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??

Actually, when my DS was tiny, I used to read Baby Hearts and Baby Flowers, which is also rather lovely, but I did get tired of it. www.amazon.com/Baby-Hearts-Flowers-Remy-Charlip/dp/0060295910?tag=mumsnetforum-21

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Lovely thread.

YYY to Ten Little Fingers. We read it every night and DD (13 months) puts her face up for the kiss at the end! Sob!

Also, Owl Babies.

My parents bought me a gorgeous Winnie the Pooh book when I was a baby, I still have it now and read it to my DS.

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We bought DS the Winnie the Pooh full collection

Those who are suggesting goodnight moon, is it this one?! Just want to confirm as I can't see anything that would suggest the B&W pages and would have thought that would be a selling point!

So many to chose from! Thankyou. I really can't wait!

Following for inspiration.

There's a book my mom read me when I was in the womb and out. It's called, "Are you my mother?" By P.D Eastman. I've been reading it to my baby since I was about 16 weeks.

That's the one, GrumpyGoose. The pages alternate, one double spread in colour, one in black and white.

Reading it with a straight face did become harder after seeing this blog post, though
www.theuglyvolvo.com/issues-goodnight-moon-bedroom/ (Can never remember how to do click links when I need them, sorry!)

Deploy hahahaha that was hilarious and I haven't even read the book yet

Deploy thank you, that was brilliant!

Love you forever by Robert Munsch - makes me cry...

Does anyone have any suggestions that aren't too soppy? I'm not big into super cutesy tear jerkers but would like to get some books to read to our newborn too.

Goodnight Spaceman is a nice one (Tim Peake read it on the CBeebies bedtime story slot from space!) and not particularly weepy.

Peepo, definitely (also not weepy unless it makes you think of your own childhood like it does me).

Where The Wild Things Are.

Fran - I have a book called Poo Bum by Stephanie Blake. I loved it because it made me laugh so much. Not sure how infant DS felt about it but as a toddler he loves it!

I also had a little Babar book I used to read to DS as an infant. Very little text but I loved the artwork in it.

No soppiness in either!

I enjoyed reading my dds my old favorites from my childhood:

The tiger who came to tea and all the mog stories by Judith Kerr
Bye bye baby, Each peach pear plum,
Peepo by Janet and Allen allberg (sp)

Oh there's loads more but I've gone blank!

As they got older I enjoyed reading the "new classics" gruffallo, room on the broom, monkey puzzle etc and then it all changed and all they wanted to listen to was the bloody rainbow fairy books

Oh and whatever next, the one where the bear pretends to go into space. Can't remember who it's written by?
And the alfie and Annie rose books by Shirley Hughes.

The wee gallery art cards are lovely, nice enough to frame. And the babies love looking at black and white pictures

Winnie the Pooh was a favourite for dd1 Bedtime Bear was a favourite for Dd2

Great suggestions, just marking my place

Night night book and snuggle bunny

When you Were Born by Emma Dodd

hockityponktas what do you mean "pretends"

That's Whatever Next by Jill Murphy

Elle whoops sorry don't how that 'pretend' got in there obviously he really went into space, he had a special colander hat and everything!

Yes, Jill Murphy! Her 'large family' books are lovely too.

The one with the bear family where the daddy gets kept awake all night, is that Jill Murphy too? The name escapes me..