Reading is a great way to help your little one with development.

Learning through reading can take place through looking at the pictures, hearing your voice, watching your lips, and stimulating their brain before bedtime. Whether you are trying to start your baby’s first library or you were asked to bring a book instead of a card, here is a list of 101 children’s books that baby will love. Happy reading!

101 Books for Baby’s First Library

1. Are You My Mother by P.D Eastman
2. The Backyard Bug Book for Kids by Lauren Davidson
3. Barnyard Bath by Sandra Boynton
4. Bedtime for Baby Shark: Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo by John John Bajet
5. The Big Bed by Bunmi Laditan
6. Big Bed for Giraffe by Michael Dahl
7. Blue Hat, Green Hat by Sandra Boynton
8. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr.
9. But Not The Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
10. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
11. Chomp Goes The Alligator by Matthew Van Fleet
12. Clap Your Hands by Lorinda Bryan Cauley
13. Courdoroy by Don Freeman
14. Curious George by H.A. Rey
15. Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
16. Disney Baby Board Book Set
17. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
18. Ella WHO? by Linda Ashman
19. The Feelings Book by Todd Parr
20. First 100 Words by Roger Priddy
21. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
22. The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
23. From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
24. Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
25. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
26. God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren
27. The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
28. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
29. Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
30. The Goodnight Train by June Sobel
31. Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
32. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
33. Guess Which Hand by Hans Wilhelm
34. Hello Honeybees by Hannah Rogge
35. Hide-and-Seek, Baby Shark by John John Bajet
36. Hi-Five Animals! by Ross Burach
37. Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
38. Hoppity Frog by Emma Parrish
39. How Do Giraffes Take Naps by Diane Muldrow
40. How to Put Your Parents to Bed by Mylisa Larsen
41. Hug Me Little Bunny by Chronicle Books
42. The Human Body by Stephanie Babin
43. I Love You, Baby Shark: Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo by John John Bajet
44. I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa Mccourt
45. If Animals Kissed Goodnight by Ann Whitford Paul
46. If I were an Octopus by Jellycat
47. I’ve Loved You Since Forever by Hoda Kotb
48. If You Give a Cat a Cupcake by laura Numeroff
49. I Love You to the Moon and Back by Amelia Hepworth
50. Let’s Play by Herve Tullet
52. Little Blue Truck by Alice Shertle
53. The Little Rabbit by Nicola Killen
54. Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
55. Look, Look by Peter Linenthal
56. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
57. Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
58. Made For Me by Zack Bush
59. Mixed: A Colorful Story by Arree Chung
60. The Mixed Up Chameleon by Eric Carle
61. Mommy and Me Finger Puppet Board Book by Cottage Door Press
62. Mon Petit Busy Day by Annette Tamarkin
63. The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone
64. Moo, Baa, La La La by Sandra Boynton
65. Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You by Dr. Seuss
66. My Dad is Amazing by Hello!Lucky
67. Nate the Great by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
68. Noisy Farm by Tiger Tales
69. Oh Dear! by Rod Campbell
70. Oh, the Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss
71. On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
72. One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss
73. The One, The Only Magnificent Me by Dan Haseltine
74. Opposites by Scarlett Wing
75. Pajama Time! by Sandra Boynton
76. Peek-A-Who by Nina Laden
77. The Pout Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
78. Press Here by Herve Tullet
79. The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
80. See, Touch, Feel by Roger Priddy
81. Shark Bite by Little Bee Books
82. Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy E. Shaw
83. T is for Tiger: First Book of Animals by Laura Watkins
84. That’s Not My Puppy
85. The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
86. There’s a Monster in Your Book by Tom Fletcher
87. Tickle Monster by Josie Bissett
88. TouchThinkLearn: ABC by Xavier Deneux
89. The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle
90. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
91. Waddle! by Rufus Butler Seder
92. Wash Your Fins, Baby Shark by John John Bajet
93. Welcome Little One by Sandra Magsamen
94. When the World was Waiting for You by Gillian Shields
95. Where is Baby’s Belly Button by Karen Katz
96. Where’s Spot by Eric Hill
97. Where You Are: My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman
98. Will You Still Be My Daughter by Carol Lynn Pearson
99. You Are My Sunshine by Jimmie Davis
100. You Are The Light by Aaron Becker
101. You’re the Love in My Heart by Sarah Bradshaw
102. Zoom, Zoom, Baby! by Karen Katz

What do you think?

Did you see a book you’re interested in or do you have a favorite baby book that I didn’t mention? Let me know!