Babies love books! They chew them, throw them, hide them and drool on them. But they also love being read to, and reading together can an opportunity for a peaceful cuddle or a welcome distraction.
Experts agree that reading to your baby from birth will have a positive impact on your child’s development. Even before your little one can understand the words, they will be taking in the new sounds and your tone of voice, as well as the bright colours and shapes on the page.
There are many different formats of baby books to choose from – from simple rhyming picture books to interactive touch-and-feel and lift-the-flap or elaborate pop up books.
We have chosen some of our favourites below.
Georgina Atwell
Toppsta
2020-03-03
2019-12-23
Best Books for Babies
Guess How Much I Love You
A beautiful special edition of Guess How Much I Love You to celebrate 25 years of the heartwarming children's classic.
"I love you right up to the moon - AND BACK!"
Sometimes, when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing just how much you treasure them. But, as Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare discover, love is not always an easy thing to measure!
Since it's publication in 1994, children and parents worldwide have cherished the heartwarming tale of Little Nutbrown and Big Nutbrown Hare so much that it has become one of the most enduring bedtime classics of our time.
Don't tickle the hippo! You might make it snort... Little ones just won't be able to resist tickling the touchy-feely patches to hear each animal make a sound in this hilarious novelty book. At the end, readers will find all the animals being noisy at once. An exciting new series for babies and toddlers, from the creators of That's not my...
You mustn't touch the lion, or you might make it roar... but that touchy-feely patch is just too tempting! When you stroke each touchy-feely patch in this exciting new novelty series, you'll hear the animal make a sound. At the end of the book, you'll find all of the animals being noisy at once.
Rod Campbell, the creator of the preschool lift-the-flap classic Dear Zoo , has been a trusted name in early learning for over thirty years.
Children will love lifting the flaps to discover their favourite farm animals and their babies in Noisy Farm . Meet Sam the farm dog, visit the animals and don't forget to join in by calling out their noises!
With bright, bold artwork, a simple, engaging text and a whole host of favourite farm animals, Noisy Farm is a perfect first farm animal story book - and the chunky board book format and sturdy card flaps make it great for small hands.
