Reading with your children is among the most important things you can do to help them develop their language abilities! Here are the top ten books that are read by children between 3-5 years of age in Germany … in case you still need ideas for Christmas!
If you have additional tips for good reads, please leave a comment! Happy reading!
Der Hase mit der roten Nase
Der Hase mit der roten Nase is a very short but meaningful story written by Helme Heine. It’s a story about a bunny that looked a bit different from all the other bunnies. But in the end, the different look turned out to be quite beneficial and helpful.
Die Eule mit der Beule
Flunkerfisch
Although originally written in English by Axel Scheffer and Julia Donaldson, Flunkerfisch is a cute story about a little fish named Flori Flunkerfisch. Every day, Flori is late for school, but he has a lot of stories to tell about what happened on his way to school. He rode on a seahorse or had to swim with dolphins. Something new happens to him every day! One day, he was so wrapped up in his stories that he almost missed the fishing net that was cast out… but in the end it’s his very own, fantastic stories that save his life!
Pettersson und Findus
Der große Zahnputztag im Zoo
It was on a sunny morning that the director notices a foul smell that is coming from the zoo! It simply stinks! So he sends the hedgehog Ignaz Pfefferminz on a challenging mission to brush every animal’s teeth! Der große Zahnputztag im Zoo tells this story about brushing teeth in a very cute and fun way with funny illustrations. After reading, I’m sure your LOs will want to brush their teeth too!
Die kleine Spinne Widerlich
Die kleine Spinne Widerlich just finished her first, self-made web when she decides to go on a journey. She wants to find out why people are afraid of her. On her journey, she meets many friends and family members and everyone gives her a different answer to her question. So eventually she realizes that we are afraid of things that we don’t understand!
Die Vulkanos pupsen los!
Die Vulkanos pupsen los! is the story about Flambia and Krato who are best friends and 
Das große Buch vom kleinen Wassermann
Das große Buch vom kleinen Wassermann tells the story about der kleine Wassermann. He wakes up in the spring and visits his friends all over the pond and river. Together they go on adventures and have a lot of fun until the winter comes again and der kleine Wassermann has to go back to sleep. It’s a story about the seasons in a year–told in a fun, entertaining, and engaging way!
Wo der Weihnachtsmann wohnt
Die Motte Lotte
Die Motte Lotte tells the story about a moth named Lotte who decides to move out of her family’s apartment and into a cave. Everybody is belittling her and smiles when she tells them about her plan–even her own family! But Lotte gets to work and turns the cave into a nice apartment. One day when stinky moth balls enter the home of Lotte’s family and they cannot get back into their place. So they decide to visit Lotte in her new home. That day, her family learned that they had been very wrong in underestimating Lotte…
