I've found myself inspired to make a few recommendations for products for my DS enjoys. I thought I'd start an official "journal" where I'll post an ongoing list of media popular with my son by age, such as book titles, iPad apps, music, and toys. (Several listings were recommended by helpful parents on this forum!)
AGE: 17 months favourites
Books
- The New Adventures of Curious George
- Birdsongs (Betsy Franco)
- The Trucker (Barbara Samuels)
- The Horse in Harry's Room (Syd Hoff)
- Dinosaur Dig (Penny Dale)
- Anything Dr. Seuss, especially "And to Think That I Saw it on Mulberry Street" and "Dr. Seuss' ABC")
- Caps for Sale (Esphyr Slobodkina)
- A Sick Day for Amos McGee (Philip Stead)
- Kingfisher Amazing Vehicles
- Big and Small, Room for All (Jo Ellen Bogart)
- Zin Zin Zin, A Violin! (Lloyd Moss)
- Almost anything Robert Munsch, especially "Angela's Airplane", "Pigs", "50
Below Zero", and "Paperbag Princess"
- Click, Clack, Moo, Cows that Type (Cronin)
- Machines go to Work (William Low)
- Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! (Candace Flemming)
- Goodnight, Goodnight Comstruction Site (Sherry Rinker)
- The Bare Naked Book (Kathy Stinson)
IPad apps
-Goodnight Safari (Polk Street Press)
-Starfall ABC
-Bugs & Buttons
-Bugs & Numbers
-Peekaboo animals
Toys/games
- Playmobil fire engine (#4821)
- Brainquest (ages 2-3 and 3-4)
- Hot wheels matchbox cars
- Viking toys mini chubby vehicles
- CAT 8" tough trucks (dump truck, excavator, and front loader)
- Beleduc puzzles (world map, 5-layer anatomy)
- Misc. stuffed animals
- Plan Toys blocks
