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
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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
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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
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MY DAYS
- Alphababies by Kim Golding
- Welcome Little Baby by Aliki
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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
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