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Adams, Pam
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
With each line of the song, a new animal is discovered in the
farmyard along with the sound it makes.
Barrett, Judith
Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing
This is a book about the funny things that might happen if animals wore
clothing.
Brown, Margaret Wise
Goodnight Moon
A short poem of goodnight wishes from a young rabbit preparing--or
attempting to postpone--his own slumber.
Brown, Margaret Wise
The Runaway Bunny
A little bunny thinks about running away until he realizes how much
his mother loves him.
Fox, Mem
Hattie and the Fox
Hattie, the big black hen, notices the fox in the bushes; the other farm
animals have various, hilarious responses.
Fox, Mem
Time for Bed
This modern classic is the perfect bedtime story, with quiet repetition and
muted, but engaging animals on each pages.
Fleming, Denise
In the Small, Small Pond
Brilliant colors and delightful rhyming text bring a pond to life for small
readers.
Galdone, Paul
Three Little Kittens
A classic nursery rhyme for toddlers.
Ginsburg, Mirra
Good Morning, Chick
Tap-tap and crack! A little chick pops out of its shell. With mama by its
side, it explores the barnyard and experiences the world for the first time.
Greenfield, Elosie
Daddy & I
A little boy and his daddy do everyday things together.
Hudson, Cheryl
Animal Sounds for Baby
Baby meets animals and learns what they say.
Inkpen, Mick
Kipper
Tired of sleeping on his old blanket in his chewed-up basket, Kipper,
the dog goes in search of a better place to sleep. He considers a flowerpot,
the grass, a lily pad, and other spots before returning to his own cozy bed.
Kraus, Robert
Whose Mouse Are You?
A little mouse finds his family.
Krauss, Ruth
The Carrot Seed
Only the little boy knows it will come up.
Miller, Virginia
Be Gentle!
Don't hurt the little black kitten!
Newcome, Zita
Toddlerobics
Toddlers enjoy exercising.
Oxenbury, Helen
Tom & Pippo at the Beach
Tom and his toy monkey, Pippo, enjoy the beach.
Tafuri, Nancy
Have You Seen My Duckling?
Mother Duck sails around the pond, with the rest of her brood behind her
searching for her little lost duckling. Readers can see that duckling isn't
lost at all--just adventuring, and never far away.
Wells, Rosemary
Max's Bedtime
Max can't sleep without his red rubber elephant and his sister, Ruby,
tries to help.
Wells, Rosemary
Bunny Cakes
Max and Ruby surprise Grandma with two cakes.
Williams, Sue
I Went Walking
The farmyard becomes an exuberant event when a small child goes for a walk
and discovers a parade of animals "looking at me."
Wood, Audrey
Piggies
A cast of ten little piggies cavort on the fingers of a child's
hands. At bedtime, the piggies skip down my tummy, dance on my toes, then
run away and hide until the child puts them all together-by joining his
fingers, for series of goodnight kisses.
Compiled by the librarian members of the
American Library Association-Children's Book Council Joint Committee,
April 2003
0-6 MONTHS
Explores the world through the senses . . . in
relation to books, use of seeing faces and objects and hearing sounds.
All Fall Down. Oxenbury,
Helen. Little Simon, 1999
Animal Crackers: Bedtime.Dyer, Jane. Little, Brown, 1998
Baby Animals: Black and White. Tildes, Phyllis L.
Charlesbridge, 1998
Baby Rock, Baby Roll. Blackstone, Stella. Illustrated by
Denise and Fernando Azevedo. Holiday House, 1997
Big Fat Hen. Keith Baker. Harcourt, 1994
Black on White. Hoban, Tana. Greenwillow, 1993
Blue Hat, Green Hat. Boynton, Sandra. Little Simon, 1984
How a Baby Grows. Buck, Nola. HarperCollins, 1998
I Love Colors. Miller, Margaret. Simon & Schuster, 1999
Max. Wilson-Max, Ken. Jump at the Sun, 1998
My First Baby Games. Manning, Jane. HarperCollins, 2001
My Very First Mother Goose. Opie, Iona, ed. Illustrated by
Rosemary Wells. Candlewick, 1996
Peek-A-Boo! Ahlberg, Janet and Allan Ahlberg. Viking, 1990
• • •
6-12 MONTHS
Increasing exploration with hands . . .able to
reach for books, touch and feel pictures; prefers pictures of faces, begins
to vocalize.
Animal Kisses. Saltzberg,
Barney. Red Wagon, 2000
Baby's Lap Book. Chorao, Kay. Dutton, 1991
Brown Sugar Babies. Smith, Charles. Jump at the Sun, 2000
Goodnight Moon. Brown, Margaret Wise. HarperCollins, 1947
I Can. Oxenbury, Helen. Candlewick, 1995
I Smell Honey. Pinkney, Andrea. Illustrated by Brian J.
