Top 8 Books For Baby’s First Library

Genevieve at Mama Natural has put together her list of favorite books for children under 1 and she's sharing it with everyone! Some of her suggestions are definitely on our favorite list.

Check it out!

My Big Animal Book
I read this book hundreds of times with baby Griffin. When kids are really young, picture books like this are usually more engaging than stories. As a bonus, it helps cultivate a love of animals.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
There's a reason why this book is on just about every kid's book shelf. A classic by the master of children's stories.
Guess How Much I Love You
When you're in that new baby bliss, it can be a struggle to express just how head-over-heels you are for your child. That's the dilemma these adorable rabbits hares face.
Good Night, Gorilla
A super cute story told almost entirely in pictures, this one's great for very little kids. Also perfect for kids who love animals.
Are You My Mother?
A classic tale of a baby bird looking for his mother. The book helps build babies' vocabularies and recall by building and repeating a series of phrases throughout the story.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
I dare you to get through parenting without knowing what that brown bear sees. This is a wonderful story for very young kids, told mainly through photos.
Fox in Socks
This Dr. Seuss classic jumped out as our son's first favorite book! Packed cover-to-cover with crazy tongue twisters, it's a fun read for the parent too. 🙂
First Big Book of Dinosaurs
There isn't a book on my son's shelf that is more tattered from repeated readings than this one. It's all about the big glorious dino pictures, with almost no violent or scary scenes.

My son still loves all of these books! I'm pretty sick of reading Good Night, Gorilla, but I love Guess How Much I Love You so much that I bought a baby book for him that is modeled after it.

Need more great ideas? There are a dozen more books to check out at Mama Natural. Share your favorite first year books in the comments!