I don’t know about you guys but whenever I pick out books for my kids or even someone else’s, it’s the hardest thing! I look for books that are age/developmentally-appropriate, proven & well-liked and will stand the test if time. Tell me I’m not the only one out there that thinks about this stuff! I still have classics from when I was a child that are great! My son has always loved being read to so you can imagine how many books we have here, new and old. Today, I’m sharing examples of our most-favorite books broken down by age with a little description on the types of books to reach for at that age.
There are so many great books out there and I can’t possibly list them all. If you have suggestions to add to the list, drop them in the comments!
0-6m [high-contrast, sensory favorites]
- Hello, Baby Animals (Or any other book in the Hello series!)
- Hello, Bedtime
- Baby’s Black & White Contrast Book
- Baby’s Tummy Time Book 0m-4m+
- High-contrast soft books
- Now That You’re Here
- Noisy Farm
- Noisy Baby Animals
7-12m [playful rhymes, touch & feel books]
- See, Touch, Feel
- Touch & Feel Ocean Friends
- Our Big Books of First Words
- Wishy Washy: First Words and Colors Book
- Indestructibles: Baby, See The Colors!
- Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
- Goodnight Moon
- The Very Hungry Catapillar
- Brown Bear Brown Bear, What do you see
2-4y [silly stories, routine helpers, first favorites]
- Babies Love Numbers (So many good ones in this series!)
- Baby’s Feelings: A First Book of Emotions
- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
- The World Needs who you Were Made to be
- Our Little Adventure to the Farmers Market
- Dear Zoo
- Goonight, Goodnight Construction Site (my son’s personal favorite)
5y+ [early readers, big feelings, beautiful/classic themes]