There are so many great classic board books to choose from when picking a book for this category. The neat thing about this book is that it unfolds like an accordion so that you can stand it up next to a baby during tummy time for him/her to gaze during awake time. Black & White by Tana Hoban fits the bill with big bold black and white images. Select a book with high contrast pictures especially for the first few months. 1.High Contrast (black and white)Ī newborns’s vision is pretty fuzzy. The main thing about reading to a baby is that YOU are getting in the habit of reading to your child each day and that your child is connecting with you through language. Note: When your baby is an infant, you could read the telephone book and life would be good. Though I’m a huge fan of libraries, I chose to buy our own baby library since books at this age end up being chewed. These are all board books which means they have nice sturdy pages that won’t tear and hold up to babies who WILL put them in their mouths. Select one book from each category below to create a well-rounded library for a little one. Here are some tips and ideas to get you started in creating baby’s first library! CREATING BABY’S FIRST LIBRARYįull Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. But, babies don’t need a lot of books in their library.Īim for a collection of 10-12 board books to get you through the baby stage. I started reading to my baby before he was even born. There is something so special about selecting books for a new baby who will someday be a reader. I had worked with kids ages 3 and up for many years, but now I got to think about books for babies!

I remember buying books for my baby’s first library before my son was born almost five years ago.

Snuggle puppy by sandra boynton