Aliki. Welcome, Little Baby. Greenwillow, 1987.

Mother tells baby what life has to offer.

Bang, Molly. Ten, Nine, Eight. Tupelo Books, 1998.

This simple counting book helps Dad get baby ready for bed.

Boynton, Sandra. Moo, Baa, La La La. Little Simon, 1982.

A classic of animals at their silliest. (See also other titles by Sandra Boynton.)

Bradman, Tony. Daddy’s Lullaby. McElderry Books, 2002.

Daddy and his baby are up late at night.

Brown, Margaret Wise. Bumble Bee. HarperCollins, 1999.

A poem follows the sights and sounds of a bumblebee.

Cousins, Lucy. Farm Animals. Candlewick, 1999.

A simple concept book that introduces babies to farm animals.

Crews, Donald. Freight Train. Beech Tree Books, 1996.

Babies learn colors as a freight train moves from day to night.

Gentieu, Penny. Grow! Babies! Crown, 2002.

Photographs of 19 babies highlight the developmental milestones of their first year.

George, Kristine O’Connell. Book! Clarion, 2001.

One little boy finds out all the possibilities of books.

Grobel, Roberta. Peek-A-Boo, You. Cartwheel, 2002.

Babies hide behind blankets, balloons, hats and bears.

Hathon, Elizabeth. Night-Night Baby. Grosset and Dunlap, 2000.

Photographs of babies and toddlers as they get ready for bed.

Hathon, Elizabeth. Oh Baby! Grosset and Dunlap, 1999.

This touch-and-feel book lets baby interact.

Hoban, Tana. Black on White. Greenwillow, 1993.

Black illustrations on a white background highlight familiar objects.

Holtz, Lara, ed. Babies. Dorling Kindersley, 2002.

Photographs of babies playing, smiling and laughing through a typical day.

Hubbell, Patricia. Pots and Pans. HarperCollins, 1998.

Baby makes a mess in the pots and pans.

Katz, Karen. Counting Kisses. McElderry/Simon and Schuster, 2001.

A cranky baby is eventually soothed with kisses.

Katz, Karen. Where is Baby’s Belly Button? Little Simon, 2000.

Easy-to-lift flaps help baby find the belly button.

Lorsodo, Stephen. Cow Moo Me. HarperCollins, 1998.

Rhyming text about animals.

Marzolla, Jean. Mama Mama. HarperFestival, 1999.

Animals with their little ones are highlighted in this board book.

(See also Papa Papa, 2000.)

McGee, Marni. Sleepy Me. Simon and Schuster, 2001.

The going to bed ritual leads eventually to a sleeping baby.

Meyers, Susan. Everywhere Babies. Harcourt, 2001.

Babies from many cultures in many moods.

Miller, Margaret. Baby Faces. Little Simon, 1998.

A cast of multiethnic babies makes simple facial expressions.

(See also Baby Food, 2000.)

O’Book, Irene. Maybe My Baby. HarperCollins, 1998.

Babies modeling a variety of careers.

Ormerod, Jan. Peek-a-boo! Random House, 1997.

Half-page flaps reveal different responses to “where’s the baby?”

Oxenbury, Helen. Helen Oxenbury’s Little Baby Books. Candlewick, 1996.

A set of four books for babies: I Can, I See, I Hear and I Touch.

Sutinis, Beth, ed. My First Word Touch and Feel. Dorling Kindersley, 2001.

This large board book allows babies to learn familiar objects while incorporating textures.

Suen, Anastasia. Baby Born. Lee and Low, 1998.

This colorful book follows new babies through each season and each new step of development.

Taylor, Ann. Baby Dance. HarperCollins, 1999.

Father comforts his baby daughter with dancing and singing.

Tracy, Tom. Show Me! HarperCollins, 1999.

Baby learns body parts with parent.

Wellington, Monica. Baby in a Buggy. Baby in a Car. Baby at Home. Baby Goes Shopping. Dutton Books, 1995, 1997.

Very simple identification books of what baby sees and does in typical settings.

Updated 10/20/2003