[For 3-Year-Olds] Recommended Picture Books for Spring | Exciting and Thrilling Reads

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After working for five years at an after-school childcare club and three years at a nursery school, I began working as a freelance writer. I’m a mother of two children. Inspired by playing the flute in the school wind ensemble in elementary school, I joined a jazz club at university. I’ve also incorporated ukulele and piano performance into childcare. Playing, laughing, feeling sad, feeling frustrated—through all kinds of experiences, I want children to grow.

Three-year-olds moving up to the preschool class are about to have so many new experiences.

They must be feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness as the new school year starts in April.

As teachers, we want to be there to support those feelings.

Storytime is a precious moment when teachers and children can share the same world.

Children’s comments often surprise and enlighten us, don’t they?

Here are some picture books we’d love to enjoy with a class of three-year-olds in spring.

They’re perfect for this stage, when children are gradually learning to enjoy stories.

Be sure to read lots of picture books together!

[For 3-year-olds] Recommended Picture Books for Spring | Exciting and Thrilling (21–30)

Secret, secret HinamatsuriMami Suzuki

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Let me introduce “Himitsu Himitsu no Hinamatsuri.” It’s written entirely in hiragana, making it a perfect picture book for toddlers who are just starting to take an interest in letters.

While the main character, Ei-chan, is drawing, they hear a voice coming from the closet.

To their surprise, the Hina dolls are talking! The dolls, discovered by Ei-chan, hurriedly try to go back, but… The story is wonderfully unique, and the exchanges between Ei-chan and the Hina dolls are really fun.

Be sure to pick it up and enjoy this fantastical world!

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Mr. Cabbage and Mr. ButayamaShinta Cho

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How about this picture book for March, when spring cabbage is at its tastiest? “Cabbage-kun and Mr.

Butayama” is a humor-filled picture book illustrated by Shinta Cho, and it’s hugely popular with children.

It features the funny duo of Cabbage-kun and Mr.

Butayama, who can’t help seeing Cabbage-kun as something to eat.

This time, it’s a thrilling story set on a suspension bridge deep in the mountains.

Despite the tension, the book has an irresistibly funny and heartwarming feel.

Please give it a read!

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dandelionMaki Arai

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“Dandelion,” a picture book that carefully and lovingly depicts the dandelions we often see in March.

It shows in detail how these familiar flowers bloom and how they turn into fluffy seed heads, tracing the entire life of a dandelion with great care.

Because dandelions are so familiar, children are naturally drawn in, and after reading, they’ll want to head out and look for real ones.

Through this book, you can sow seeds of curiosity and enjoy seeing how each child nurtures those seeds in their own way.

Give it a read!

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Let’s go home.Kunihiko Aoyama

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When you say to a two-year-old, “Let’s tidy up,” do you ever get a firm “No!” in response? Of course they still want to keep playing… Repeating the reminder every time can be exhausting for both of you.

That’s when I recommend the picture book “Let’s Go Home.” It reframes putting toys away as “going home” and gently speaks to children with that wording.

It’s full of ideas for how to talk to kids, making it a wonderful book I hope you’ll read at daycare or at home.

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