Building baby's first library is one of the most fun ways to prepare for their arrival. Though there are plenty of amazing and iconic childhood books [1] that should be stacked on their bookshelf from the get-go, your baby won't be ready to handle their delicate pages at first. This is where board books, armored with indestructible, drool-proof pages, come in!
Read through for 27 board books that your baby should definitely have in their first library.
P Is For Peter
P Is For Peter [2] by Beatrix Potter ($10)
Where Is Baby's Belly Button?
Where Is Baby's Belly Button? [3] by Karen Katz ($6)
My First Peanuts: ABC: An Alphabet Adventure
My First Peanuts: ABC: An Alphabet Adventure [4] by Charles Schulz ($10)
Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon [5] by Margaret Wise Brown ($9)
Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA
Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA [6] by Jimmy Fallon [7] ($8)
Naptime With Theo & Beau
Naptime With Theo & Beau [8] by Jessica Shyba ($17)
Peek-a-Zoo!
Peek-a-Zoo! [9] by Nina Laden ($7)
Ten Tiny Toes
Ten Tiny Toes [10] by Caroline Jayne Church ($9)
Go! Go! Go! Stop!
Go! Go! Go! Stop! [11] by Charise Mericle Harper ($8)
The Hueys: What's the Opposite?
The Hueys: What's the Opposite? [12] by Oliver Jeffers ($7)
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
The Very Hungry Caterpillar [13] by Eric Carle ($11)
LMNO Peas
LMNO Peas [14] by Keith Baker ($8)
Moby Dick: A BabyLit Ocean Primer
Moby Dick: A BabyLit Ocean Primer [15] by Jennifer Adams ($10)
Ball
Ball [16] by Mary Sullivan ($8)
Paris: A Book of Shapes
Paris: A Book of Shapes [17] by Ashley Evanson ($7)
Corduroy's Colors
Corduroy's Colors [18] by MaryJo Scott ($6)
Henry Finds His Word
Henry Finds His Word [19] by Lindsay Ward ($17)
I Love My Daddy
I Love My Daddy [20] by Giles Andreae ($7)
I Love My Mommy
I Love My Mommy [21] by Giles Andreae ($7)
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star [22] by Caroline Jayne Church ($7)
Open the Barn Door . . .
Open the Barn Door . . . [23] by Christopher Santoro (Illustrator) ($4)
The Going to Bed Book
The Going to Bed Book [24] by Sandra Boynton ($6)
I'm Grumpy
I'm Grumpy [25] by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm ($8)
Zoom, Zoom, Baby!
Zoom, Zoom, Baby! [26] by Karen Katz ($7)
If Animals Kissed Goodnight
If Animals Kissed Goodnight [27] by Ann Whitford Paul ($8)
My Big Animal Book
My Big Animal Book [28] by Roger Priddy ($8)
Quiet Loud
Quiet Loud [29] by Leslie Patricelli ($7)