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Fun books for babies
The Nursery CollectionThe Nursery Collection by Shirley Hughes
Buy used from: £3.78
Wonderful examination of everyday life - colours, going to the park, opposites- beautifully illustrated
It's the Bear!It's the Bear! by Jez Alborough
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.47
Funny, with elements of pantomime. Bears endless repetition
Rhymes for Annie RoseRhymes for Annie Rose by Shirley Hughes
Buy used from: £3.36
Simple rhymes on toddler themes. My 20 month old adores it.
The Blue BalloonThe Blue Balloon by Mick Inkpen
Buy used from: £1.28
Lovely, like all Inkpen's books
Dig, Dig, Digging (Orchard red apple)Dig, Dig, Digging (Orchard red apple) by Margaret Mayo
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.01
My son loved it from 12 months, when he got into wheels. A companion volume, Emergency! is also good value
This Little BabyThis Little Baby
Buy new: £3.59 / Used from: £0.01
His first book at 10 weeks old - still looking at it a year later
We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Walker story board books)We're Going on a Bear Hunt (Walker story board books) by Michael Rosen
Buy new: £3.24 / Used from: £0.01
My son enjoyed this too from 10 weeks - black and white pictures alternate with colour
Each Peach Pear Plum (Viking Kestrel picture books)Each Peach Pear Plum (Viking Kestrel picture books) by Janet Ahlberg
Buy new: £3.94 / Used from: £1.17
Coming into its own as my son approaches two
The Fairytale CakeThe Fairytale Cake by Mark Sperring
Buy used from: £2.24
Great from 12 months - search for nursery rhyme characters in the intricate pictures
The Tickle BookThe Tickle Book by Ian Whybrow
Buy used from: £12.95
Wonderful excuse for tickling though easily trashed
The Tiger Who Came to TeaThe Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
Buy new: £2.99 / Used from: £2.00
The perfect book - an extraodinarily hungry visitor even drinks all the water in the tap
Kipper's A to Z (Kipper)Kipper's A to Z (Kipper) by Mick Inkpen
Buy new: £5.24 / Used from: £0.01
The best A to Z we've yet found, from about 20 months
The Great Pet SaleThe Great Pet Sale by Mick Inkpen
Buy used from: £0.01
Witty lift the flaps with a little maths for later on
Peepo! (Viking Kestrel picture books)Peepo! (Viking Kestrel picture books) by Janet Ahlberg
Buy new: £4.24 / Used from: £0.01
Simple rhymes, detailed pictures - great from 20 months
So MuchSo Much by Trish Cooke
Buy used from: £5.85
Wonderfully warm. The extended family loves the baby so much! From the baby's point of view
Ben and Gran and the Whole, Wide, Wonderful WorldBen and Gran and the Whole, Wide, Wonderful World by Gillian Shields
Buy used from: £74.16
Gran travels round the world by truck, camel, parachute and speedboat to see her favourite person
One Gorgeous BabyOne Gorgeous Baby by Martine Oborne
Buy used from: £0.01
A gorgeously simple book about baby's day, enjoyed from about 5 months. Can be used later for counting practice
Busy Books: Busy Garage (Busy Books S.)Busy Books: Busy Garage (Busy Books S.)
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.01
A whole series of books with levers to push and pull. From 1 year
Catherine and Laurence Anholt's Big Book of Little ChildrenCatherine and Laurence Anholt's Big Book of Little Children by Catherine Anholt
Buy used from: £0.01
Compilation of bite-sized ideas about life for small children and their families. My son loves the rhyming text
The Little Kipper Collection (Kipper)The Little Kipper Collection (Kipper) by Mick Inkpen
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £0.01
Very simple, beautifully observed stories about Kipper, especially for babies