“Books make great gifts…they have the whole world inside of them.” -Neil Gaiman
Reading has long been one of my favorite pastimes and it’s been a great joy to share my love of books with my children. It’s never too early to start reading to your little ones; it is a beautiful bonding opportunity, helps develop language skills, promotes brain development, spurs on the imagination and can help to create a love for reading. Whether you are collecting for your own little one’s first library or looking for the perfect baby book as a baby shower gift, I’ve put together a list of essential books for baby’s starter book collection!
Traditional Baby Classics
- Goodnight Moon
- The Hungry Caterpillar
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear
- Five Little Monkeys
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
- Guess How Much I love You
Other Well-Known Stories
- Little Blue Truck
- Jamberry
- Corduroy
- The Snowy Day
- Harold and the Purple Crayon
- Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
- The Napping House
Fun Animal Stories
- Open the Barn Door
- Dear Zoo
- Bear Snores On (& the other Bear Books)
- The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear
- Giraffe Can’t Dance
- Where’s Spot?
- Pout Pout Fish
Nature Books
Touch and Feel Books
Collections
- Our Little Adventures by Tabitha Paige
- Our Little Library Volume 1&2 by Tabitha Paige
- Books by Cyndy Szekeres (Puppy too Small, Nothing-to-Do Puppy, Hide-and-Seek Duck, Melanie Mouse’s Moving Day, Sammy’s Special Day, Thumpity Thump Gets Dressed) *These are hard to find-if the link says unavailable click into it and there may be multiple options.
- Sandra Boynton Books (Greatest Hits Yellow, Greatest Hits Blue, Barnyard Dance!, The Going to Bed Book, Moo, Baa, La La La!, Dinosaur Dance!, Woodland Dance!, Belly Button Book!
This is not an all-inclusive list obviously, but this a really solid start to a great collection (View All Here). Add these to your registry, save for later, or use as ideas to buy for the new mamas in your life. Enjoy!
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