favorite board books?

[wifecat]

My 18mo old dd has finally decided books are interesting! We have a ton of the Boynton books, Eric Carle, and Karen Katz, but we pretty much read the same books over and over and over. I'm not sure I can take much more "Where is Baby's Bellybutton?" and "But Not the Hippopotamus."

What are your favorite board books?

[lchang25000]

DS loves the Play a Tune Tale Boardbooks! He loves the music and when I sing the songs.
http://www.amazon.com/Mommy-Loves-Elmo-Play-Tune/dp/1412788315
http://productsearch.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?store=BOOK&WRD=daddy+n+elmo&box=daddy%20n%20elmo&pos=-1
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Thomas-Makes-His-Wish/Staff-of-Publications-International/e/9781412768474

[brittone2]

Jamberry is fun to read.

Goodnight Moon has lovers and haters. I never really got it pre-kids, but DS1 and later DD *adored* that book.

If you like Boynton, Snuggle Puppy is cute.

Tails and other touch/feel type of books

Dr. Seuss in boardbook versions

When their language is exploding, we always liked the Priddy board books with simple pictures and a word on each page. Some are in a larger format (multiple pics with labels on each page) and some are more the traditional board book size (one pic, one label per page)

[crl]

The Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown
Tails
Pat the Bunny

Catherine

[LMPC]

I found an Olivia book at TJMaxx that was a board version...DD loves it!

[Pennylane]

I love JamBerry, one of my kids favorites! We also loved "Show Me" by Tom Tracy, Tumble Bumble ,Time for Bed, Moo Baa La La La, and Sheep in a Jeep.

Ann

[ncat]

DD loved Olivia at that age.

Both kids like Jesse bear, what will you wear.

DS loves moo baa la la la, and Mr, Brown can Moo, can you? I have a problem with the Dr. Seuss board books, as they have been heavily edited and even arbitrarily changed from the originals.

At around 18 months, both kids started being nicer to real books which opens up additional options.

[kijip]

Jamberry
Please Baby Please
All of the books by Leslie Patricelli- Yummy Yucky; Higher, Higher; Blankie; Yes Yes, No No; The Birthday Box etc
Babies
The Piggy Wiggy seres by Christyan and Diane Fox (and yes, Christyan is supposed to have a Y in it).

[ljackson]

Good Night, Gorilla http://www.amazon.com/Good-Night-Gorilla-Peggy-Rathmann/dp/0399230033/ref=tmm_other_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1284947172&sr=8-1 and Eyes, Nose, Fingers and Toes http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763623830/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER are both big hits with us.

[mousemom]

Current favorites around here (that we enjoy reading as well) include Babies on the Go (Linda Ashman), Chugga Chugga Choo Choo (Kevin Lewis), How do Dinosaurs Clean their Rooms? (Jane Yolen) and Goodnight, Gorilla as already mentioned by pp.

[citymama]

Jamberry
Wocket in My Pocket
One Moose, Twenty Mice
Moo, Baa, La, La, La
Big Red Barn
Dear Zoo
Goodnight Gorilla
I Know a Rhino (:heartbeat: this book for girls - this is totally my DD!)
From Head to Toe

[infomama]

Head to Toe
Brown Bear
Goodnight Moon
Count my Blessings 1 through 10
Clip Clop
(tie for my all time favorite)Babies http://www.amazon.com/Babies-So-Tall-Board-Books/dp/0448030845/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284970057&sr=1-1
Sheep in a Jeep
(tie for my all time favorite) Time for Bed http://www.amazon.com/Time-Bed-Big-Book-Mem/dp/0152010149/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1284970228&sr=1-1

[fortato]

The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and Big, Hungry, Bear by Audrey Wood
I Like it When- by Mary Murphy
Mouse Paint- by Ellen Stohl Walsh
Dorbell Rang- by Pat Hutchins
It Looked Like Spilt Milk- by Charles Shaw
Freight Train- by Donald Crews

[JBaxter]

Chick a Chick a Boom Boom

Any of the boynton books

My Big Animal Book
My Big Truck Book


I am probably the only person that thinks Osborne books are lame and over rated.

[hopeful_mama]

We like "Book!" by Kristine O'Connell George, it's about a toddler and his new book, so we copy some of the things in the book: when he wears it like a hat we do that, when he's snug in his mother's lap to read it I give her a big hug, and when he hugs his book she hugs hers too. She grins at those points.

I have some new ones that so far I'm really liking, "Bear Snores On" and others in the series by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman; "A Good Day" by Kevin Henkes; and "My First Animal Board Book".

We also like Matthew Van Fleet's books "Heads," "Tails," and "Cat", though they're not actually board books, they have fairly thick pages and things to touch, pieces that move, so they're sturdier than a regular book but in certain spots you need to be careful.

I've also picked books based on ideas for upcoming events or hobbies, like a visit to the zoo, snow, Christmas, and birds, both to introduce the concepts and hopefully to help her remember them after an event has passed. So you might try searching for books based on things you'll be doing/have done recently, or family interests (outdoor activities, pets, frequent vacation spots, etc).

[jse107]

Both my kids LOVED the Usborne series of "That's Not My....(monster, puppy, bear, dinosaur, lion, etc.)"

[TwinFoxes]

Chugga-chugga Choo Choo and Goodnight Gorilla are big hits. Gorilla is a longtime favorite, Chugga is newer, but very popular here!

The "Calico" books are big hits too. The adventures of a little calico kitty. There is Hello Calico, Uh Oh Calico, and Friends for Calico. There's something very sweet about them. There area couple more I believe.

The Boynton books are popular too. They are DHs favorite to read.