Wanna take a trip down memory lane with me? During the long (and apparently never-ending) unpacking process at our new house, I came across a bin of board books that I had saved. Even though my girls have mostly outgrown these little treasures, I couldn’t bear to part with our favorite board books. These books definitely show the signs of frequent reading and re-reading, including a few chewed corners. Such good memories!
Here are some of our most-loved board books from those baby and toddler days:
My husband and I can still recite this one by heart – it is the sweetest rhyming verse with the most adorable illustrations by Melissa Sweet (one of my faves!).
Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs!
We had a whole stack of Sandra Boynton’s fun and silly books – these two were our faves. I remember Delaney spending lots of time pointing to the dinosaurs and practicing her color words. And I still sometimes sing “Pajammy to the left, pajammy to the right…” while the girls are getting ready for bed.
Where Is Baby’s Belly Button?
We could never go wrong with a lift-the-flap book, and this one always brought giggles! We also loved reading Karen Katz’s Where is Baby’s Mommy?
Time for Bed
A perfectly precious bedtime book – lots of rocking chair time spent with this one. We started reading this one to the girls as tiny babies and it was always a favorite!
We had so many favorites, I could go on and on… 
Here are just a few more that I can’t fail to mention:
- Big Red Barn
by Margaret Wise Brown
- We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
by Michael Rosen
- Jamberry
by Bruce Degen
- Tumble Bumble
by Felicia Bond
- The Napping House
by Audrey Wood
I guess that’s enough for now – I may have to write a Part 2!
Tell me — What are/were your little one’s favorite board books? Also, I haven’t browsed the board book section at the bookstore for a while – what are your favorite recent books for babies and toddlers?
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We love “Time for Bed”, an read it to Princess as a baby and still have lots of fun with it when we find it on our bookshelf. We also love our “My cat likes to hide in boxes” board book, and Princess can “read” that one for herself
And, am I the only one who really dislikes “We’re going on a bear hunt?” ??? I really can’t get comfortable reading that book …
I miss Oh my, Oh my, Oh Dinosaurs! We read it so often, to my oldest, it finally fell completely apart – partly due to his chewing on it, but mainly because we read it so much
My favorite is Sheep in a Jeep. I don’t have kids, but I did work at a daycare a few years ago and I saved this book from the garbage when it had gotten too tattered. I hope to read it to my own children someday (for now I just sneak in readings when no one is looking).
Sheep in a Jeep
We love Trains, The Hungry Caterpillar, and My First Mother Goose (illustrated by Lisa McCue)
We love the Napping HOuse too!
Some favorites here (besides the ones already mentioned)….
More, More, More! Said the Baby
Silly Sally
Mama, Do You Love Me?
That’s Not My… (train, robot, monkey…)
But Not the Hippopotamus (our favorite Boynton book ever, and we have a lot!)