Good newborn baby bedtime books? Present from mummy to soon to be son

[Jellybabie3]

So i know newborn babys cant read etc but i would really like to buy a book or a series of books i can start reading my little boy before bed when he arrives in september. Its probably the thing i am looking forward to the most. Does anyone know of any good ones??

Before You Sleep by Benji Bennett.

When the world was waiting for you by Gillian shields is beautiful

On the night you were born

Guess how much I love you

makes me cry and DS is now nearly 3

Peepo by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

I always buy this for friends and will be buying one for our baby. It has such a lovely rhythm to it and lots of happy memories from reading it to my little brother when he was a baby.

'It's a little baby' Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobb

Goodnight Moon. Half the pages have black and white illustrations (which is good for newborns because they can only see high contrasts) half are in colour. I remember when DS1's interest switched from the black and white to the colour images. It's still a really cool memory.

Yes yes to Peepo too!

Here's a little baby, 1 2 3

DS loves that one and it makes me all nostalgic as my mum used to read that to me and my sister when we were little

Ten little fingers and ten little toes is a nice one. Although DH was born with 11 toes and says he is offended...

That aside, it's a lovely book to read with a little one.

Yes to Peepo and Guess how much I love you. You won't need to read the words by week two.

I like to read a couple chapters of Harry Potter or The Hobbit at the moment to my lo each night. I like sharing the books I read as a child.

It might sound a bit pretentious, but when DS was really tiny I read him lots of poetry. He obviously didn't understand the words but he seemed to respond to the rhythm of the words.

He is 1 now and likes books with pictures and flaps to lift!

Goodnight Tractor (there's also Goodnight Spaceman, Digger, Pirate or Princess!)

On the night you were born (makes me weep though!)

Dear Zoo

We've got one called Snuggle Bunny that has a hand puppet, it's fab

Good night little monster. I saw it recommended on here and I absolutely love it.

We have a lovely book called Yawn.

Another vote for 'on the night you were born' beautiful book.

Also 'I'll love you forever'. The illustrations and concept is a little strange but all about how a mother never stops thinking of their child as their baby, even into adulthood.
There's a phrase repeated on each page
'I'll love you forever,
I'll like you for always,
As long as I'm living, my baby you'll be'
My 3 year old recites it to me and it's just lovely!

I love that phrase, 1000

Fantastic thread - place marking to remind myself to buy some of these.

Another vote for Goodnight Moon. DD won't sit still for many things but she does tend to sit and listen to that one (great for newborns as lots of black and white illustrations, and the rhythm is gentle). It's part of our bedtime routine. She also absolutely loves Dear Zoo.

Another vote for 'Love you Forever'
Also 'Room on the Broom' my teo year old can recite this word for word, it's rhythm is lovely.

Wherever You are, My Love Will Find You https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1250017971/ref=cmswwrcppapi_khqEzbJ99P4H1

Warning: you might cry 😭

Thanks all!

Each Peach Pear Plum!
Its amazing and takes me back sooo many years

Another vote for Goodnight Moon as the colour contrasts work really well for tiny infants.

I also loved reading 10 little fingers to DS.

Where's My Cow by Terry Pratchett. It's both funny and lovely. Though possibly DC needs to be a few months old to start enjoying it (because you have to do all the noises and a newborn might not like them all).