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Books to Buy your Baby
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This curated list of popular toddler books features educational board books, interactive favorites, and nostalgic children’s classics perfect for ages 1–3. These books support early literacy, language development, and foundational skills like colors,...
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Board Books That Boost Early Learning
 
Interactive & Engaging Reads
 
Nostalgic & Heartfelt Stories
 
Animal Favorites

Board Books That Boost Early Learning

Great for language, concepts (colors, shapes, numbers), and durable enough for toddlers.
 
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Beautiful paintings in bright colorful animals
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? - Bill Martin Jr.
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And iconic counting book for babies and toddlers
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom (Board Book)
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Beautiful pages and a heartfelt story
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
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Where's Spot?: A Lift-the-Flap Book
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An amazing series beginners with first words in every category imaginable
First 100 Words: A Padded Board Book
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Interactive & Engaging Reads

These are touch-and-feel, lift-the-flap, or participatory books that make storytime an activity.
 
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A fun animal book with lift the flap pages
Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book
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Peek-a Who? (Lift the Flap Interactive Book)
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A simple, interactive book for others
Press Here (Herve Tullet) - Books
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Touchy-feely pages about narwhals
That's Not My Narwhal...: Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells
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These touchy-feely books are my absolute favorite. There is an animal for everyone with pages that have different textures to touch.
THAT'S NOT MY® - Baby books - Browse by Category
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The little blue truck series has been our favorite for many years now. The original is beautiful, but now there are more for every season and situation.
Little Blue Truck
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Where is walrus is an interactive book where the readers have to find things
Where's Walrus? - Books
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Shapes, Shapes, Shapes: Fun Wordless Book
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Nostalgic & Heartfelt Stories

Books you remember from your own childhood (or should!) that toddlers still love.
 
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Goodnight Moon: Beloved Bedtime Story Bunny
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One of my favorite books from when I was a kid
Guess How Much I Love You - McBratney, Sam
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The Snowy Day — Ezra Jack Keats
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
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Corduroy — Don Freeman
Corduroy: Don Freeman: 9780140501735
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Harold and the Purple Crayon — Crockett Johnson
Harold and the Purple Crayon - Books
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One of my favorite books of all time, both of us, a kid and now as a parent
The Six Little Possums at Home
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Owl Babies — Martin Waddell
Owl Babies by Waddell, Martin & Benson
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A silly favorite book about giraffes
Giraffes Can't Dance by Andreae & Parker-Rees
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Pajama Time! — Sandra Boynton
Pajama Time! (Boynton on Board)
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Farmyard Beat — Lindsey Craig & Marc Brown
Farmyard Beat by Craig, Lindsey & Brown
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