Books for Babies
My favorite blogger in the whole world is Mrs. J at More Water. She is my oldest friend, and a dearest friend, and she celebrates God's sheer goodness every time she writes. Because I've always known her to be a guru of English literature, I asked her for her top recommendations for beautiful and edifying books for babies and children. Here it is...
For Babies, 6months-12 months
Anything by author Lois Lenski
Pat the Bunny
Usborne Touchy Feely books
The Toddler Busy Bible
Matthew Van Fleet: Tails, Alphabet, etc.
For Toddlers, 12months-24months
Jane Yolen's rhyme books:
Dimity Duck
How do Dinosaurs...
Here We Go
Here We Go
Karma Wilson, The Bear Snores On (and others in a series)
Margaret Wise Brown, The Runaway Bunny
The Wonderful House
Iza Tripani, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, How Much is that Doggie
Iza Tripani, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, How Much is that Doggie
The Snowman
Bow Wow, a First Book of Sounds
Eric Carle's Caterpillar, Cricket, Ladybug,
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Martha Alexander, Poems and Prayers for the Very Young
The Jesus Story Book
Margaret Wise Brown, Barbara Cooney, Christmas in the Barn
Hush Little Baby
Winkin Blinkin and Nod, illustrated by Cooney
Tasha Tudor, The 23rd Psalm, First Prayers
Barbara Cooney, Miss Rumphius
Christina Rosetti's Children's Poems
Wonderful Children's Illustrators:
Peter Sis
Peter Sis
Barbara Cooney
Trina Shart Hyman
Lois Ehert
Lois Lenski
Garth Williams
Karen Katz
Jan Brett
Martha Alexander
Eloise Wilkin
Peter Spier
Gennady Spirin
Arthur Rackam
For Older Children:
Black Beauty
The Secret Garden
Anything by George McDonald
Beatrix Potter
The (original) Velveteen Rabbit
Other places to find good books:
posted by MM at 8:02 AM
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