We all want to install a love of reading in our little ones, but how many times can you read a board book version of The Little Mermaid? There are some books that I read occasionally, and some books I don’t mind reading to my son over and over again. Here are a few books that I hope you’ll enjoy reading to your little one:

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, Illustrations by Clement Hurd.

Read it at night, or during the day, but you won’t mind reading this book over and over again. The flow of the words is fun and soothing, and the pictures even seem to have a calming effect. The perfect read for just before bed, Goodnight Moon is sure to become a favorite for you and your child. I’ve read it so many times, I can read it without looking at the pages. But I still enjoy it, and my little one now “reads” it to himself. The pictures are very engaging, as well, and work well for simple counting and color games. (How many kittens? What color is the balloon?, etc.)

Learn more or get your copy here: Goodnight Moon


Don’t You Feel Well, Sam? by Amy Hest, Illustrations by Anita Jeram

This is the story of a little bear named Sam and his not so nice cough. Little ones will sympathize both with Sam not feeling well and with him not wanting to taste the yucky cough syrup. Mothers will sympathize with Mrs. Bear’s way of handling the situation. A lovely book, and nice illustrations, that really touches on the child’s world.

Learn more or get your copy here: Don’t You Feel Well, Sam?


My Mother is Mine by Marion Dane Bauer, Illustrations by Peter Elwell

As children, our mothers are beautiful, strong, loving, and most of all, ours. This is the theme in My Mother is Mine. Will simple, yet effective, prose, and gorgeous illustrations, Bauer and Elwell take us on a tour of all the animal mothers and babies.

Learn more or get your copy here: My Mother is Mine


Webster J. Duck by Martin Waddell, Illustrations by David Parkins

The lovable Webster J. Duck wakes up from his egg without a mother. Who and where could his mother be? Could the dog be his mother? Or the cow? Join Webster in search of his mother and enjoy and fun to read book full of opportunities for funny voices and animal sounds!

Learn more or get your copy here: Webster J. Duck


Hands, Hands, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins, Illustrations by Eric Gurney

This first reader book is modeled after Dr. Seuss, and done so effectively. Rhythm and rhyme carry one through this silly, sing-song book about monkeys and drums and thumbs. Great for first readers, this is also a good book to read to toddlers, because they can memorize it easily and “read to themselves”.

Learn more or get your copy here: Hands, Hands, Fingers, Thumb