Ok friends – I want to share some of my favorite books. These are books we own and love. There are many more but I tried to put my top picks on this list to keep it from getting out of control. I’ll do my best to put them into categories, based on my opinion and how well they were received by our kiddos. I don’t have books for older kids at this time, as this list is based on my own experience, which is dictated greatly by our kids current ages.

There is a good chance I will add to this list over time – so be sure to check back! The goal is to give you book ideas to add to your own library, your kids library, friends who are expecting, friends with kids, friends who are teachers, etc. Reading is a joy! Help give children a love of reading at a young age so they love it through life. I want to help encourage reading at all ages! Read this list, share it, read from it! Spread the love and enjoy! 🙂

Books for new and expecting parents:

• On Becoming Baby Wise – Gary Ezzo, MD
• The Happiest Baby On the Block – Harvey Karp, MD
• Ma! There’s Nothing to Do Here! A Word from your Baby-in-Waiting (Picture Book) – Barbara Park

Classics for any age:

• Goodnight Moon – Margaret Wise Brown
• Guess How Much I Love You – Sam McBratney
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle
• The Wonderful Things You Will Be – Emily Winfield Martin
• Where the Wild Things Are – Maurice Sendak
• The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein
• The Rainbow Fish – Marcus Pfister
• Where the Sidewalk Ends – Shel Silverstein
• The Story of Ferdinand – Munro Leaf
• Love You Forever – Robert Munsch
• Little Blue Truck Board Books – Alice Schertle

Books for 6-24 Months:

• Moo, Baa, La La La – Sandra Boynton
• Barnyard Dance – Sandra Boynton
• Are You a Cow? – Sandra Boynton
• Night-Night, Little Pookie – Sandra Boynton
• Peek-A Who? – Nina Laden
• Good Night Gorilla – Peggy Rathmann
• Row, Row, Row Your Boat – Nosy Crow
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star – Nosy Crow
• The Wheels on the Bus – Nosy Crow
• Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site – Sherri Duskey Rinker
• Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? – Brianna Caplan Sayres
• Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Bill Martin Jr.
• Dear Zoo – Rod Campbell
• Are You My Mother? – P.D. Eastman
• Giraffes Can’t Dance – Giles Andreae
• Little Owl Books – Divya Srinivasan

Books for 2-7 Years:

• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie – Laura Numeroff
• If You Give a Moose a Muffin – Laura Numeroff
• If You Give a Pig a Pancake – Laura Numeroff
• Elephant and Piggie Books – Mo Willems
• Pigeon Books – Mo Willems
• Iggy Peck, Architect – Andrea Beaty & David Roberts
• Rosie Revere, Engineer –  Andrea Beaty & David Roberts
• Ada Twist, Scientist – Andrea Beaty & David Roberts
• The Day the Crayons Quit – Drew Daywalt
• Harold and the Purple Crayon – Crockett Johnson
• Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? – Dr. Seuss
• The Pout-Pout Fish – Deborah Diesen
• Hedgehugs – Steve Wilson

Books when expecting a second child:

• There’s a Baby in There! – Dandi Daley Mackall
• God Gave Us Two – Lisa Tawn Bergren
• I Am a Big Brother – Caroline Jayne Church
• Hello in There!: A Big Sister’s Book of Waiting – Jo Witek (NOTE: I added this book for the big sisters out there!)

Have fun reading! xoxo