Which are the best books for babies?

The Book Doctor recommends the very best books that can be 'read' and explored by a baby who has just started sitting up alone think sturdy!

What's the best very first book? I'm looking for something that my baby, who can now sit up and entertain herself more with objects, can look at on her own.

In Dorothy Butler's Babies need Books she writes, "Ideally, a small pile of good books awaits the new baby's arrival In my family we have a habit of sending a book for the "displaced" baby. "Mr Gumpy's Outing for Jane and Timothy when he is old enough, is of much more use in a delicate family situation than a pair of bootees!"



It is such good advice that, even though you are past that stage (and may not have an older child), it is a nugget of wisdom that underpins an approach to books and babies based on the idea of bringing the two together just as soon as possible.

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