My lovely hair stylist is having a baby! Yay! Naturally, because I'm me, I had to get her some board books for her sweet pea. Many people like to give books at baby showers. It's a wonderful way to start (or build up) a child's first library! But if there's one thing I know, it's that SOMEONE will show up with a copy of GOODNIGHT MOON or WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE or BROWN BEAR, BROWN BEAR, WHAT DO YOU SEE? I can pretty much GUARANTEE they will get these books, if they don't h

More books for babies! We might be getting a little more complicated here, but not much. But books will start having more of a story arc rather than a series of connected images. Some of my favorites* for this age: *[Check back - I'll put my newest additions at the top!)] ROSA LOVES DINOSAURS by Jessica Spanyol (and all the Rosa and Clive books) Join Rosa, a child with curly hair and glasses, as she plays with her dinosaurs. All of the Rosa and Clive stories are about a child

So, first, I admit, "babies" is a broad category. There is a difference between what a newborn might respond to versus a 9 month old...