Give Your Baby The Magic of Story Time

Reading to your baby is one of the most important and valuable things you can do with him. You should start reading to your little one right away and build it into your every day routine from the very earliest days in his life. Reading to your baby will teach him language, sounds, and so much more. Baby's favorite books will be the ones that teach him new words, colors, shapes, objects, and feelings.

I've separated my 100 favorite children's books into 10 categories that you have to consider when building your baby's first library:

Classic Baby Books

Bedtime Baby Books

Baby Books With An Important Message

Must Have Baby Books Before Kindergarten

Seasonal Baby Books

Baby Books About Love and Family

The Best Books for Toddler Milestones

Adorable Story Books for Babies

Interactive Baby Books

Favorite Baby Books

Classic Baby Books

These classic children's books have stood the test of time and are beloved by many. These are all books that have lived on our shelves when we were kids and deserve to be in your baby's first library too.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Corduroy

The Runaway Bunny

Where The Wild Things Are

The Very Hungry Caterpillar

The Giving Tree

I Love You Forever

The Little Prince

My Very First Mother Goose

Bedtime Baby Books

Reading before bedtime can be a soothing and rewarding part of the bedtime routine that connects you and your baby through story telling. These are some of our all-time favorite books to read at bedtime. These lovely books help encourage baby to look forward to bedtime and fall asleep peacefully *fingers crossed*

Ten Twinkly Stars

Sleepyheads

Good Morning, Good Night

Start Night, Hold Me Tight

Goodnight Moon

If Animals Kissed Good Night

I Prayed For You

The Going-To-Bed Book

Night-Night, Forest Friends

How to Catch a Star

Baby Books With An Important Message

Some of the best books in baby's first library are ones that teach them good morals, encourage a positive outlook on life, and show them their own potential. These are favorites loved by moms and babies everywhere.

The Wonderful Things You Will Be

Giraffes Can't Dance

Little Blue Truck

The Little Engine That Could

Because A Little Bug Went Ka-Choo

The Angry Dragon

There's a Bear on My Chair

Please and Thank You Book

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Little Pea

Waiting Is Not Easy

Must Have Baby Books Before Kindergarten

Books are one of the best ways to teach your little one words, numbers, shapes, colors, ABCs and so much more. Stock up on these fun educational books for babies and toddlers that will help them become prepared for school. Did you know that 80% of a child's brain growth happens in their first three years? Take advantage of that with books like these.

First 100 Words (Box Set)

Best Word Book Ever

Zoe and Josh Go For A Walk

Opposites

Seasonal Baby Books

I love to get a new book for holidays and new seasons. Not only is it fun and sentimental, but it can really bring back good memories year after year when these sweet seasonal books are pulled off of the shelves.

Roses Are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink

Little Blue Truck's Springtime

Egg

Little Blue Truck's Halloween

Here Comes Halloween

Bear Says Thanks

Little Blue Truck's Christmas

How The Grinch Stole Christmas

This Little Reindeer

Baby Books About Love & Family

Some of moms' favorites for sure, these sweet books pull on your heart strings and may even bring out a few tears now and then. Some of my favorite rocking-chair-moments with my baby is reading these tender books snuggled up together.

I Love You to the Moon and Back

Guess How Much I Love You

I Love You Just Like This

I'll Never Let You Go

I Love You Through And Through

Me and My Dad

I Am A Big Brother

I Am A Big Sister

Mama Loves You So

Dream

The Invisible String

I Love You, Stinky Face

Two Hands to Love You

The Best Books For Toddler Milestones

Overcoming the hurdles of toddler milestones can be challenging. Many moms use these fun books as resources to get their young toddler to transition more smoothly from one normal to another. Ever how simple it may seem, a favorite book can really be a comfort for your babe as he tries to settle into a new routine.

A Big Kid Bed Is Coming

Potty

Let's Get Dressed!

A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon

Biscuit Goes To School

Adorable Story Books For Babies

Not necessarily “baby books”, these stories are are essential for your baby's first library nonetheless. They have important messages and will be a favorite in your family for years to come.

Horton Hears A Who!

Mr. Peabody's Apples

Little Elliot, Big City

The Snail and The Whale

The Gruffalo

The Gruffalo's Child

The Very Cranky Bear

Interactive Baby Books

My son will bring me ten of these books in a sitting asking for me to read each one. They are the fun, exciting, and stimulating books that will keep your baby busy longer than books in other categories. These books get baby involved in the story. Don't forget to bring these along whenever you travel so that baby always has healthy fun at his finger tips.

Eyes, Nose, Fingers, and Toes

Pat The Bunny

Press Here

Gotta Go, Buffalo: A Silly Book of Fun Goodbyes

Dear Zoo

I Spy- Animals!

Babies In The Forest

Noisy Farm

Roar: A Big-mouthed Book of Sounds

Who: Peek-a-Flap Board Book

Little Green Frog

Colors Pop-Up Peekaboo!

Favorite Baby Books

These are the books that will make baby laugh or smile time and time again. These books are the ones that you can read over and over again and your baby will never get tired of them. What would I do without this group of books!?

The Pout Pout Fish

Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?

Bear Snores On

The Day The Crayons Came Home

The Book With No Pictures

Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed

Barnyard Dance

Baby's First Bible Stories

My Heart is Like a Zoo

Moo Baa La La L

Where's Spot

The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear

The Monster at the END of This Book

Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb

What a Wonderful World

I hope you and your little ones love these books as much as I do! What books are your absolute favorites and which ones can your babies and toddlers not get enough of? Let me know in the comments!