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Bedtime books for baby

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Bluecarrot · 21/07/2014 23:43

Looking recommendations for board books with calm and gentle "storyline" for my 6 month old. I'm trying to start a proper bedtime routine and would love to get a few special books that we only read then. She will sit for upwards of 45 mins at a time looking at books with me.

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Sidge · 23/07/2014 09:19

Peepo

Each Peach Pear Plum

Guess How Much I Love You

LoblollyBoy · 23/07/2014 09:16

To read the same thing time and again, you have to be impressed with the book yourself. Peepo and Each Peach are classics for a reason, I think, there's tons there for the adult to see, to interpret, to talk about and to enjoy.

catkind · 23/07/2014 00:36

DD's favourite for aaaaages was "One little baby". A simple day in the life of baby, rhyming, with lovely pictures. Only not sure if it comes as a board book.

"Peepo" is a nice one too in a similar vein but very different style.
Sorry don't know how to do links.

mrsjavierbardem · 23/07/2014 00:19

Blueberries for Sal
beautiful book.

mrsjavierbardem · 23/07/2014 00:17

Good Night Moon is an American classic, you can see a simple animation on youtube read by Susan Sarandon. Wonderful, gentle book.

Kiss Good Night Sam
another lovely board book.

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 23/07/2014 00:05

thisis my favourite to read with dd

Simple and calm and lovely pictures.

Dd also loved the Snail and the Whale - has a very soothing tempo. Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers is great too.

Lovelydiscusfish · 23/07/2014 00:01

Dd always loved Rumble in the Jungle - and still does now at 2.:. The way it ends is lovely - "And we'll leave then till tomorrow when we'll visit them again."
Am very impressed with how long your dd will sit and listen for, by the way. An important skill - am sure it bodes well.

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Bluecarrot · 22/07/2014 19:53

Thank you both :) dd got that's not my fairy as a gift and shrieks in delight when she sees it so that range might not work, but I see what you mean about the theme :)

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IBelieveInPink · 22/07/2014 00:01

They aren't so much 'special' but we have the 'that's not my....' Books that I keep for bedtime. That way, bedtime is very predictable and not exciting if you see what I mean. Works very well with my 8 month old... We've been doing that since she was about 4 months...

Other, more 'varied' books, I keep for reading during the day...

callipygian00 · 21/07/2014 23:58

'Guess How Much I Love You', 'Hungry Caterpillar', 'Each Peach Pear Plum', and 'Hairy McLary from Donaldson's Dairy'. The last two have a great rhythm and rhyme to them which keeps young kids interested.