Your favourite board books for the youngest children?

jumpinjen · 13-02-2012, 07:32 AM

Morning all - I have realised how tatty my board books are and would like to buy some new ones - I know that new ones are published often - what would be your favourite picks of books?
Thanks, Jen x

**christine e** · 13-02-2012, 08:26 AM

I like this one and there are lots more such as incy wincy and head shoulders knees and toes - I do own some but also loan from the library

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teddy-Bear-B...9121492&sr=1-1

**Mouse** · 13-02-2012, 08:32 AM

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is always a favourite. We have it as a board book and the children love to follow it while I read from the paperback version

My younger mindees always chose the picture board books and like looking through & pointing to things.

**loocyloo** · 13-02-2012, 09:04 AM

dear zoo, dig dig digging, 'hug', peace at last, gruffalo and of course the hungry caterpillar!

i also have quite alot of picture books, with body parts, animals, trucks, etc plus in different languages. also a gorgeous books called 'global babies' http://www.amazon.co.uk/Global-Babie...9123819&sr=8-1 (not a forum link) i have one mindee who spend ages looking at all the babies.

**The Juggler** · 13-02-2012, 09:29 AM

any of the 'that's not my.......' range'
dear zoo
going on a bear hunt
the grufallo range
anything touchy feely

jumpinjen · 13-02-2012, 10:25 AM

Thanks everyone - I've got most of them in paper format, need to go back and get some as board books I think! They do almost all of the sric carle books on board now, as well as lots of shirley hughes ones which have lovely illustrations.

Does anyone know of any with real photographs of things in as well as pictures?

Jen x

**loocyloo** · 13-02-2012, 10:29 AM

the dorling kindersley range 'my first animal book', etc are all real photos!

**Mouse** · 13-02-2012, 10:34 AM

I've got this one on order. It's got real pictures

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Book-Bea...=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

jumpinjen · 13-02-2012, 10:34 AM

Thanks, time to bash my amazon account!!

**Trouble** · 13-02-2012, 10:34 AM

i love" duck in a truck" and "When i go to bed" by nick butterworth

**Trouble** · 13-02-2012, 10:35 AM

dont forget to go via the forum if you are buying from amazon

**The Juggler** · 13-02-2012, 01:00 PM

Originally Posted by jumpinjen

Thanks everyone - I've got most of them in paper format, need to go back and get some as board books I think! They do almost all of the sric carle books on board now, as well as lots of shirley hughes ones which have lovely illustrations.

Does anyone know of any with real photographs of things in as well as pictures?

Jen x

most of the dorling kindersley ones have real pictures and if you go to the library the books about 'my family', faces, etc, will all have real pictures. Most of my books like this I got in teh library sales (when they sell off their old stock) and you can pick them up really cheaply.

**Suebb1** · 13-02-2012, 01:13 PM

MOst of the above and 'Guess How Much I Love You' is also a firm favourite x

**betty boop** · 13-02-2012, 09:38 PM

This is a nice book

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Peekaboo-Bab...9168993&sr=1-3

**lynnfi** · 14-02-2012, 09:25 AM

Hi Jumpinjen, a few titles to add to your list:
The rainbow Fish (great book about a beautiful young fish that doesn't want to share its shiny scales until...)
Are you lost Snow Bear[/COLOR] by Piers Harper (small one about polar bear and fox playing in snow and getting lost-with soft feeling pictures)
Busy Baby's Morning by Carol Thompson (beautiful pictures)