Here you will find all of my favorite board books for babies!
Reading books to babies and kiddos is so, so important for their development and love of reading! I have a little daughter who is all about books right now. She just loves to sit and look at her board books, and this makes me SO happy! Everyday reading books is one of the most important activities of our day. I love holding her in my lap and going through a stack of board books together. It’s so special. And, I hope it develops a love of books and eventually a love of reading for her! Plus, it develops a connection between mom and baby with the closeness you engage in and between you and baby with baby hearing your voice. I love this!
When I was a nanny, every day with the toddler age kids I watched, we got our stack of books and sat on the couch for reading time, usually everyday before rest/quiet time. You could just watch them take it in and absorb so much information. Nemours Kids Health says,
When you read to your baby:
- Your baby hears you using many different emotions and expressive sounds. This supports social and emotional development.
- It encourages your baby to look, point, touch, and answer questions. This helps with social development and thinking skills.
- Your baby improves language skills by copying sounds, recognizing pictures, and learning words.
Over the years, I’ve come across a lot of baby board books and so I decided I’d share with you some of my favorite board books for babies!
So, if you’re still needing a few Christmas gifts for a baby or kid, you cannot go wrong gifting books! They make awesome baby shower or new parents gifts, too!
Come browse books with me! These are must have board books for babies and toddlers.
My Favorite Board Books for Babies all found on Amazon:
Must Have Board Books for Babies and Toddlers
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This cherished tale of affection is one of my favorites!
This is a classic loved by generations of readers! It's simple, but one of our faves.
This is probably the most well-known book by Eric Carle! It's a classic that every child needs to own.
This is one of my daughter's favorite books. The flaps to lift makes a great motor skill activity! And, the story is just cute!
Enjoy reading this funny book with some silly puns! It's a fun way to tell your baby how much you love them.
There is always enough room on your child’s bookshelf for this classic board book edition of the rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children’s favorite for over thirty years!
With lilting lullaby text and lovely illustrations, the New Books for Newborns stories are the perfect first books for new parents to share with their little ones right from the start!
With its bold blue cover, this board book edition of Eric Hill’s classic story featuring everyone’s favorite puppy is just as iconic as the first lift-the-flap edition.
Show a child just how strong your love is every minute of the day! Features a "To" and "From" personalization page, making this sweet offering an ideal gift for baby showers, birthdays, and new parents.
This is such a fun book. There aren't a lot of words, but it lets kids figure out what is happening in the story through pictures!
A must-have for every nursery! If Animals Kissed Good Night is a beloved, bestselling picture book that imagines the bedtime rituals of cuddly creatures all across the animal kingdom – making it the perfect read aloud to snuggle up with at the end of each day.
These books are an ideal size for little hands, and are perfect tools for building vocabulary and developing speech.
A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck--all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly colored collages.
This sweet bedtime story shows that a mother's love is unconditional no matter how stinky or slimy her little one might get! The first installment of the beloved Stinky Face series!
This is a funny story of a giraffe who wants to dance, but he needs some encouraging words!
Bright ocean colors and playful rhyme come together in Deborah Diesen's fun fish story that's sure to turn even the poutiest of frowns upside down.
One by one, Crane Truck, Cement Mixer, Dump Truck, Bulldozer, and Excavator finish their work and lie down to rest—so they'll be ready for another day of rough and tough construction play!
It's a quirky board book that will have the entire family berry excited. These peek-through partnerships are really gouda together.
This beloved teddy bear has been around for over 50 years! It's a classic that all kids need to enjoy!
“I love you!” is the refrain on each spread of this joyful story. Readers will delight in seeing new faces appear and then change when the page is turned, thanks to the magical venetian blind element built into the book.
This raucous story about animals and the sounds they make, including three pigs who say “LA LA LA!” is a read-aloud favorite!
The timeless children's classic full of interactive fun is a perfect gift for new babies and first birthdays.
The beloved Dr. Suess books in shortened form and board books are some of my favorites to read to my daughter!
This book has touched the lives of so many peopel. It's a New York Times bestseller, and is sure to be a beloved addition to family libraries.
This classic and beloved Paddington picture book belongs on every bear-loving kid's shelf!
Shaped, die-cut, picture-changing pages add a subtly interactive element to this peaceful, rhyming bedtime book from Priddy Books. Say "Night, night" and turn the page to watch the animals transform from being awake to asleep.
It's a simple and fun introduction to beginner science, covering the themes of weather, temperature, plant life, and the animal kingdom.
This innovative, interactive trace-and-flip book introduces children to the alphabet and first words. Features letter tracks to trace with a finger to learn letter formation, as well as flaps to lift, and bright, bold illustrations.
With its mischievous illustrations and surprising twist, this contemporary classic is a beautiful book to give as a gift or add to a home library. This padded board book is perfect for sharing with your little monkeys!
Readers are in love with this spunky hanky-panky cranky stinky-dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey! This book is sure to bring some laughs!
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