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What’s on Our Littles’ Bookshelf

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From cozy Christmas tales to not-too-spooky Halloween reads, from adorable animal adventures to fun and educational favorites this list is packed with books that make learning and imagination magical. Whether you’re cuddled up at bedtime, celebrating...
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Best Animal Books for Littles

Looking for the cutest animal books for you baby or toddler? This list is packed with our favorites that my daughter loved ! 

 
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my daughter goes to daycare so we love this book !
If Animals Went to School - (If Animals Kissed Good Night) by Ann Whitford Paul (Board Book)
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a great animal book
My Big Animal Book - (My Big Board Books) by Roger Priddy (Board Book)
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this is great for babies ! we love the feel and touch books
Animals (Baby Touch and Feel) by DORLING KINDERSLEY, INC. (Board Book)
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one of my daughter first favorite books its touch and feel and makes animal noises! she loved it so much
Noisy Baby Animals - (My First) by Patricia Hegarty (Board Book)
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great for babies !!
Hello, Baby Animals - (High-Contrast Books) by Duopress Labs (Board Book)
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my daughter loved animal sound books
Baby Einstein Amazing Animals 10 Button Sound Book (Board Book)
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great for babies
Baby Duck: Finger Puppet Book - (Baby Animal Finger Puppets) by Chronicle Books (Board Book)
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we loved this animal book
Babies Love Animales / Babies Love Animals (Spanish Edition) - by Rose Nestling (Board Book)
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my daughter loved this book
Pop-Up Peekaboo! Baby Animals - by DK (Board Book)
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this is such a sweet book we love
Baby Beluga - By Raffi ( Board Book )
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they read this book in daycare and she would come home and repeat brown bear brown bear what do you see lol she loved it
Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See? - by Bill Martin (Board Book)
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her favorite animal sound book and of course we love anything eric carle
World of Eric Carle Around the Farm 30 Animal Sound (Hardcover)
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she loved the flaps on this one
Dear Zoo: A Lift-the-Flap Book|Other Format
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This is such a fun book
Peekaboo: Zoo: (An Interactive Board Book for Babies & Toddlers with Mirror & Sliders to Push, Pull, or Turn. Cute Zoo Animal Artwork Includes a Rhino, Hippo, Camel, & More.)|Board Book
 
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My daughter loved the felt flaps
Where's the Penguin?: (An Interactive, Sensory Lift-the-Flap Book with Felt Flaps and a Mirror for Babies & Toddlers. Friendly Marine Ocean Animals Include a Whale, Seal, & Seagull.)|Board Book

Little Learners: Baby and Toddler Educational Books

Start your child's love of learning early with these baby and toddler friendly books that we loved ! 

 
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great for learning abc
Chicka Chicka ABC - (Chicka Chicka Book) by Bill Martin & John Archambault (Board Book)
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anything touch and feel is a yes!
See, Touch, Feel: ABC: A first sensory alphabet book|Board Book
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this was a great book to read to my daughter when she was a baby
My First Learn-To-Talk Book - (My First Learn-To-Talk Books) by Stephanie Cohen (Board Book)
 
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yes a must !! if possible please teach your baby signs itll make life so much easier !
See, Touch, Feel: Baby Signs - by Roger Priddy & Priddy Books (Board Book)
 
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yes a must !! if possible please teach your baby signs itll make life so much easier !
My First Book of Baby Signs - by Lane Rebelo (Paperback)
 
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once they get a little older this is a good book to get
National Geographic Little Kids First Bi ( National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books) (Hardcover) by Amy Shields
 
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yes to anything eric carle
My Very First Book of Numbers - by Eric Carle (Board Book)
 
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great number book
Babies Love Numbers - By Scarlett Wing ( Board Book )
 
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we loved this color book
Babies Love Colors By Michele Rhodes - Conway - By Michele Rhodes-Conway ( Board Book )
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great for teaching your toddler emotions
My First Book of Emotions for Toddlers - by Orlena Kerek (Board Book)
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awesome book
ABC Animals!: A Scanimation Picture Book
 
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great for teaching the weather to toddler
Maisy's Wonderful Weather Book: A Maisy First Science Book (A Maisy the Mouse Tabbed Board Book - For Toddlers, Preschoolers, and Preschoolers Ages 3-7)|Hardcover
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great for learning about planets
My Little Book of Planets: Fun Illustrated Board Book of Planets A Rhyming Book of Solar System for Kids, Toddlers Book for 3+ [Penguin Early Learning Series]|Board Book
 
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Great for bilingual kiddos
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's First 100 Words / Primeras 100 Palabras - by Eric Carle (Board Book)
 
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We love this
My First Complete Learning Library: Boxset of 20 Board Books I Perfect Gift Set for Toddlers I Ages 0 to 5|Other Format

Kids favorites books: Christmas Edition

Get in the holiday spirit with these Christmas books that we loved !! 

