If you have a friend who’s expecting; these books are the ultimate for baby gift giving, all guaranteed to please new moms and babies.
I Kissed the Baby, Mary Murphy.
This delightful, high-contrast book about animals greeting a duckling works for newborns to toddlers.
In the Small Small Pond, Denise Fleming
Small rhymes and wonderful words describe an adventure a small child has in a small pond.
Baby Happy, Baby Sad; no No, yes YES; Yummy, YUCKY; Quiet, LOUD Leslie Patricelli
Choose ANY of this author-illustrator’s babies testing the limits. Leslie Patricelli brilliantly uses the opposites trope. These books are too much fun to miss out on.
Hug, Jez Alborough
Beautiful, detailed drawings and a single word tell this irresistible jungle version of finding the right hug.
Clap Hands; or Tickle, Tickle, Helen Oxenbury
Choose ANY of this gifted artist’s board books featuring babies involved in their day-to-day activities–eating, bathing, swinging.
