Sharing Stories with Baby
Books for babies often have colorful pictures with simple text and a short story. Take a peek at these and maybe find a new favorite!

Day in the Forest
by Alexandra Claire

From the first light of dawn to the calm of evening, children will follow along with playful woodland critters-foxes, squirrels, rabbits, bears, and more-on their daily adventures. With vibrant, full-color images and sweet, rhythmic rhymes, this beautifully crafted book captures the magic of the forest and its lively inhabitants, making it a perfect addition to your child's bedtime routine.
B is for Baby
by Atinuke

The creators of the award-winning Baby Goes to Market finds Baby stowing away on big brother's bicycle during a visit to Baba's bungalow in a neighboring village, in a vibrantly illustrated alphabet story set in West Africa
The Babies on the Bus
by Karen Katz

Presents lyrics to the well-known song, interspersed with additional verses about babies
Bizzy Bear Dinosaur Safari
by Benji Davies

With chunky sliders to push and pull, these robust little board books that are rich in visual detail and touches of humor are perfect for active toddlers.
Blocks
by Irene Dickson

A child building with only red blocks and another child building with only blue blocks get into a messy tussle when they want to use each other's colors before learning to cooperate, a situation that is made more intriguing by the introduction of a third child and his green blocks.
Boop the Snoot
by Ashlyn Anstee

This funny interactive board book begs to be poked and prodded as little ones learn to boop a snoot—as in poke adorable animal noses.
Bunny Loves Beans
by Jane Whittingham

Explore bright colors, healthy foods and a variety of adorable animals in a multilayered book with photographs and upbeat, rhythmic and repetitive language that serves as an introduction to fruits and vegetables.
Drive the Fire Truck
by Dave Mottram

In this board book, with rhyming text, shaped like a steering wheel and complete with dashboard and buttons, toddlers drive the fire truck on its way to the fire.
Find Spot at the Beach: A Lift-the-Flap Book
by Eric Hill

In this fun-filled interactive board book, little readers can join Spot and his family as they spend the day at the beach, but when it's time to decorate the sandcastle and Spot disappears, they must lift the flaps to help find him!
Five Speckled Frogs
by Yu-Hsuan Huang

Based on the beloved children's song, this interactive board book invites children to count down from five to zero with the help of colorful frogs sitting on a log and includes QR code links to both instrumental and vocal versions of the song.
Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes: Beginning Baby
by Chronicle Books

The beloved song "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" comes to life in this adorable adaptation. The Beginning Baby animal friends exercise and sing together, and babies are encouraged to find their heads, shoulders, knees, and toes right along with them.
Hello World!: Solar system
by Jill McDonald

Presents the planets in the solar system and describes what makes them special.
Hello Hello Shapes
by Brendan Wenzel

Say hello to early learning concepts and the wild world of animals! Little ones will learn their shapes with the help of a couple of polar bears, some tree frogs, and a whole host of parrots! More than forty wonderful and endangered creatures from earth, sea, and sky parade across the pages and show the beauty and variety of our planet. A key at the back of the book identifies the animals for even more nature fun.
Hop
by Jorey Hurley

A day in the life of a rabbit family, from sleeping to grazing to hiding from danger.
I am a Baby
by Kathryn Madeline Allen

Candid photos and lively rhyming words combine in an endearing photo-book celebration of the questions that babies might have about themselves, from what the wriggly things at the ends of their arms are to who are the bigger people holding them.
Kisses, Kisses, Head to Toe!: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap and Mirror Book
by Karen Katz

This adorable interactive board book doubles as a game of peekaboo and has a mirror on the last page where little ones can see themselves.
Left Hand, Right Hand
by Dori Elys

With adorable touch-and-feel spreads, little ones will learn to tell their right hand from their left hand, in this playful, interactive board book that helps with complex cognitive skills.
Leo Loves Baby Time
by Anna McQuinn

On Wednesdays, Leo and his mom go to Baby Time, where he sings, plays and meets new friends, in a charming book which features bright, vibrant colors that will draw the attention of the youngest readers.
Let's Go Home, Baby Shark: Slide the Animals Around the Ocean
by Carolina Búzio

Help the baby animals find their way home...Meet shark, crab, octopus, and puffin- four adorable baby animals who are lost at sea.
Little White Rabbit
by Kevin Henkes

As he hops along exploring the world, a little rabbit wonders what it would be like to be something else, but his wondering is abruptly halted by a cat that causes him to hurry home to his mother. 
Mama, Look!
by Patricia J. Murphy

Baby creatures and their mothers discover the world around them.
Moo, Baa, La La La
by Sandra Boynton

Various humorously drawn animals demonstrate the very different, and often amusing sounds they make, in a lap-sized version of a best-selling board book.
My Book of Feelings: Explore a World of Emotions
by Nicola Edwards

Inspired by Montessori educational approaches, a high-engagement board book uses built-in wooden emojis designed to help children recognize, understand and manage basic emotions.
My First Learn-to-Talk Book: Teach Speech, From Sounds to Words!
by Stephanie Cohen

Energetic and entertaining, this rhyming board book, written by an early speech expert, provides proven therapeutic techniques to help little ones think, repeat, react and babble.
National Geographic Look & Learn: Bugs
by Eva Steele-Saccio

An introduction to the world of insects, including different kinds of bugs, their physical characteristics and behaviors, with simple text and color photographs
Tip Tip Dig Dig
by Emma Garcia

A parade of colorful construction vehicles makes joyful noise for young enthusiasts who are invited to lift-lift with a crane, push-push with a bulldozer and roll-roll-roll with a steamroller, in a lively storybook that combines cut-collage illustrations with onomatopoeic text.
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