 
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we love these books
The Crayons' Christmas - By Drew Daywalt ( Hardcover )
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I grew up reading Berenstain bears so of course i had to get this book for my daugher
The Berenstain Bears' Merry Christmas (Berenstain Bears) - by Stan Berenstain (Paperback)
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we loved this book
The Night Before Christmas - by Clement C Moore (Hardcover)
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anotherbook that reminds me of my childhood so of course I had to get it for my daughter !
Clifford's Christmas - by Norman Bridwell (Hardcover)
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such a sweet book
God Gave Us Christmas - By Lisa Tawn Bergren ( Hardcover )
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my daughter loves owls so she loves this one
The Christmas Owl - by Gideon Sterer & Ellen Kalish (Hardcover)
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this is great for older kids
The Christmas Pig - by J K Rowling (Hardcover)
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my daughter is obsessed with curious george so she loves this book
Merry Christmas, Curious George (School And Library) (Cathy Hapka)
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we lved this
The Night Before Christmas Recordable Edition - (Charles Santore Children's Classics) by Clement Moore (Hardcover)
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we love this book !
Dasher : How a Brave Little Doe Changed Christmas Forever - by Matt Tavares (School And Library)
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we love a good board book !
The Snowiest Christmas Ever! - by Jane Chapman (Board Book)
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this one is a fun one
Fancy Nancy Splendiferous Christmas by Jane O'Connor (Hardcover)
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we love anything by Sandra Boynton
Snow, Snow, Snow! - (Boynton on Board) by Sandra Boynton (Board Book)
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we love corduroy
Merry Christmas, Corduroy! - (Board Book)
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yes to all the biscuit books
Biscuit's Pet & Play Christmas ( Biscuit) - by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Board Book)
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great for kiddo who loves dinos
A Very Dinosaur Christmas - (Very Celebration) by Adam Wallace (Hardcover)
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my daugher loves this one
How to Catch a Gingerbread Man - by Adam Wallace (Hardcover)
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this is such a good one
The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Peekaboo Christmas - (World of Eric Carle) by Eric Carle (Board Book)
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of couse had to get this madeline book for my daughter
Madeline's Christmas - by Ludwig Bemelmans (Board Book)
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we love these books
If You Take a Mouse to the Movies: A Special Christmas Edition - (If You Give...) by Laura Joffe Numeroff (Mixed Media Product)
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my daughter loves snowmen
That's Not My Snowman... - by Fiona Watt (Board Book)
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another book that reminds me of my childhood i had to get my daughter
Merry Christmas, Little Critter! - By Mercer Mayer ( Paperback )
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a classic of course
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!|Hardcover
 
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another great classic christmas book
The Polar Express (30th Anniversary Edition) (Caldecott Medal Winner)|Hardcover
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yes ! one of my fav books growing up
Arthur's Christmas (Arthur Adventures Series)|Paperback
 
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another fav
Auntie Claus Deluxe Edition: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids|Hardcover
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my daughter loves frosty ! we read this still even in the summer time lol
Frosty the Snowman (Little Golden Book Series)|Hardcover
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Kids favorites books: Halloween Edition

Get in the holiday spirit with these Halloween books that we loved !!

 
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my daughter loves this one and this one was one of my fav from my childhood such a good hallowen book
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of An - By Linda Williams ( Paperback )
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we lovethis one
10 Trick-or-Treaters: A Halloween Counting Book (Hardcover) by Janet Schulman
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a good halloween book
How to Catch a Monster: A Bedtime Bravery Halloween Picture Book (How to Catch) by Adam Wallace (Hardcover)
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of course we have a ton of Berenstain bears in our collection
The Berenstain Bears' Big Halloween Party - by Mike Berenstain (Hardcover)
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my daughter loves cat in the hat
Have No Fear! Halloween Is Here! (Dr. Seuss/The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about - (Step Into Reading) by Tish Rabe (Paperback)
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a classic !!
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - (Peanuts) by Charles M Schulz (Hardcover)
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who doesnt love I spy book
I Spy Spooky Night - by Jean Marzollo (Hardcover)
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another great one i loved when i was younger
Arthur's Halloween - (Arthur Adventures (Paperback)) by Marc Brown (Paperback)
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we love biscuit !
Happy Halloween, Biscuit! - by Alyssa Satin Capucilli (Paperback)
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this is a fun one !
The Spooky Wheels on the Bus - by Ben Mantle & J Elizabeth Mills (Paperback)
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we love these books
Crayons Trick Or Treat - by Drew Daywalt (Board Book)
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little blue trucks! we love it
Little Blue Truck's Halloween - by Alice Schertle (Board Book)
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my daughter loves this one
It's Halloween, Curious George! - by H A Rey (Paperback)
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one i grew up reading we love it
Scary, Scary Halloween - by Eve Bunting (Paperback)
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one of my fav childhood books
The Hallo-Wiener|Paperback
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we lovethis one
Spider and the Fly|Hardcover