This list of books has some of our favorite recommendations for baby gifts - especially if there are older children already in the home. We think that few gifts will have as much lasting value as helping a new mom build her baby's library.
Picture Books
Alexander
Amos and Boris
Benjamin Dilley's Thirsty Camel
The Blueberry Elf
The Flying Hockey Stick
Giants Come In Different Sizes
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Frances: Bedtime for Frances
Frances: A Baby Sister for Frances
The Library Lion
The Little Old Man Who Could Not Read
Miss Jaster’s Garden
Miss Moore Thought Otherwise
The Practical Princess
Pickle Chiffon Pie
The Giraffe That Walked to Paris
Henry The Explorer
Mr. McCloskey’s Marvelous Mallards
Crispin’s Rainy Day
The Box With Red Wheels
When Winter Comes Katje the Windmill Cat
Nora’s Chicks
The Crab Ballet
Come On, Rain!
Big Machines
Night Is Coming
While Everyone is Sleeping
Blueberries for Sal
A Little More Beautiful
Patsy and the Pup
Little Old Bear
Transitional Books
A Tree for Peter
James Herriot's Treasury for Children
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