I was reading my 6 month old ds his bedtime stories tonight and wondered what people's fave books are.

Tonight he had Where is the Green Sheep and That's not my lion (love that series).

I have a book wish list for when there are sales and may get some ideas.

So let us know what you read your dd or ds

My 15mth old just loves "Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball" by Vicki Churchill and Charles Fuge. He squeals with delight when I open to the first page, points at the georgous expressions on the animals faces and even pokes out his tongue when Little Wombat does the same at the funny faces page. It's just a lovely storey and ends with a cuddle from mum.

I can highly recommend "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.
It was given to us as a present before my dd was born and we have read it to her ever since. I suggest the board book tho as the story has the caterpillar eating through various foods leaving holes behind. My dd loved poking her fingers through the holes. First she just watched the page then she started saying "pop" when it was time, then counting, then naming fruit, days of week etc etc. It is really a great book to grow with them and seems to teach them so much and is quite tactile with the holes in the book.

"Whose Nose and Toes" has gorgeous pictures and very easy words and repetition. It was an early fave of ours as well.

Jez Alborough's "Where's My Teddy" and the others in that series are awesome boppy rhyme type books. I am not 100% on what the other titles are, but I think one is "It's the Bear" and there is one more as far as I am aware.

They are our faves from early on anyway. Dont forget storytime/rhymetime at your library - it's another great resource!

Happy reading!

My little one LOVES where is the green sheep? She can recite it word for word...

She also loves Where is my teddy? Kaz, I just noticed you also listed this... She calls all her teddies freddy..!

She is a fan of hungry canterpillar too and is right in to a box set of Dora books she has.
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My 15 month old is also a great fan of Where's The Green Sheep plus The Wheels on the Bus (my book has it where you can turn the wheels). She also loves "Snuggle Puppy" - I am 'forced' to read these books to her at least twice a day! She loves her books.

My 14-month-old daughter and my cousin's almost-two-year-old son both absolutely love "Time For Bed" by Mem Fox. It's a gorgeous, simple, dreamy book, perfect for bedtime.

My son loooovvvveees... his "Noisey Noisey Vroom", "Noisey Noisey Grrr" and his "Noisey Noisey Boo" books. The all make different sounds on each page and he will sit there and listen to you read it over and over again.

Here's some of my 18mth ds fave books!
The very hungry caterpillar
In the night garden series
a farm animal book
elmo!
and I'm a little teapot

Dear Zoo
Any of the Spot series
Very Hungry Catapiller
Where is the green sheep
There was an old lady who swallowed a fly