Baby/Childrens Books

Pepper6

No...this is not about doing books instead of cards ;-P

BUT...I'm a big reader and I'd love to start building my daughter's library, so I'm planning to add some books to our registry.  However, being a FTM, I'm not exactly familiar with popular baby/children's books, so I need some suggestions.  I was thinking about adding about 10-15 books to give people an idea that 1. books are a welcome gift and 2. the style/range of books we are looking for in case they want to add some of their own favorites (ie, variety of age range).

So ladies, what are some book staples that you'd recommend for a library??  I'm thinking maybe 5 books for baby age, 5 for toddler age, and 5 for young child age to give a good representation of the range we'd like to start building.

Helenahhandbasket

We love Ezra Jack Keats

74dragonfly

Sandra Boynton board books, dr seuss, mo willems elephant and piggy books, touch and feel books, roger priddy first words,

KatFCo

In addition to the above, Eric Carle, Audrey Wood (particularly for preschool and early elementary interest), and David Shannon are great and they span various age groups.

pdilly2b

I love the books "Flip Flap Fly" and "C is for CoCo". The "Good Night" series is really good too ("Good Night America", "Good Night World", plus the same for most states). Also love the classic Goodnight moon plus "Giraffes Can't Dance", "Chugga Chugga Choo-Choo", "Little Blue Truck", and "Tumble Bumble".

sabriel1

For babies I love Boss Baby, it is really funny so it is great for reading over and over:

https://www.amazon.com/Boss-Baby-Marla-Frazee/dp/1442401672

For toddlers/little kids my DD and I love "I like myself". It's got great rhyming and a really nice message and really great illustrations as well:

https://www.amazon.com/I-Like-Myself-Karen-Beaumont/dp/0152020136/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1393964162&sr=1-1&keywords=i+like+myself

DBonfante

Goodnight Moon, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Dr. Seuss, and Eric Carle

sabriel1

DBonfante said:

Goodnight Moon, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, Dr. Seuss, and Eric Carle

Oh yeah, DD Loves Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

Sam Buttons

Sandra Boyton!! Eric Carle, Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, any of the Maise books

For a little older, anything from Shel Silverstein - Where The Sidewalk Ends is my personal favorite.

Wally3

Both my boys loved goodnight gorilla at 18 months. Also Audrey wood books and llama llama.

Michelle N

Kimbus22 said:

On The Night You Were Born is my favorite.  DS's favorite is Curious George's Goodnight Book.

I read LO On The Night You Were Born most nights! It's our favourite. 

Others no one has mentioned: Mercer Mayer (Little Critter books, I think they're hilarious), and Robert Munsch. 

SingleMom31

Our DD is 13 months, so we're still in the baby stage.  She LOVES the Jellycat books because she can turn the pages herself, chew on it, etc.  I've seen the Dino Tails and the Kitty Tails books, and both are pretty cute and are well made (they've made it this long and other than needing to be washed occasionally, are in good shape)

 https://www.amazon.com/Jelly-Cat-BK444KT-Jellycat-Kitten/dp/B003XNG8H0/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1394027647&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=jellycat+kitty+tails

Otherwise, any of the books with texture & bright colors are good. 

I like reading to her Harold & the Purple Crayon, Goodnight Moon, Brown Bear Brown Bear, and the Isabella series of books (since her name is Isabella, but I like the message). 

nunzchucks

The Spot series by Eric Hill.

alisonc87

Oh so many!! I work with infants and toddlers now and was a former pre-k teacher, so even though I am a FTM I have spent A LOT of time with children's books. I would register for a mix of board books and paper books, and also keep in mind that with more complex books the board book is a simplified version so you may want both versions (i.e. The Mitten). Some of my favorites are: ANYTHING Eric Carle, Ladybug Girl series, Where the Wild Things Are, Fancy Nancy books, On the Night You Were Born (or anything else by Nancy Tillman), and The Napping House. Also think about your interests and books that are culturally relevant. I love classic literature so I have stocked up on the "Baby Lit" books. My DH has already ordered books that follow his interests (mostly Red Sox and Star Wars books). We also live in Maine so we have already started a Maine authors collection and books about Maine. There is so much out there, jump on Amazon and browse through. They have sections for top rated, award winning, and based on your interests children's books. 

Jags8

Any Dr. Seuss book
Any Sandra Boynton book
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (and others by Eric Carle)
Good Night Moon
Toes, Ears, & Nose
On the Night You Were Born
The Little Red Hen
The Rainbow Fish
Corduroy
I Love You Stinky Face

RyeRye444

Pete Yarrow books (from Peter, Paul and Mary).  They are beautifully drawn, and some come with CD of the songs.

BC&LM

-Anything Dr. Seuss
-Corduroy series
-I'd Know You Anywhere, My Love (a Nancy Tillman book; her other books are good too, but this is my favorite)
-Ten Tiny Toes
-Little Blue Truck and its sequel
-Miss Nelson Is Missing
-Sandra Boynton books

jess9802

I Love You Through and Through; Can You See a Little Bear; The Circus Ship ( @alisonc87, by Maine author Chris Van Dusen); I Am a Bunny; The Very Hungry Caterpillar; You and Me, Baby; Sandra Boynton's books; Margaret Wise Brown's stories; lift the flap books.