Posted by Bond on Tuesday, Mar 31, 2015
I count myself among the lucky few: I work at Iowa City Public Library. The staff here are truly dedicated to what they do, and their knowledge of books is formidable. Since I'm expecting my first child in a few weeks my coworkers threw me a wonderful baby shower. I was completely overwhelmed with new books.
Because their choices are so considered, I thought others might be curious to know just what books library staff think someone should have for a new baby's library. Here's a list of what they chose. Most, if not all of these books are available in our collection or Prairie Lights Bookstore.
Board Books
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees
Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans
Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton
But Not the Hippopotamus by Sandra Boynton
Doggies by Sandra Boynton
Moo Baa La la La by Sandra Boynton
Snuggle Puppy! by Sandra Boynton
The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed by Eileen Christelow
Good Dog Carl by Alexandra Day
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Little White Rabbit by Kevin Henkes
Where is Baby's Belly Button? by Karen Katz
Zoom, Zoom, Baby! by Karen Katz
Baby Loves to Boogie! by Wednesday Kirwan
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault
A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle by Beatrix Potter
The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter
Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss
Circle by Justine Smith
That's Not My Dinosaur by Fiona Watt
The Napping House by Audrey Wood
Picture Books
Snoozefest by Samantha Berger
The Mitten by Jan Brett
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin
Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman
Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming
The Princess Knight by Cornelia Funke
This Moose Belongs to Me by Oliver Jeffers
Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
Put Me in the Zoo by Robert Lopshire
Hey Diddle Diddle and Other Nursery Rhymes (Stories in Stitches) Illustrated by Dawn Mitchell
Just Go to Bed by Mercer Mayer
Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
You Are My Baby: Woodland by Lorena Siminovich
ABC by Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss
Tails by Matthew Van Fleet
Cat by Matthew Van Fleet
One Night, Far From Here by Julia Wauters
About the Author
Bond is the AV Librarian and records and livestreams video of programs happening in the Library. She also does tech help in person and over the phone.
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