Books to read from 12 Months

The baby’s catalogue by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

This is a book full of babies and the objects and people that feature in their lives. There is no text at all but the gentle, amusing pictures provide an endless source of things to talk about.

What will the Zoo send next? A lovely guessing book that is sure to become a favourite.

Cows in the kitchen by June Crebbin & Katharine McEwan

Lazy Tom Farmer lets the animals run loose while he is snoozing in the haystack. A perfect book to sing aloud.

Hug by Jez Alborough

Baby gorilla gets offered lots of hugs, but he only wants a hug from the one that loves him best of all.

Maisy’s bedtime by Lucy Cousins

Help Maisy get undressed and ready for bed.

Peepo by Janet and Allan Ahlberg

Here’s a little baby, one, two, three…This beautiful rhyming babies book tells another moving story to the adults reading it aloud. Study the pictures carefully for the unfolding story of a baby’s typical day in the 1940’s.

Where’s Spot by Eric Hill

Spot the puppy finds many animals and surprises when his mother sends him out on his first walk. Flaps conceal surprises.

YoYo goes to the beach by Jeannette Rowe

YoYo the dog goes to the beach with his friend and takes home a tiny surprise.