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Tidying the book shelves brought these board books back
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items My kids are older now, and while we were tidying the book shelves these board books brought back so many memories. So I wanted to share the 16 favorites that I read to my kids between 1 and 5 years old. Some of them were also available as stories on ...
A baby's day seen through a little peephole on each page. The rhyming text and the everyday things to spot make it a good first book for the very youngest. There is so much to see and talk about on the illustrations. My babies loved this one.
Peepo!
Two hares, a parent and child, try to outdo each other measuring how much they love one another. A gentle story that works well at bedtime. I still use the ideas in this book to tell my children how much I love them. It’s a beautiful.
Guess How Much I Love You
A padded cover and a sweet rhyme about babies from all around the world, each with ten little fingers and ten little toes. I love the message in this book that even though we’re all different we are all simple humans.
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
A boxed set of Dr. Seuss board books, including Fox in Socks and Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? The silly rhymes are fun to read out loud.
The Little Green Boxed Set of Dr. Seuss Books
This one is a hardcover about family, tradition and the names we share. Anne baby is welcomed into the family and it’s told from the perspective of the older sister. I get emotional at the end everytime I read it as it does a brilliant job of describ...
Naming Ceremony
A lift the flap book where you help look for Spot. Little ones love opening each flap to see who is hiding. It’s a classic, simple book and excellent for the youngest readers.
Where's Spot?
A quiet rhyming goodnight to everything in the great green room. It’s a great bedtime story for kids who have a heart time transitioning to bed time. This one was also available as a story on the Moonlite projector, which is magical.
Goodnight Moon
The caterpillar eats his way through the week and turns into a butterfly. Good for counting and the days of the week, and it was also available on the Moonlite projector, which is magical.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Colorful animals and a repeating question and answer that little ones can join in on. It was also available on the Moonlite projector, which is magical.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
A lift the flap book about a child who asks the zoo to send a pet. Each flap hides a different animal.
Dear Zoo
Sandra Boynton's book of animal sounds, with a short and funny rhyme on every page. It is easy to read out loud with a very small listener.
Moo, Baa, La La La!
Almost no words, so you tell the story with the pictures. A little gorilla quietly lets the zoo animals out, which gives you lots to point at and talk about.
Good Night, Gorilla
A bedtime story about a little llama who gets worried when his mama is not right there. It was also available on the Moonlite projector, which is magical.
Llama Llama Red Pajama
A rhyming game of I spy with fairy tale and nursery rhyme characters hidden in the pictures. Fun to search through together.
Each Peach Pear Plum
A busy spider spins her web while the other farm animals try to get her to come and play. A simple story that held their attentions so well. It was also available on the Moonlite projector, which is magical.
The Very Busy Spider
A family swishes through grass, wades through a river and tiptoes into a cave. The repeating words are easy to learn and fun to act out together.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
This is the Moonlite projector I mentioned in the notes above. It projects the story pictures onto the wall with soft light and gentle sounds, and it works with a smartphone. This starter set includes The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Be...
Moonlite Storytime Projector Starter Pack with 4 Eric Carle Stories