Pinkney. Red Wagon, 1997
Maybe, My Baby. O'Book, Irene. Illustrated by Paula Tible.
HarperCollins, 1998
My Colors (Mis Colores). Emberly, Rebecca. Little, Brown,
2000
Red, Blue, Yellow Shoe. Hoban,Tana. Greenwillow, 1986
Time for Bed. Fox, Mem. Illustrated by Jane Dyer. Harcourt,
1993
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. Winter, Jeanette. Red Wagon,
2000
Welcome, Baby! Baby Rhymes for Baby Times. Calmenson,
Stephanie. HarperCollins, 2002
Where's the Baby? Paxton, Tom. Illustrated by Mark Graham.
Morrow Avon, 1993
• • •
12-18 MONTHS
Able to hold a book with help, turn pages,
point at pictures, and make sounds for a particular picture.
The Bear Went Over the Mountain.
Wells, Rosemary. Scholastic, 1998
Big Dog, Little Dog. Pilkey, Dav. Harcourt, 1997
Count with Maisy. Cousins, Lucy, Candlewick, 1997
Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z.
Ehlert, Lois. Harcourt, 1989
The Everything Book. Fleming, Denise. Henry Holt, 2000
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed. Christelow, Eileen.
Clarion, 1989
Freight Train. Crews, Donald. Greenwillow, 1978
Itsy Bitsy Spider. Wells, Rosemary. Scholastic, 1998
Jamberry. Degen, Bruce. HarperCollins, 1992
My First Action Rhymes. pictures by Lynne Cravath.
HarperCollins, 2000
Pat the Bunny. Kunhardt, Dorothy. Golden, 1942
Rabbit's Bedtime. Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth. Houghton
Mifflin, 1999
Read to Your Bunny. Wells, Rosemary. Scholastic, 1997
Sheep in a Jeep. Shaw, Nancy. Illustrated by Margot Apple.
Houghton Mifflin, 1986
Ten, Nine, Eight. Bang, Molly Garrett. Greenwillow, 1983
Tom and Pippo Read a Story. Oxenbury, Helen. Simon and
Schuster, 1998
Where Is My Baby? Ziefert, Harriet and Simms Taback.
Handprint, 2002
Where's Spot? Hill, Eric. G. P. Putnam, 1980
You Are My Perfect Baby. Thomas, Joyce Carol. Photos by
Nneka Bennett. Joanna Cotler, 1999
Zoom City. Hurd, Thatcher. HarperCollins, 1998
• • •
18 MONTHS-3 YEARS
Able to name familiar pictures, turn one page
at a time, and carry a book around the house. Able to concentrate on simple
stories, but still needs a great deal of one-on-one interaction and physical
activity.
Be Gentle! Miller, Virginia.
Candlewick, 1999
Book! George, Kristine O'Connell. Illustrated by Maggie
Smith. Clarion, 2001
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Martin, Bill Jr.
and Eric Carle. Henry Holt, 1992
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. Martin, Bill Jr. and John
Archambault. Illustrated by Lois Ehlert. Little Simon, 1989
Color Zoo. Ehlert, Lois. HarperCollins, 1989
Come Along, Daisy! Simmons, Jane. Little, Brown, 1998
Construction Zone. Hoban, Tana. Greenwillow, 1997
Dinosaur Roar! Stickland, Paul and Henrietta Stickland.
Dutton, 1994
Dinosaurs, Dinosaurs. Barton, Byron. HarperCollins, 1989
Hello, Lulu. Uff, Caroline. Walker. 1999
How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? Yolen, Jane. Illustrated
by Mark Teague. Blue Sky, 2000
In the Tall, Tall Grass. Fleming, Denise. Henry Holt, 1991
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear? Carlstrom, Nancy White.
Illustrated by Bruce Degen. Simon and Schuster, 1986
Little White Duck. Zaritsky, Bernard and Walt Whippo.
Little, Brown, 2000
Maisy's ABC. Cousins, Lucy. Candlewick, 1995
Max's First Word. Wells, Rosemary. Dial, 1998
"More More More," Said the Baby. Williams, Vera.
Greenwillow, 1990
Mouse Mess. Riley, Linnea A. Scholastic, 1997
On Mother's Lap. Scott, Ann Herbert. Clarion, 1992
Silly Little Goose! Tafuri, Nancy. Scholastic, 2001
The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter Beatrix. Warne, 1999
The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Carle, Eric. Philomel, 1981
The Wheels on the Bus. Raffi. Illustrated by Sylvie K.
Wickstrom. Random House, 1998
You're Just What I Need. Krauss, Ruth. Illustrated by Julia
Noonan. HarperCollins, 1998
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