Best Baby Books Your Little One Will Love
Snuggle and bond with your little one as you read one of these best baby books and make memories together as you nurture a love for reading.
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There are so many books to choose from, and the most important thing to remember is not so much what you’re reading but the act itself. The quality time spent with your baby on your lap cherishing quiet little moments.
“Reading regularly with young children stimulates optimal patterns of brain development and strengthens parent-child relationships at a critical time in child development, which, in turn, builds language, literacy, and social-emotional skills that last a lifetime.”
–The American Academy of Pediatrics
Of course we care what we bring into our homes and what it teaches or what feelings it provokes, that’s why this list has become a favorite for both baby and parents.
Best baby books for one year olds
Babies and toddlers at every stage will love this list of books, however, the twelve to eighteen month window seem to be the sweet spot for real enjoyment and entertainment for these books.
Encourage quiet time
If your baby frequently skips nap time like my little peanut does, you might find yourself trying to implement a ten to twenty minute quiet time routine at this age. Start by reading these books to him/her first, and then leave them in a safe place like their crib or playpen by themselves to explore and play with the books.
Poke-A-Dot books are so much fun for babies especially when they figure out how to poke the dots themselves to hear different sounds. The colorful pictures and sensory activity makes this collection of Melissa and Doug books a favorite, keeping baby completely entertained.
That’s not my bear is a cute little book about someone searching for their bear. The book encourages interactive play by featuring textured patches for baby to scratch and feel and It has simple colorful pages and illustrations.
Where is Baby’s Belly Button? This is a lift the flap book. It goes through each page searching for baby’s belly button under different flaps for baby to lift and look under. The only downside to this book, and most lift the flap books, is that the flaps will often get ripped off the page by little babies and toddlers.
Any time reading favorites
Baby’s First Bible Stories no list of the best baby books is complete without one of these. Introduce your little one to the love of Christ with twelve of the most beloved bible stories. Each story is beautifully illustrated, one page long and it ends with a short and sweet little prayer.
I Love You Through and Through is a cute little book about how much we love our little ones. Perfect bonding book that encourages playfulness between you and baby. If this book makes it into your nursery library, make sure to make him giggle when it says how much you love their giggles!
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? This is a classic! A favorite in our home for the last sixteen years, so much that we’re on our third copy. The bright colors and rhyming repetitive text draws in babies and toddlers alike.
Welcome to the World is a darling beautifully illustrated book. It follows a little elephant as it discovers the wonders the world has to offer. Celebrating the birth of a new baby is such a blessing and this book emphasizes exactly that. The only negative about this book is that it isn’t a board book, therefore you can’t let baby play with it if you don’t want the pages ripped apart.
Best Baby Books For Bedtime
Again, there are so many books to choose from but these two made it to the top of our best baby books for bed time category.
Goodnight Moon. If i’m being completely honest, I didn’t think I was going to like this book as much as I did. I purchased it as a last pick just so I could get a discount. It was one of those buy 3 books get one free type of deals. I knew it was supposed to be a classic children’s book but it never appealed to me. As it turns out it has become one of our all time favorites! It is beautifully written, the perfect book to wind down at the end of the day.
I Love You to the Moon and Back, is the last reminder you want to leave your little one with at the end of the day. A mama (or papa bear) reminds the cub of all the things she loves about their intimate relationship, all the way to the last page where it ends with:
“I love you to the moon and stars, my precious little one.”
Thanks for hanging out with me today! I hope you enjoyed this list of best baby books. What are some of yours and baby’s favorites?
XOXO
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