A Few More Faves for Little Babes

Here are more fabulous books for newborns to 2-years
(tried, tested, and true!):

Best books for babies have -
1) rhythm and rhyme to their words and sounds.
2) surprise elements (such as peek-a-boo flaps).
2) bright, high-contrast, illustrations or simple photos.


1) My babies loved the sounds of these books:

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. (illus. by Erik Carle)
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin Jr. (illus. by Erik Carle)
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw (a mommy's favorite)
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree by Eileen Christelow
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Where is Your Nose? by Laura Rader
Jamberry by Bruce Degen (a mommy's favorite)
Anything by Dr. Suess - Baker loved ABC - An Amazing Alphabet Book and Go Dog! Go!
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by Iza Trapani (a mommy's favorite)
Wheels On The Bus illustrated by Sylvie Kantorovitz Wickstrom
Nursery Songs illustrated by Tracey Moroney (from the bargain book table from the bookseller)
Any nursery rhymes/songs


2) My babies loved to feel, play, clap, and lift-the-flap (surprise!) with these books:

Bathtime Peekaboo! (and other Peekaboo books in this series) by DK Publishing.
Where Is Baby's Belly Button? by Karen Katz (and others in her lift-the-flap series).
Touch and Feel Farm (and other Touch and Feel books in this series) by DK Publishing.
Spot Goes to the Farm (and other Spot flap books) by Eric Hill
Peek-A-Boo Jungle illustrated by Francesca Ferri (Barron's Publishing)
Biscuit by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (mommy's favorite bedtime story, Baker's too - feel the soft
Biscuit/hear the repetition/laugh as baby grows to understand the tactics!)
Where's the Bone? by Manhattan Baby (a soft, stuffed book with a hideable bone-on-a-string)


3) My babies loved to look at these books:

first words bright baby series
trucks bright baby series
animals bright baby series
Mommy's and Baker's Favorites - Any title by amazing babyTM, Silver Dolphin Books
(for more great books for new babies, see immediately-previous post)

When choosing best books for your baby remember:
1) sound.
2) surprise!
3) sight.