On my list of all-time best Christmas gifts for kids, I cited a few classic children’s books that are a must for any home library. But what about the youngest members of the family?
Sure, you can start reading aloud the classics from the get go, but nothing beats the tactile pleasure of holding and mouthing one of these favorite books for baby! These books were our family’s favorites long after the babies became toddlers. (Shush! Don’t tell anyone, but there are a couple of teens and tweens who have been known to pull out these board books – even though they can still recite the baby book from memory.)
Best Books for Babies
| Moo Baa La La La is one of several books by Sandra Boynton that are just plain old fun to read. We started reading it nightly when my daughter was just a few weeks old, and by the time she was a toddler she was singing along to this and our other favorite Boynton books – Barnyard Dance and But Not The Hippopotamus. |  |
| Pat The Bunny, by Dorothy Kunhardt, is the sweet, classic baby book that was loved to death by my first child, and had to be replaced for the second. By then, we also received a copy of Pat The Puppy that somehow seemed more appropriate in our household. |  |
| Babies and parents, we all got a kick out of Alexandra Day’s Good Dog, Carl and the notion that a Rottweiler could do the babysitting. We kept hoping that our Labrador would take on the diaper duty, but he was never as “helpful” as Carl. |  |
| Is Your Mama A Llama – It’s the rhymes that had my little ones asking for this one again and again, but it’s the sweet ending that made me want to share it with them. |  |
| Jamberry – by Bruce Degen. It’s a silly story about a boy and a bear searching for berries, but I always end up smiling and tapping my feet as I read it. |  |
6 More Best Board Books:
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar – by Eric Carle
- Sheep In A Jeep – by Nancy E. Shaw
- Good Night, Gorilla – by Peggy Rathmann
- Good Night Moon – by Margaret Wise Brown
- Guess How Much I Love You – by Sam McBratney
- Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? – By Bill Martin Jr.
What are your family’s favorite board books? Any new picks for best books for baby?
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Sandra Boynton books are a huge favorite in our house. She also makes musical versions of some of them. NHL’s first book that he memorized, long before turning two, was Moo, Ba La La La.
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That must have been adorable! Hope you videotaped NHL reciting Moo, Ba La La La – that will be a treasure in future years!
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My son loves this Moo Baa La La La book. I started reading to him very early.
At first i thought this book was so simple and unnecessary but My son is 14 mths old now and when i say “three singing pigs say-” He says “la la la”
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Jessica – Get that on tape! That’s adorable!
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