Never Too Young! |
Favorite books for babies & toddlers |
Right from the beginning, it is important to read to babies. Even before they can focus, they still respond to your voice. The rhythm of the words helps form connections in the brain that will be put to use in language development. Have fun with rhymes and facial expressions while giving your baby many more sounds and words than most of us use in ordinary conversation. Your baby will enjoy being held and cuddled and talked to, and will soon associate those good feelings with the experience of reading. As babies grow, learning to hold a book and turn pages are important early literacy skills. If babies want to put books in their mouths, remember thats an important way they experience the world. Choose sturdy board books, and get out the wipes! Crawlers and young walkers may want to wander a bit while still listening to you read. Just keep reacting to the story. Choose lift-the-flap books or stories in rhyme to keep them involved. Your local public librarys Childrens Area is designed for play and exploration as well as reading. Childrens Librarians welcome families of all kinds and children of all ages! Get your library card and borrow books like these for free! |
(Thanks to Scottsdale Public Library System, AZ and Cambridge Public Library, MA for title and author ideas.) |
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ALPHABET AND COUNTING BOOKS |
JE Bang |
Bang, Molly Ten, Nine, Eight. |
JE Car |
Carle, Eric 10 Little Rubber Ducks. |
JE Ehl |
Ehlert, Lois Eating the Alphabet, Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z. |
JE Ern |
Ernst, Lisa The Turn-Around, Upside-Down Alphabet Book. |
JE Isa |
Isadora, Rachel -- ABC Pop! |
JE Koo |
Koontz, Robin Michal This Old Man the Counting Book. |
JE Mar |
Martin, Bill, Jr and John Archambault Chicka, Chicka Boom, Boom. |
JE Mus |
Museum ABC. Images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. |
JE Pep |
Peppe, Rodney Circus Numbers a Counting Book. |
JE Wor |
Wormell, Christopher Teeth, Tails & Tentacles An Animal Counting Book. |
JE Woo |
Wood, Audrey and Bruce Wood Alphabet Adventure. |
JE Woo |
Wood, Audrey and Bruce Wood Ten Little Fish. |
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BOARD BOOKS |
JE Ahl |
Ahlberg, Janet and Allan Peek-a-Boo. |
JE Ani |
Animal Babies by Brand X Pictures. |
JE Asim |
Asim, Jabari --Whose Toes Are Those? |
JE Buc |
Buck, Nola How a Baby Grows. |
JE Day |
Day, Alexandra Good Dog, Carl. |
JE Do |
Do Cows Bark? A DK See-Through book. |
JE Fox |
Fox, Christyan and Diane Count to Ten, PiggyWiggy. |
JE Jen |
Jenkins, Emily and Tomek Bogacki Num, Num, Num! |
JE Wat |
Watt, Fiona and Wells, Rachel Thats not my Penguin... |
JE Gut |
Gutman, Anne Daddy Kisses |
JE Hob |
Hoban, Tana Red, Blue, Yellow Shoe. |
JE Man |
Mandel, Peter Planes at the Airport. |
JE Mil |
Miller, Margaret Whats on My Head? |
JE Opi |
Opie, Iona and Rosemary Wells My First Mother Goose Wee Willie Winkie and Other Rhymes |
JE Oxe |
Oxenbury, Helen Tickle Tickle |
JE Tay |
Taylor, Ann Baby Dance. |
JE Wat |
Watt, Fiona and C-A. MacKinnon Hide-and-Seek Baby. |
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PICTURE BOOKS for the very young |
JE Alb |
Alborough, JezWheres My Teddy. A story in rhyme about a boy who finds a giant teddy bear, and then along comes the bear who owns the teddy! |
JE Ali |
Aliki Welcome Little Baby. A mother tells her new baby what the world is like, and what they will do together. |
JE Boy |
Boyd, Lizzie Black Dog Gets Dressed. A boy dresses his dog, then himself, before going out to play. |
JE Bro |
Brown, Marc Play Rhymes. Familiar verses with hand actions for chanting, singing and dancing. |
J Bro |
Brown, Margaret Wise Goodnight Moon! The classic bedtime story where a child says goodnight to each familiar item in the room. |
JE Car |
Carle, Eric The Very Hungry Caterpillar. A caterpillar eats his way through everything he sees! |
JE Cou |
Cousins, Lucy Little Dog Laughed. An extremely colorful introduction to Mother Goose rhymes. |
JE Cre |
Crews, Donald Freight Train. A colorful train races down the tracks. |
JE Kal |
Kalan, Robert Blue Sea. Small fish escape larger fish in a colorful underwater world. |
JE Wil |
Willems, Mo Knuffle Bunny, A Cautionary Tale. Trixie says her 1st word on a trip with Daddy. |