Nancy Tillman's debut picture book has touched the hearts of readers of all ages, from the tiniest readers to new mothers and grandparents. On the Night You Were Born, a New York Times and Publishers Weekly best-seller, is guaranteed to become a favorite addition to family libraries.

The beautiful words of this baby book contribute to the book's status as a modern classic. The adorable narrative combines gorgeous illustrations with a wonderful message of unconditional love that begins on the night your child was born. The book highlights events commemorating a baby's first day, such as the moon staying up till dawn and polar bears dancing, with the message centered on the fact that your child's life is unique and valuable. You can also share your child's birth story every time you read it. Parents enjoy reading it aloud to their children and giving it as a baby shower present to friends and family.

Detailed information:
Author: Nancy Tillman

Publication date: 2010
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Night-You-Were-Born/dp/0312601557

MEM FOX is the bestselling author of numerous books for children and adults, including Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, Possum Magic, Koala Lou, Time for Bed, and Reading Magic: Why Reading Aloud to Our Children Will Change Their Lives Forever. She currently resides in Adelaide, Australia. Little ones are getting drowsy, feeling snug, and being tucked up as the sun sets. It's time to yawn, cuddle, and snuggle under the covers—sleep tight! Each image conveys a warm sense of safety and care while working nicely with the soothingly repeating phrase journal of the School Library.

Time for Bed's rhythmic wording and exquisite pictures are ideal for inducing deep slumber. This best-selling baby book is loaded with soothing language that describes tiny animals being gently told to sleep by their parents, replicating what happens every night in human homes. Parents have relied on it for nearly 30 years at night – and to think it was composed in just an hour.

Detailed information:

Author: MEM FOX
Publication date: 1997

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Time-Bed-Mem-Fox/dp/0152010661

Everywhere Babies was named one of the "Best Baby Books to Bring to a Shower" by The Strategist of New York magazine. According to The Strategist, "babies love looking at other infants, and this book is full of all types of gorgeous ones". Furthermore, the artwork of the book is "very layered and careful in showing many kinds of newborns and parents". The "very attractive cadence and rhyming structure" was a hit with the Strategist's children.

This book is on the shelf of many what to expect parents, and with good reason. This narrative depicts many different types of families doing what babies do best: eating, playing, making friends, and getting dressed. Babies everywhere will recognize themselves and their families in this lovely book about their life, presented in a cadence suitable for both playtime and bedtime.

Detailed information:
Author: Susan Meyers
Publication date: 2004
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Everywhere-Babies-Susan-Meyers/dp/0152053158

Beautiful pictures of varied families going about their daily lives are paired with a comforting story. We Are Family, authored by a seasoned children's book editor, depicts a wide range of family interactions, from huge to little. This story will teach your child that regardless of the form a family takes, universal love is what connects (and keeps) people together. This is a large-scale picture book that children will appreciate for many years.

This fascinating picture book celebrates the diversity and uniqueness of families—and how, no matter how different they appear, the love they share is the same. Every family is unique and special in its own way. Some families are large, while others are much smaller. Occasionally family members resemble one another, and sometimes they do not! Families engage in many similar activities, from hectic mornings before school to precious times spent together. This fascinating picture book celebrates the diversity of families around the world and looks at how family members assist each other in good and terrible times. Families may differ in appearance, but the love they share is universal.

Detailed information:

Author: Patricia Hegarty

Publication date: 2017

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/We-Are-Family-Patricia-Hegarty/dp/1680100548

Jay Jay, the youngest member of a large extended family with a special link with his grandma, is introduced in Full, Full, Full of Love. Jay Jay and his "Grannie" spend the day preparing Sunday dinner for the entire family, as narrated in rhythmic writing that you and your child will appreciate. The story is repeated, which helps babies remember and keeps their attention. It's also a terrific baby book to read with grandparents.

This rhythmical tribute to the delights of family and food — full, full, full of pleasures — is enhanced by warm graphics. Sunday supper at Grannie's can be full of hugs and kisses, excellent meals, cheerful smiles, and love, full, full, full of love for the youngest member of an energetic extended family. Each image conveys a warm sense of safety and care while working nicely with the soothingly repeating phrase journal of the School Library.

