoms, is one you can’t help but gaze at.

This book introduces various types of cherry trees and teaches not only about blossoms in bloom, but also about other aspects of cherry trees.

Since cherry trees bloom every year and are often planted in parks, even two-year-olds have probably seen them.

However, they may not know what cherry trees look like outside of spring, or that some cherry trees bear cherries after the blossoms fall.

Be sure to discover something new with this picture book.

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Toothbrushing train, ready to depart!Kubo Machiko

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March is just before children move up a grade, so I think many preschools are starting preparations for transitioning to the 3-year-old class.

When children move into the preschool classes, many schools also introduce toothbrushing.

“All Aboard the Toothbrushing Train!” is a wonderful picture book we’d love children who struggle with brushing their teeth to read.

The Toothbrushing Train comes to visit Takkun, the main character who hates brushing his teeth.

What kind of amazing things will the Toothbrushing Train do? It’s a book we highly recommend for children who have a hard time getting their toothbrushing done at home.

Here are some vegetables.Text: Kei Kinoshita / Illustrations: Mayumi Abe

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The picture book “Oyassai, Dozo” has interactive features that make kids excited to turn the pages.

The vegetable illustrations look just like the real thing and are very appealing.

You can also enjoy the sounds of cutting vegetables with a knife, so if you read it with a rhythm, the fun of the book really grows.

Asking questions like “Which vegetables do you like?” and “Which dishes have these vegetables in them?” as you read may also spark more interest in food.

The more familiar the vegetable, the better children tend to react when they turn the page!

Various busestupera tupera

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Kids who love vehicles—especially buses, since they’re so familiar—are everywhere.

For those children, we highly recommend the picture book “Iroiro Bus” (“All Kinds of Buses”).

A red bus pulls up, and off steps a bright red tomato.

And who gets on next? An octopus! With lots of passengers on board, the bus finally arrives at the last stop.

The ending is sure to be a hit.

The artwork is incredibly striking, making it a book that kids won’t be able to look away from.

Quail-chan’s Hide-and-SeekKimo to Momoko

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The picture book Uzura-chan’s Hide-and-Seek, a big hit with children, tells the story of Uzura-chan and Hiyoko-chan happily playing hide-and-seek together.

They’re fantastic at hiding, transforming into all kinds of patterns to blend in.

As they listen to the story, children focus on the illustrations, wondering, “Where did they hide?” It’s a charming book that lets you feel the joy on their faces when they find the characters and the excitement of turning to the next page.

The colorful yet calm palette and the simple, easy-to-understand language are also highlights!

It’s a strawberry.Makoto Kawabata

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Let me introduce the picture book “It’s a Strawberry,” perfect for children who love strawberries.

Strawberries are red, sweet, and easy to eat since you don’t have to peel them.

I think many kids like them.

This picture book is packed with adorable strawberries, and when you finish reading, you’ll feel like eating some! If your child isn’t a fan of strawberries, there are sister titles like “It’s a Banana” and “It’s an Apple,” so be sure to pick a picture book featuring their favorite fruit!

Fluffy SakuraText: Naoko Higashi / Illustrations: Tatsuro Kimura

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Here is an introduction to the picture book “Howa-Howa Sakura.” It beautifully expresses, in lovely words, the way cherry blossom petals flutter and fall.

Perhaps this is how the sound and sight of falling petals reach children’s ears and eyes.

The pink that spreads across the pages seems to capture the excitement for the coming spring.

It’s a wonderful book that makes you want to read it aloud—please give it a try.

And after you finish, let’s all head out to go meet the cherry blossoms!