Great Book Ideas for Babies & Toddlers

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21 Nov 2006 04:45 PM

Does your baby already have a library? Mine did. I was always looking for good books for her whether they were the edible cardboard kind or the exploratory touch and feel kind. I spent a lot of time out there looking for good books that would appeal to her. So if you're like me and you're looking for some great book ideas for your baby or toddler, here are a few that we like:

• When Sheep Sleep is a charming book written by Laura Numeroff and provides a lot of different things for your little one to count from the sheep to the pigs to the puppies and the cows
• Whose Knees Are These? And Whose Toes Are These? is a board book written by Jabari Asim and offer a great dialogue on the charming and pudgy knees and toes of our beloved little ones
• Baby Shoes written by Dashka Slater takes a different look at the world through the colors a baby's white shoes will step on and over
• Cheep! Cheep! By Julie Stiegermeyer challenges mom and dad to follow the sounds that convey the story of three little chicks whether it's creep, sleep or cheep
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff is another fun book that takes you down the road of what a mouse will take if you offer him a cookie and it's a real old favorite in our house

Reading to your little one is one of the greatest gifts you can give them. For every book they open later in life will be a direct result of you turning the pages now. Every open book is like a doorway to another world and how can we not want to give them this legacy for the fullness of their lives? What are some of your favorite books to read to your baby or toddler?

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Heather Long is 35 years old and currently lives in Wylie, Texas. She has been a freelance writer for six years. Her husband and she met while working together at America Online over ten years ago.

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Aerie (309) 21 Nov 2006 05:02 PM

Baby books can be incredibly dumb, so I go out of my way to find interesting ones. I'm going to check out these recommendations! A couple of my favorites are Sandra Boynton's Red Hat, Green Hat; and That's Not My Bunny! from Usborne Books (there's a series of these touch and feel books).

Valorie Delp (49340) 21 Nov 2006 05:07 PM

I am a big fan of illustrated nursery rhymes and/or songs. We have a book for "Hush Little Baby" and it is beautiful. We have several others too but that's the kids' favorite. Great blog Heather!

Catherine Ipcizade (5617) 21 Nov 2006 06:18 PM

I love those Laura Numeroff books!

Lisa P (24013) 23 Nov 2006 10:55 AM

My son's first word was "Freya", the name of our German Shepherd (actually, it was "eya", but he was pointing at her so we knew what he was saying without the "F" and "R" sounds.) He had a complete library before he was born but one book always stood out:

"That's Not My Puppy". He still loves it.