Favorite Baby Books

Hadley loves books. Even more than the fun pictures and colors, right now she loves to be in control and turn the pages. Through the generosity of our friends, she has gotten quite a library of great baby books. Books I never would have even known about had we not received them as gifts. Here are a few of our favorites:

Hadley's Favorites
Fuzzy Bee and Friends - Priddy Books
Aunt Jinny got her this great cloth book that has been Hadley's favorite from the start. Each page has fun textures to touch and grab. And how can you go wrong with a pleather lady bug? My favorite phrase in this book is, "Oh me oh my, I wonder why, I'm such a splendid butterfly."


Three Little Caterpillars - by Dorothea DePrisco
Her Nana got her this book for our trip to New England. From day one, she loved to touch the furry caterpillars on each page, and upon opening the pop-up on the last page, she started trying to say the word butterfly buh-buh-buh. Any book that encourages her to talk is high up in my book.


Buzz-Buzz, Busy Bees - Simon and Schuster
Kim and Jay got her this book for our love of the bee. Little did we know how much this book would help get us through the hospital stay, eliciting giggles galore. We don't leave the house for a trip without this book.


Brown Bear, Brown Bear What Do You See? - Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
My friend Roxanne got us this book when we were back east, and all I can say is how did we live without this one? The pages are nice and thick and easy to turn and so fun in their simplicity.


Little Bee Finger Puppet Book - Chronicle Books
What another Bee book? My friend Marie got this one for us, and it's home is in the diaper bag as it travels with us wherever we go. When I buzz in her ear and move the finger puppet around, she is enthralled. So fun.


My Favorites
Blue Hat, Green Hat - by Sandra Boynton
I love all of Sandra Boynton's books, but this one especially because it involves a combination of learning clothing, color, and different animals. The illustrations are great. I think they came out in the 80's but they are so clever that they are timeless.


Olivia Counts - by Ian Falconer
Olivia is a sassy little pig. The illustrations are in black, white and red and feel so complete and urban. I love books that come around full circle.


Goodnight Moon - by Margaret Wise Brown Pictures by Clement Hurd
Mark and Sue got her this book when we were in Connecticut and it is a nighttime ritual for us now. We've started saying good night to everything in the room before going to sleep.


Make Van Gogh's Bed - Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo
It is only appropriate that my girlfriend Beth from college got Hadley an Art History book as that was my major. Each page has a fun painting, and a texture that she can touch and feel. This year, colors. Next year, the social implications of French Impressionism in the Salon of 1863.


Haiku Baby - Betsy Snyder
DG is constantly bringing new books home from the book sales at the Denver Post. This is my absolute hot off the press favorite. This haiku describing spring is what makes me all warm and fuzzy inside: "in tickly-toe grass, a buttercup offers up yellow nose kisses". Besides the great writing, it is really the layout, illustrations, and the little blue bird on every page that make this book such a gem.


So what Baby books am I missing? Let me know your favorites.