Although Helen Oxenbury's Tom and Pippo series is for a young audience, Ivy just discovered them and loves them.  These simple stories are about a toddler named Tom and his stuffed monkey companion, Pippo.  Pippo does everything Tom does - goes to the beach, gets muddy, reads stories, and plays outside.  Half of the pictures are black and white and the other half are color.  They are very pretty!  Try Tom and Pippo and the Washing Machine.

I wish I had known about Helen Oxenbury's Tom and Pippo series when Ivy was younger, although she loves them now. Tom is an adorable toddler who takes Pippo, his stuffed monkey, everywhere, There are only 1-2 sentences per page and only a few pages in each book.  However, the illustrations are beautiful, and the plots are gripping to a two-year old.