Booklists - Ages Birth to One

What kind of books do babies enjoy?

The list below are some of the books recommended by the San Jose Public Library.


ANIMALS

  • Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin
  • Cluck, Cluck Who's There? by James Mayhew
  • I Love Animals by Flora McDonnell
  • Mama and Me by Julie Aigner-Clark

BABY'S WORLD

  • Big and Little by Margaret Miller
  • Black on White (also White on Black) by Tana Hoban
  • I Can by Helen Oxenbury
  • I Kissed the Baby by Mary Murphy
  • My First Baby Signs by Linda Acredolo
  • Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown
  • Where's Spot? by Eric Hill

BEDTIME STORIES

  • Asleep, Asleep by Mirra Ginsburg
  • Baby's Bedtime Book by Kay Chorao
  • Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
  • Sleepy Bears (also Time for Bed) by Mem Fox
  • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star by Iza Trapani

MY DAYS

  • Alphababies by Kim Golding
  • Welcome Little Baby by Aliki

RHYMES, RYTHMNS AND SONGS

  • Count With Maisy by Lucy Cousins
  • Diez Deditos - Ten Little Fingers & Other Play Rhymes & Action Songs by José-Luis Orozco
  • Here Comes Mother Goose by Rosemary Wells
  • Hey Diddle Diddle Playtime Rhymes
  • Playtime Rhymes by Priscilla Lamont
  • Tomie dePaola's Mother Goose illustrated by Tomie dePaola
  • Tortillitas Para Mama: And Other Nursery Rhymes, Spanish and English by Margaret C. Griego