Top 10 Read Aloud Books for Babies
January 11th, 2008 | By KendraMy sweet husband handed me his $75 Barnes & Noble gift card that he received earlier this year and told me to order books for our son and a book for myself! I’m SO excited! Hello shopping, here we come!
Being a first time mom and having virtually no idea what books are good for babies, I began to surf the web in search of the top 10 favorite books for babies and came across this site.
Their top 10 book lists have been put together by their teaching staff who have fine-tuned their lists over years in the classrooms and have come up with these favorites.
So…here they are, the Top 10 “Books for Little Ones”
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 Counting Kisses: A Kiss & Read Book  by Katz KISBN 0689834705 32 pp, Ages: 0-4, hardcover; A read-aloud book for little ones How many kisses does a tired baby need?  |
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 Goodnight Moon  by Margarret Wise BrownISBN 0694016756 34 pp, Ages: 1-5, hardcover; A read-aloud book Ages 18 mos.-5 yrs. Board book. The classic bedtime story for bedtime, naptime, or storytime. |
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 Grandfather Twilight  by Berger BISBN 0399209964 28 pp, Ages: 0-4, hardcover; A read-aloud book for little ones This is the story of Grandfather Twilight, who walks through the forest each night with a pearl from the strand in his treasure chest. As he walks to the sea the pearl grows larger and eventually tak… |
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 Guess How Much I Love You  by Mcbratney/JeramISBN 1564024733 32 pp, Ages: 2-5, hardcover; A read-aloud book With endearing watercolors that capture a deep and tender bond between the characters, Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare, this book seeks to measure the immeasurable: the love between a paren… |
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 Just Like You  by Fearnley JISBN 0763613223 32 pp, Ages: 1-4, hardcover; A read-aloud book for little ones Making their way home one evening, Little Mouse and his mother see other baby animals and their parents, all settling down for the night. Daddy Frog claims he’ll jump as high as the sky and bring home… |
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 Kiss Good Night (Sam Books)  by Hest/JeramISBN 0763607800 32 pp, Ages: 1-5, hardcover; A read-aloud book Outside, the wind blows and the rain comes down. Inside, it is Sam’s bedtime. Mrs. Bear reads him a story, tucks him in, and brings him warm milk. “Are you read… |
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 Olivia  by Falconer IISBN 0689829531 40 pp, Ages: 2-7, hardcover; A read-aloud book for early readers Join Olivia in a typical day, if you can keep up with her. This irrepressible little pig lives life to the fullest whether it involves building sandcastles or designing artwork on the walls at home … |
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 Little Fur Family Fur Edition  by Brown/WilliamsISBN 0694000043 16 pp, Ages: 2-5, hardcover; A read-aloud book Published in 1946, this story of a little fur child’ s day in the woods ends when his parents sing him to sleep with a lovely bedtime song. This lasting favorite is now available in a redesigned edit… |
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 The Runaway Bunny  by Margaret Wise Brown/Clement HurdISBN 0060207655 48 pp, Ages: 2-5, hardcover; A read-aloud book Once there was a little bunny who wanted to run away. But no matter how or where he decided to go, his mother was always there… for she loved her little bunny very much. |
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 Time for Bed  by Fox/DyerISBN 0152881832 28 pp, Ages: 2-5, hardcover; A read-aloud book Mem Fox’s simple verse and Jane Dyer’s warm, loving illustrations combine for a bedtime book that is sure to become a classic. The book begins as a human mother begins reading TIME FOR BED. On each … |
If you have any great book ideas that I should look into, please post them here!
Says:
Here are two of my son’s favorites (when he was a little guy, he’s now taller than I am!) 1. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch and Sheila McGraw and 2. Wind Says Good Nigh by Katy Rydell
I found your blog off Crystal’s, enjoyed reading!
January 14th, 2008 at 5:04 pmSays:
One of our favorites (once I got to where I could read through without getting choked up!!) is Love you Forever and all of my kids have loved The Very Hungry Catepillar!!
Have a wonderful day!!
January 14th, 2008 at 7:42 pmChristy
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Thank you so much for leaving these suggestions! I’m going to add these to my “wish list”
January 16th, 2008 at 3:28 amSays:
You can’t forget Goodnight Moon. When the last line is said really softly they’re out in a wink. Also anything from Sandra Boynton is a fav…
February 1st, 2008 at 6:22 am