The 100 Best Baby Books Recommended by Moms

There are SO many great baby and children books to add to any kid’s library!

There are also a lot of terrible books out there that makes you realize that you could write a children’s book better than some currently out there!

And there are A LOT of children’s books to choose from that is can be totally overwhelming!

However, here are a list of 100 books recommended by real life moms that are all-around family favorites to add to your home collection!

You’ll find a lot of these on many lists and you probably have a few of these already! You may also discover a few new ones! I know I have discovered a few new favorites already!

This post does contain affiliate links and I get a small percentage if you make a purchase (thank you!) but it can be on whatever, and don’t have any particular interest or stake in any book whatsoever.

The books are listed in no particular order, just how they were recommended and compiled.

You’ll notice a few from the same authors too– you can’t go wrong with anything from Eric Carle, Sandra Boynton, Nancy Tillman, Mo Williems, or Dr. Seuss + many other authors!

Here are 100 baby books and young children’s book to add to your home recommended directly from fellow moms!

100 Best Baby Book Suggestions:

1. On The Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
2. Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown
3. Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
4. The Going to Bed Book by Sandra Boynton
5. Llama Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney
6. The Fat Cat Sat on the Mat by Nurit Karlin
7. You Are My I Love You by Maryann Cusimano
8. Pajama Time by Sandra Boynton
9. Time for Bed by Mem Fox
10. Ten Tiny Toes by Caroline Jayne Church
11. The Pout-Pout Fish by Deborah Diesen
12. Peek A Who by Nina Laden
13. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
14. I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti Shustak
15. I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa Mccourt
16. Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
17. Good Night, Little Blue Truck by Alice Schertle
18. Snuggle Up Sleepy Ones by Claire Freedman
19. How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen
20. Night Night Farm by Amy Parker
21. Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
22. I’m Going to Give You a Bear Hug by Caroline B. Cooney
23. If I Could Keep You Little by Marianne Richmond
24. I’d Know You Anywhere, My Love by Nancy Tillman
25. Goodnight Little One by Susan Larkin
26. Gregory, The Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat
27. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein
28. Jamberry by Bruce Degen
29. Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scarry
30. Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
31. The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear by Audrey Wood
32. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr.
33. The Belly Button Book by Sandra Boynton
34. Olivia by Ian Falconer
35. But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
36. Goodnight Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker
37. Milk and Cookies by Frank Asch
38. I’m A Dirty Dinosaur by Janeen Brian
39. Wherever You Are: My Love Will Find You by Nancy Tillman
40. I’ve Loved You Since Forever by Hoda Kotb
41. The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
42. The Napping House by Audrey Wood
43. Snuggle Puppy by Sandra Boynton
44. My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss
45. Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers
46. Little Owl’s Day by Divya Srinivasan
47. Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle
48. Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
49. Hound from the Pound by Jessica Swaim
50. Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
51. There is a Mouse in My House by Jeanne Dore
52. It’s Time to Sleep, My Love by Nancy Tillman
53. Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
54. Bear Snores On by Karma Wilson
55. God Gave Us You by Lisa Tawn Bergren
56. Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton
57. Starlight Sailor by James Mayhew
58. Bear Takes a Trip by Sheila Blackstone
59. Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
60. Never Touch A Shark by Rosie Greening
61. Never Touch A Dinosaur by Rosie Greening
62. If Animals Kissed Good Night by Ann Whitford Paul
63. I Love to the Moon and Back by Amelia Hepworth
64. Just Shopping with Mom by Mercer Mayer
65. Where’s The Bear by Nosy Crow
66. Moo Baa La La La by Sandra Boynton
67. If You Give A Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff
68. The Wonky Donkey by Craig Smith
69. Don’t Push The Button by Bill Cotter
70. Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin
71. Night-Night, Little Pookie by Sandra Boynton
72. Hippos Go Berserk by Sandra Boynton
73. Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus by Mo Williems
74. Goodnight Gorilla by Peggy Rathmann
75. The Belly Button Book by Sandra Boynton
76. If You Give a Moose a Muffin by Laura Numeroff
77. Never Tease a Weasel by Jean Condor Soule
78. Dr. Seuss’s ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book by Dr. Seuss
79. Peekaboo Kisses by Barney Saltzberg
80. Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers
81. Mama Loves You So by Terry Pierce
82. Baby Beluga by Raffi
83. Mary Had a Little Glam by Tammi Sauer
84. Corduroy by Don Freeman
85. Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr. Seuss
86. My First 100 Words by Roger Priddy
87. Dream Big, Little One by Vasti Harrison
88. Noisy Baby Animals by Patricia Hegarty
89. Llama Llama Nighty-Night by Anna Dewdney
90. Me and My Dad! by Alison Ritchie
91. Tubby by Leslie Patricelli
92. Potty by Leslie Patricelli
93. I Wish You More by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
94. The Wonderful Things You Will Be by Emily Winfield Martin
95. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think! by Dr. Seuss
96. The Shape of Me and Other Stuff by Dr. Seuss
97. Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb by Al Perkins
98. From Head to Toe by Eric Carle
99. Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
100. Go The F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach

Also, don’t forget you can always reserve a few of these through your local library!

I know I’ve checked out a few books at the library and ended up buying them because my kids loved them so much!

It’s a great way to expose your baby to more books for free!

Also, check to see if your library does book sales– we’ve gotten a few children books for .25 each and the proceeds support the library! Win, win!

Amazon will also have book deals, usually around Prime Day in July and Black Friday week in November, as well as some other random times during the year,

Keep an eye out for all those great book deals to save money to help make a big collection of books!

What are your favorite first baby books and children books?