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Infant -to- Toddler Favorites : 15+ Books for Your Child’s First Library 📚

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💌 Board books, rhymes, interactive touch-and-feel & classic stories that moms and toddlers love. 💕
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Soothing & Sensory Books for Babies (0-12)

💌 These books are ideal for the youngest readers. Featuring touch-and-feel textures, bold illustrations, gentle repetition—they’re the perfect first stories.
 
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✨ A timeless bedtime favorite with a comforting rhythm. Simple illustrations and soft rhyme patterns.
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown & Hurd
 
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✨ Textured touch and feel surfaces,vibrant animal images – great for stimulating senses and early vocabulary.
Baby Touch and Feel Animals
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✨ Lift-the-flap classic; minimal text,fun surprises in each flap.
Where's Spot? By Eric Hill
 
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Interactive flap book ; animals and surprise reveals ; very popular for little hands.
Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
 
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✨ Repetitive and simple text ; funny & cute - helps build early word recognition.
Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA by Jimmy Fallon
 
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✨ Heartfelt, lyrical book classic that babies adore.
I've Loved You Since Forever by Hoda Kotb
 
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✨ Gentle bedtime rhyme with sweet animal illustrations.
If Animals Kissed Good Night by Ann Whitford Paul

Toddlers & Rhymes (1-2 years)

Rhyming,animals,lively plots - for toddlers starting to talk and explore.
 
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✨Colorful, counting, food, days of the week — visual & story richness.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar (B&N Exclusive Edition)
 
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Predictable pattern ; excellent for color / animals / sequence learning.
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
 
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✨ Alphabet adventure with rhythm & colorful illustrations.
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin & John Archambault
 
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Rhymes + animal sounds + road-trip fun — toddlers enjoy repeating phrases.
Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
 
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✨Sound effects + textures = fun interactive reading.
Noisy Farm (My First Touch & Feel Sound Bk) (Hardcover)

Learning Through Story - Educational & Interactive (1.5-3years)

 
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✨ A vocabulary-builder for everyday objects,colors and shapes.
First 100 Words
 
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✨ Large Animal photos help with word-picture association, Great for talk time.
My Big Animal Book
 
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✨ Covers core toddler concepts. Bright,bold, and visual.
Colors,ABC,Numbers by Priddy Books
 
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✨ A baby science book introducing space and planets
Hello, World! Solar System by Jill McDonald
 
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✨ Bedtime meets construction vehicles— great rhythm and soothing tone.
Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site
 
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✨ Short sentences and flaps make it fun and engaging for toddlers.
Babies in the Forest, (First Lift-the-Flap)

Timeless Classics & Story Sets for Ages 2-3+

 
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✨ A clever mouse outwits predators in this rhyming favorite.
The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson
 
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✨ A snowy sequel with curiosity,courage, and family themes.
The Gruffalo's Child - Julia Donaldson
 
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✨ Witch + friends + teamwork = magical fun and inclusion.
Room on the Broom
 
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✨ Musical rhythm and loyalty - heartwarming and unique.
Tabby McTat, the Musical Cat - Julia Donaldson
 
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✨ Adventure + family reunion + seasons = engaging plot.
Stick Man
 
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✨ A greedy rat thief gets his karma in a fun poetic tale
The Highway Rat
 
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✨ A year-round celebration of parental love through all four seasons.
Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney