Madeline's Favorite Books

Not that I'm an expert or anything, but I just wanted to share some of Madeline's favorite books incase you're looking for new reads for your little ones. These would also make great baby shower gifts or christmas gifts for your babes. 

For those of you with babies... I HIGHLY recommend these books! 

Madeline has absolutely loved ALL of them and she recognizes them when I recite them to her. She immediately stops crying if I start saying, " Brown bear, brown bear, what do you see?" or " Chicka chicka, boom boom, will there be enough room?" She LOVES her books. These books I've recommended below are seriously soo great for babies and young readers. Most of them have rhymes or are repetitious and these babies LOVE that & it is stimulating to their brains. 

My advise to those of you who have babies at least 18 months old and younger, to choose 5 different books ( or so ) and read them over and over to your little one so he or she gets familiar with that book. It will be a life saver when they're sad or crying in church. ;) Why? Because the book is FAMILIAR to them and they love that. ( Choosing books with rhyme and repetition adds an extra plus... some babies even learn to memorize these when they start talking and it does all sorts of amazing things to their little brains and will completely boost their reading comprehension even before they can read at all! 

I started to read this to Madeline when she was just a few days old. It seriously has become her absolute favorite.  This is a REALLY great repetition book and the pictures are to-die-for. Babies LOVE Eric Carle because he's so bright and his pictures are so clean and clear. 

This book has been one of those "life saver" books & helps Madeline become happier when she's sad instantly. This book is full of Rhyme and repitition. Not to mention, they get to see and hear the letters of the alphabet throughout the book. It's also very bright in color. I've read this book to her so many times that I have it pretty much memorized... I often recite it to her when I'm driving and she absolutely LOVES that. Why? Again, because it's familiar to her... and fun! ( I highly suggest that parents learn and memorize lots of these short children's books!) 

Madeline loves this one as well, of course. It's just like "Brown Bear" but this time it's " What do you hear" instead of what do you see? She loves the repetition and the colorful pictures. ( We have this book and Brown Bear as board books.) 

The PERFECT book to read to your sweet babe before they go to bed at night. I always read this to her in a calm, soothing voice and she totally loves it. She knows when we read this book, it's time to wind down and go to bed. She's only 10 months old... but these babies are smarter than we think they are! ( This is also a great rhyming book.) 

Of course my Madeline is going to enjoy this book. Haha. This is also a book that rhymes ... it's a bit of a different read compared to these other books I've mentioned, but it's a cute little book. I think she likes this one because I read it to her often. 

My sister, Ashley, gave Madeline this book. This is a great book because its very repetitious and it involves numbers. We have lots of fun reading this book together. 

Reading books to your child does wonders for them. Research has shown that parents that read to their infants ( as young as a day old & up), when those babies grow up, they'll have a longer attention span in school and not to mention, they'll most likely have a deep love for BOOKS!