The Napping House

 The Napping House by Audrey Wood
3
Again, we have this in the board book version, but it comes in paperback, too. This is a build upon story htat starts with a granny sleeping in the bed, adds a boy, a dog and so on, until a flee bites the mouse at the top and everyone wakes up. Silly and cute it's a great book.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

 We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Helen Oxenbury & Michael Rosen
3
We have the board book version, but it comes in paperback also. A cute book about a family going on a bear hunt through the wavy grass, water, etc. It's told in rhyme since it's also a song/chant. It has lots of repetition and varies black and white pages with the color pages of the sounds of each element. It's only slightly scary, and didn't seem to bother Ian who gets scared of many things.

Blue Hat, Green Hat

 Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
5
One of my favorites by Boynton, though most of hers are great! These silly animals are teaching the turkey how to get dressed. While we learn colors (and clothing items) the turkey keeps putting them on the wrong part of him. When he finally gets it right, it's to go swimming, so it turns out he's got it wrong anyway. Very cute, very silly! (Board Book)

Yummy Yucky

 Yummy Yucky by Leslie Patricelli
4
We received this book as a gift when Colin was a baby. It's a cute board book talking about similar things that are yummy and their counterpart which is yucky. Spaghetti is yummy, worms are yucky; Apple Pie is yummy, Mud pie is yucky. etc. Ian had it memorized after a few readings which was cute, because he then "read" it to Colin (this was when Colin was younger and would sit still for that.

Mama, Do You Love Me?

Mama Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joose
4
We have the board book version of this book, but it's not just for toddlers. The main premise is a little girl asking her mother: would you still love me if... And mama always responds I would be surprised or angry or whatever, but yes, I would still love you. I love that it portrays the Inuit (Alaskan Indian) culture and introduces many new words such as mukluck (like moccasins) and ptarmigan (type of bird).A great book.