Remember this?
When I was little I loved to read, I think mostly it was because my mom would always read to us when we were little. So with that in mind I’ve started picking out some books for the nursery library.
Normally I don’t buy books – because then what’s the point of my free library card? However, most kids like to hear the same stories over and over so I figure they’re worth the investment. I’ve found a lot of good deals in Amazon.com’s used book section where you can buy hardback books for a penny (!!) but shipping is $3-4 (so I’ll probably stick to our local bookstores). So here are some of the picks:
For newborn baby:
Look, Look!
by Peter Linenthal
Baby Animals Black and White
by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes
For older babies/toddlers:
Love You Forever
by Robert N. Munsch
Are You My Mother?
by P.D. Eastman
Where the Wild Things Are
by Maurice Sendak
The Giving Tree
by Shel Silverstein
Catch Me and Kiss Me and Say It Again
by Clyde Watson
Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
by Judith Viorst
The Children’s Illustrated Bible
by Selina Hastings
The Velveteen Rabbit
by Margery Williams
Corduroy
by Don Freeman
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings
by Shel Silverstein
I also love this book which was originally published in the 1900’s,
it teaches manners thru poetry.
My mom read it to us and I still remember some of the poems:
The Goops and How to be Them:
A Manual of Manners for Polite Children Inculcating
Many Juvenile Virtues Both by Precept and Example
by Gelett Burgess
So that’s the short list, I’m sure it will grow as time goes on. Too bad baby won’t get to enjoy years of book recommendations from LeVar Burton.
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