Detailed information:
Author: Trish Cooke
Publication date: 2008
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Full-Love-Trish-Cooke/dp/0763638838

Peter Linenthal is the creator of more than a dozen children's books, some of which he also illustrated. He has been teaching art in primary schools for about thirty years and currently resides in San Francisco, California. He is the director of the Potrero Hill Archives Project and the co-author of two Arcadia on Potrero Hill books. Look, Look! is loaded with high-contrast black-and-white designs, which are perfect for infants since they are easy for their developing eyes to differentiate and will captivate their interest from an early age.

The drawings are accompanied by a few words in a red font that describe the images. This robust board book, packed with high-contrast black-and-white cut-paper graphics suitable for staring at, is ideal for the smallest newborns' eyes. A few phrases in curving red text on each spread describe the images — a car speeds, a cat stretches, flowers bloom— and broaden the book's age appeal to include older babies as well. Look Look! is an eye-catching and elegant first board book for newborns who are just starting to look and learn.

Detailed information:

Author: Peter Linenthal

Publication date: 1998

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Look-Peter-Linenthal/dp/0525420282

Richard Van Camp, the internationally acclaimed storyteller and bestselling author of "Welcome Song for Baby: A Lullaby for Newborns", has collaborated with award-winning illustrator Julie Flett to create a compassionate board book for newborns and toddlers that celebrates every child's potential. Tiny You, with its lovely modern graphics, is ideal for sharing, reading, or singing to all the little people in your life, as well as the new little ones on the way!

Little You depicts parents expounding on how much they adore their child. It's straightforward, rhythmic, and peaceful, with a delicate graphical style that feels both current and ageless. This book is great for babies and toddlers alike, and it is filled with beautiful drawings, making it a narrative that will be kept on the shelf for years to come. Furthermore, the book, written and illustrated by two Indigenous authors, is available from the publisher in a variety of dual-language English-First Nations editions.

Detailed information:
Author: Richard Van Camp
Publication date: 2013
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Little-You-Richard-Van-Camp/dp/1459802489

Alison McGhee writes for people of all ages and in a variety of styles. Her best-selling novels include Shadow Baby, which was a Today Show Book Club pick, and Someday, the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book for adults. For readers, a book appears to bring a mother's love, which leads to a mother's dream – a mother's dream – for her kid to live life to the fullest.

Someday is a tried-and-true baby book that parents adore. From the early infant days until — sob! — leaving home, one mother's account of memories, hopes, and dreams for her baby fill the pages, supplemented by gorgeous drawings. McGhee portrays the sense of wonder that everyone feels when they become parents. Parents adore it but warn that it will undoubtedly make you cry (so keep the tissues on hand during storytime).

Detailed information:

Author: Alison McGhee

Publication date: 2007

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Someday-Alison-McGhee/dp/1416928111

At its essence, Jazz Baby is a rhythmic song. This book depicts the tale of a big family that enjoys dancing and listening to music. See the rhythm? Sister's hands snap, and Granny sings scat. The song can end with a baby falling asleep, which is every parent's dream, as you and your little one applaud and dance to the music. Long after they leave their cribs, kids continue to enjoy it, according to their parents.

An adorable baby can have his entire family singing and dancing with just a handclap. People sweetly and appreciatively enjoy both Lisa Wheeler's swinging text and R. Gregory Christie's equally lively in this lively, dancing, and liltingly poetic bedtime story for younger children. It is especially suitable and recommended for young music enthusiasts, or more specifically, young jazz music enthusiasts.

Detailed information:
Author: Lisa Wheeler
Publication date: 2007
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0152025227

Give the young people in your life a copy of this Caldecott Honor-winning book. You won't be able to help to smile as you read Vera B. Williams' uplifting ode to infants and the loved ones who give them life. For parents, teachers, grandparents, and anybody else who enjoys chanting "more more more" with infants during lap time, in the classroom, or at any other time.

In "More More More," Said the Baby, the newborns adore playing with their families of all different sizes and shapes. This simple yet timeless rhyming baby book was a finalist for the coveted Caldecott Award. Young children will still like the rhymes and the soft illustrations even though it's a fantastic book for older babies who will understand the gestures and vocabulary of play. Parents also adore the beautiful images' diverse depictions of families.

Detailed information:

Author: Vera B. Williams

Publication date: 1997

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/More-Said-Board-Caldecott-Collection/dp/0688156347