OK everyone, My daughter is expecting her 1st baby this winter. I thought it might be a great idea to start the baby's book collection with all the classics. I have purchased a few but plan to purchase alot more up until her 1st shower and put them all in a basket as a gift. Give me your ideas of the "must haves" so I can make sure I have some good ones..... Even if not a classic, a new release that you thought was great.... I love unique as well. thanks! Kimmie
My favorite is "Love you Forever". Not as classic as some, but a must have!! The Runaway Bunny The Very Hungry Caterpillar (when my son wakes up I will look for more!)
thanks for the ideas, keep them coming, My goal is 60 books! That should be a great start to a child's library. DB, I have seen your book mentioned on several list I have searched, so I added it to mine. The love you forever book I had forgot about, so thanks! Good night Moon, Guess how much I love you, On the night you were born and God gave us you, I purchased already..... So 2 books a week from now until December.... It should be a heck of a basket....Love you guys..... you are always there and have such great ideas!
Guess How Much I Love You is a MUST have! Other ideas that my DD enjoyed: The Giving Tree (grandma gave her this as a child to read later as a teenager) In fact, All the Shel Silverstein books are great. Pat the Bunny The Napping House
I third Good Night Moon. Recently my cousin hosted a baby shower for her daughter. She asked each person to bring their favorite children's book to the baby shower for her daughter. I thought it was a great way to start a very special library for the baby to be. Just about everyone wrote something special on the inside cover.
I second this one, I still tear up when I read it. I agree with Seuss. Some faves from my childhood - Which Witch. (Thanks Jen!!!) Never Tease a Weasel. I also enjoyed Uncle Remus stories, Fairy Tales and Aesop's Fables.
All Eric Carle All Sandra Boynton ( my kids still roar with laughter at the "OOPS!" book: Red Hat, Blue Hat) Another by Margaret Wise Brown is The Big Red Barn (my fav ) Winnie the Pooh series
Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? The original Wimmie-the-Pooh books: When we were Very Young, Now We Are Six, Winnie-the-Pooh, House at Pooh Corner Enjoy, Snuff
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street by Dr. Seuss. a couple of books I remember fondly from my childhood
