Books for Babies

There are many wonderful books for babies at BPL. Many classics are available in board book format and delightful new books are published every year. Here's what to look for:

Simple pictures in high-contrast colors, such as black and white.

Black on White
by Tana Hoban
ISBN: 0688119182
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I Kissed the Baby book jacket

I Kissed the Baby
by Mary Murphy
ISBN: 0763624438
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Short books with few words on a page.

Clap Hands
by Helen Oxenbury
ISBN: 0689819846
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Clap Hands book jacket

Big Fat Hen
by Keith Baker
ISBN: 0152013318
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Books with pictures of other babies.

Splash!
by Roberta Grobel Intrater
ISBN: 0439420059
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Baby Faces book jacket

Baby Faces
by Margaret Miller
ISBN: 0689819110
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Bedtime stories often calm and reassure babies.

Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd
ISBN: 0694016756
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Ten, Nine, Eight book jacket

Ten, Nine, Eight
by Molly Bang
ISBN: 0688149014
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The three R's: Rhythm, Rhyme and Repetition.

Everywhere Babies
by Susan Meyers, illustrated by Marla Frazee
ISBN: 0152053158
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Moo, Baa, La La La! book jacket

Moo, Baa, La La La!
by Sandra Boynton
ISBN: 067144901x
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Babies learn by touching: books with things to feel and flaps to lift.

Where is Maisy?
by Lucy Cousins
ISBN: 0763607525
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Where's Spot? book jacket

Where's Spot?
by Eric Hill
ISBN: 0399240462
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Choose books YOU like, since you will be reading again and again.

Come browse the library for many more board books.
Ask your librarian for other suggestions.

View the Early Literacy website link list for parents and caregivers.