Best Baby Books
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These baby books are sturdy, interactive and have held up for years at my house! This post contains affiliate links, meaning I may earn a small commission if you purchase through the link at no cost to you. All of these would make the perfect baby shower gift or a great way to start building up your home library for baby.
-Puppet books- My 10 month old sits in wonder while I read and move the puppet. The books are the perfect size for little hands and big imaginations. Itsy Bitsy Spider works in classic song for even more fun. I bought this Daddy and Me lion book for my husband's first Father's Day and we still love it seven years later!
-Sturdy lift-a-flaps- As soon as my baby figured out he could lift these flaps he was all over it. Lift-a-flap nature set are rhyming books with beautiful pictures. The flaps are board book material and hold up really well.
-Soft crinkle books- These have ALL the features! Check them out for yourself. Baby will love the mirror!
High contrast books stimulate baby's visual system and help develop their eye muscles. This one has lots of other fun features like a mirror and lift-a-flaps. It also comes in an animal version. I used high contrast books for tummy time very early on with my babies.
I couldn't not include this gorgeous book by Manhattan Toys, it opens up into a pad and has fun add-ons for baby to play with including a teething section which my baby really appreciates. This would make a perfect baby shower gift!
-Touch and feel- Never Touch a Porcupine, we have several of these I bought when my kids were older but the baby loves them, who knew?! His eyes scan every page to see what he can touch.
Baby will love touching the animals and hearing the noises they make on this cute book. We have the farm version!
Classic touch and feel animal book with bright colors you can go back to again and again. These never get old!
I've worked professionally with kids from 2 months to 8th grade and the most important thing I've learned is to make reading fun. Happy reading 📚🤓