Baby`s first birthday..............asked to buy books!

[triplets]

I`m all for that! Bit out of touch as to what nice books there are for babes, any ideas please?

[RobotHamster]

Yy to Julia Donaldson acorn wood. Nobody's ever heard of them and the box set is a great present.

[LifeIsBetterInFlipFlops]

Beatrix Potter, classics which can be read to a toddler and the illustrations are lovely.

[Meglet]

I'm trying to remember what I enjoy reading...

Shark in the park.
Bottoms up.
Shoe Baby.
Tell me something happy before I go to sleep.
Anything by Mick Inkpen.

The Wibbly Pig board books are cute, and very short.

[giddly]

Hippos go Berserk! by Sandra Boynton. You can see it being read on youtube: . Taught both my kids to count very young, and I still find it hilarious for some reason.

[teabagpleb]

Tactile board books. Board books with flaps. And a bath book. Bath books are great!
Ladybird do some great fairy tales and other board books.

[triplets]

That's a nice idea Mortified my fav book was a Ladybird book, Tiptoes the Mischievious Kitten :)

[Periwinkle007]

poetry often gets forgotten - try Poems for Young Children - Miles Kelly publishing (might find it cheap in TKMaxx, have seen it in there recently a few times for £3.99 - about £6.99 on Book Depository and under £10 on Amazon normally). We were given it as a present and my kids love it, we have bought it for lots of presents since. over 300 classic poems for children, wonderful for a child to keep and enjoy for many many years with beautiful illustrations.

[babybythesea]

Meg and Mog - dd was loving them by 18 months. You can get sets in bags which she also liked. This set, in fact: www.amazon.co.uk/Meg-Mog-Six-books-bag/dp/B002Y1FGVQ/ref=sr_1_13?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378742906&sr=1-13&keywords=meg%20and%20mog&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

Also this treasury: www.amazon.co.uk/Hutchinson-Treasury-Read-Aloud-Various/dp/0091767989/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1378742952&sr=1-4&keywords=hutchinson%20treasury%20of%20children%27s%20literature&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

There's a great range of stories in there, including some classics (like where the wild things are) but also less well known ones. And it will last for years. We started reading some of the stories in it to dd when she was around 1(like Titch, by Pat Hutchins) but some of them she's still not ready for aged 4.5. We use it a lot. And you can get another volume called Hutchinson's Treasury of Children's Literature, and one of poetry.

[Bakingtins]

Ladybird Baby Touch books tactile board books
Big book of my World lovely book with bright illustrations covering colours, shapes, numbers, objects, on the farm etc etc
Can you find me? spotting book
Usborne lift and look board books many many variations but all good.

Neither of my children were interested in stories until they were two, but they loved "spotting" books and flaps.

[Bakingtins]

Ladybird Baby Touch books tactile board books
Big book of my World lovely book with bright illustrations covering colours, shapes, numbers, objects, on the farm etc etc
Can you find me? spotting book
Usborne lift and look board books many many variations but all good.

Neither of my children were interested in stories until they were two, but they loved "spotting" books and flaps.

[Bakingtins]

Oops double post - sorry.

[ZingWantsCake]

The "It's not my...." books are brilliant!

hard pages, few words, big print and besr of all "feely" details - excellent for sensory development (smooth, scratchy, shiny, furry bits. I love them! )

[triplets]

Right, have ordered 3 Alison Jeffers and 2 Its not my..... books plus Each Peach Pair Plum which was my late sons fav book when he was small. Thank you for all the brilliant suggestion :)

[ZingWantsCake]

good decision and very generous of you!