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Top 5 Board Books for Babies

March 20, 2009 by Tracey 4 Comments

As I’ve documented here before, our family loves books. I have been reading to the girls since they were born and some of those first books were board books.

Next week I will be attending a baby shower where it has been requested that each guest bring a favorite book for the mom-to-be to put in her baby’s library. I think that is a terrific idea! It got me thinking about what our favorite board books were when my girls were babies. It’s always hard for me to limit myself to just a few favorites when it comes to books, but here, in no particular order, are five of our favorite board books.

  1. Where’s Spot? by Eric Hill. Well before we had children, I first read this gem to the daughter of a friend of ours and saw how much she loved looking for Spot. It was a big hit with us as well.
  2. Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt. Lots to touch and feel; makes for a good read and a tactile experience.
  3. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney and Anita Jeram. I got a warm, fuzzy feeling with every reading!
  4. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle. If I had a dollar for every time I read this one, I’d be a wealthy woman.
  5. Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton. I was reading this one to my nephew not long ago and he couldn’t get enough of it.

So there’s a selection of what I read to my girls when they were babies. Do you have others to suggest? If so, please share in the comments section.

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Comments

  1. Maria@Conversations with Moms says

    March 20, 2009 at 9:26 pm

    Board books are such a great thing to have. Embarrassed but I haven’t read any of these.

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  2. A happy heart at home says

    March 21, 2009 at 9:08 am

    I remember reading Moo Baa La La La many times with my young ones! Thanks for coming by my blog during the blog party. Nice family pic. Enjoy your weekend!

    ~Susan

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  3. Sarah says

    March 24, 2009 at 2:13 am

    Brown Bear, Brown Bear was my oldest daughter’s favorite for a long time! We also love Guess How Much I Love You.

    Another great one is The Very Hungry Caterpillar also by Eric Carle.

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  4. Nancy Arruda says

    March 29, 2009 at 3:51 pm

    That’s a great list of books and many would consider them classic board books. The idea of giving board books at a baby shower for the new mom’s library is terrific. My girls are a bit older now but on birthdays we do a book exchange instead of other gifts. Everyone brings a wrapped book and they put it in a basket. When guests leave they get to pick out a book to take home instead of a goody bag.

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