Best books for babies?

[TuttiFrutti]

What are the best books to read to babies?

My ds is 9 months and really enjoys me reading to him, but I don't know which would be the best ones to buy. Has anyone got any recommendations?

Just go into a good bookshop and you'll know!!
Waterstones and Borders generally have "3 for 2" on the bestsellers - and the bestsellers usually sell well for a reason.
A thread like this will get you hundreds of recommendations - Maisy and Spot are classics - but you'll find that when you go into Waterstones! Follow your instinct, you won't go too wrong!

Ds loves
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Eric Carle
Peeko by Alan Ahlberg
the Olivia books
and, every night, without fail we have to read
Where the Wild things are by Maurice Sendak

Anything with rhythm or great illustration. The gruffallo is good despite it being linguistically complex for a 9 month old. It is all in the way you read it on this one.

And Each Peach Pear Plum

try some of these

Dear Zoo, Peepo and The Very Hungry Caterpillar were DD's favourites.

DS was delighted with his hungry caterpiller book at xmas - was his favourite present before it was even read to him. We also have on called the very busy spider which is repetitive with lots of different animals which is nice.

Usborne books of course.........but then I am biased, I became an Usborne Organiser recently !!!

They have some lovely ones called 'Thats not my...monster, lion, bear' etc have different textures on each page to feel. Most are £4.99 with one or two £5.99

also the Snuggletime range is gorgeous with a soft blanket on each page

Dogs Colourful Day (sigh)

Every minute of every day I get it pushed across the floor to where I am sat and dragged up on to my knee. The finger then goes in the mouth and the hopeful bouncing about staring at the book starts.

Other than that, Dear Zoo, Peek-a-boo by Nicola Tuxworth, Noisy Truck Book (he loves it and bounces excitedly - I want to stamp on it) - loads and loads.

To be honest, the way I found out about what my son seems to like to "read" was by charity shop and car boot buying. You can buy at least 10 books for the price of one this way - so percentages are in your favour and the rubbish goes back to the charity shop - you soon learn!

Top tip though.... on lift the flap books always check for integrity - we have "who's hiding in the waterhole? ZEBRAAAAA!!!!" Followed by "Who's not hiding very well in the ruins, the big fatty? MONKEEEEEE!!!!" Followed by "Whos not hiding in the flowers at all, not even the slightest effort? TYGAAAAAAAA!!!!"

Any of the Rod Campbell lift the flap books especially Oh Dear and Buster's Day - still faves with DD now 3.1 .

Dear Zoo
Maisy likes playing/driving/fire engine/train
That's not my....
The Hungry Caterpillar

Another vore for Usborne, and I'm not an organiser! I just love their books, there's such a great range. The farmyard tales series is great as is the 'that's not my...'. Good range of cloth and bath books too. And all the Baby's Day ones. Infact ALL of them are great

Thanks everyone for your recommendations. You've given me lots of material to think about and I will be paying a visit to a bookshop soon to stock up!

you should have an Usborne party, you could get free books for your ds,

I am not after business!!! But I am sure there will be one in your area

she would come to your house, set up her books, you invite friends round, give tea/coffee

and you end up with free books depending on how much is sold

At one of my parties a lady ended up with £17 free books, if some of her friends had booked me to go to their houses, she would have got £35 of free books!!

Monkey do by Alan Ahlberg was a particular fave along with Peepo.
Fox's Socks, Rabbit's nap, Postman Bear (Axel Schiffer?)

The best thing I did was join the library as I got bored of reading Tilly's books all the time even though we have tons. We get 5 out at a time and it adds a bit of variety - also no fines for wee ones!!

Can I add John Butler's 'If you see a kitten'. dd loves this book.