We’ve all heard how important it is to read to your kids, it’s especially important to start early on. Babies might not understand what you’re saying, but every word you say is helping the baby connect with you, grow and develop, and learn from you.
It’s never too early to start reading with children. I couldn’t wait to start on my kids’ library when I first found out I was pregnant, I wanted it filled with books I know they would love and that I even grew up reading. There are so many great choices of kids books today but I’ve gathered up some of the classics that are perfect for starting your very own library.
31 Must-Have Books For Baby’s First Library
1. The Very Hungry Caterpillar – By Eric Carle
2. Where’s Spot? – By Eric Hill
3. Good Night, Gorilla – By Peggy Rathmann
4. My Big Animal Book – By Roger Priddy
5. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? – By Bill Martin Jr./Eric Carle
6. The Very Quiet Cricket Board Book – By Eric Carle
7. Go, Dog. Go! – By P.D. Eastman
8. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – By Laura Joffe Numeroff
9. Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes… – By Annie Kubler
10. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? – By Jane Yolen
11. Giraffes Can’t Dance – By Giles Andreae
12. The Very Busy Spider – By Eric Carle
13. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – By Judi Barrett
14. The Monster at the End of This Book (Sesame Street) (Big Bird’s Favorites Board Books) – By Jon Stone
15. Green Eggs & Ham – By Dr. Seuss
16. The Rainbow Fish – By Marcus Pfister
17. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish – By Dr. Seuss
18. The Giving Tree – By Shel Silverstein
19. I Just Forgot – By Mercer Mayer
20. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? – By Bill Martin Jr./Eric Carle
21. Where the Wild Things Are – By Maurice Sendak
22. May I Please Have a Cookie? – By Jennifer E. Morris
23. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – By Bill Martin Jr./John Archambault/Lois Ehlert
24. Love You Forever – By Robert Munsch
25. Are You My Mother? – By P.D. Eastman
26. Corduroy – By Don Freeman
27. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed – By Eileen Christelow
28. In the Tall, Tall Grass – By Denise Fleming
29. Dear Zoo – By Rod Campbell
30. Guess How Much I Love You – By Sam McBratney
31. Goodnight Moon – By Margaret Wise Brown/Clement Hurd
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