Board books are always my most requested booklist! I know there are other deserving books that I miss, but these are the board books that have withstood the test of time in our home.
The criteria for an exceptional board book are slightly different from a child’s picture book since the needs of infants differ from older children. The best board books engage the senses, offer attractive rhymes, often use repetition, and/or introduce children to basic concepts.
All of Baby, Nose to Toes by Victoria Adler
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. and Eric Carle
Diggers Go by Steve Light, and others in series
Good Night, Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
Have You Seen My Duckling? by Nancy Tafuri
The House in the Night by Susan Marie Swanson
I am a Bunny by Richard Scarry
Moo, Baa, La La La! by Sandra Boynton
Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? by Dr. Seuss
My First Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne
1 is One by Tasha Tudor
Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt
Peekaboo Baby by Camilla Reid, illustrated by Ingela P. Arrhenius
A Picnic with Monet by Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober, and others in the “Mini Masters” series
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
See, Touch, Feel: A First Sensory Book by Roger Priddy
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Where is Baby’s Belly Button? by Karen Katz
Board Books that Introduce Classic Literature
F is for Fairy Tale by Greg Paprocki
Anne’s Alphabet: Inspired by Anne of Green Gables by Kelly Hill
Cozy Classics: Emma and Cozy Classics: Pride and Prejudice by Jack Wang and Holman Wang
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