Engaging Books for a 6 Mo Old...?

My son has always loved Moo Baa La La La, I'm finding I enjoy reading all the Sandra Boynton books and neither of us gets tired of them. The That's Not My (dog, tractor, truck, dinosaur, etc) serious its a lot fun to, lots to touch and easy to read. Have fun reading!

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My son and I really love Hands, Hands, Fingers, Thumb by Dr Seuss. It's not a tactile book, but it's short and has a good beat. There's also repeats of dum ditty, dum ditty, dum dum dum (drum beats). We have a toy drum and he bangs it every time that's repeated, which he loves. Now that he's a year, he picks this book out of all his books every time to read first.

The Sandra Boynton books are great! Our sons also loved "Goodnight, Moon", "Chicka Chicka ABC", "Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?", and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" They had many, many, great board books, but these were definitely the best loved (i.e. well-worn!)

Anything by Sandra Boynton! Barnyard Dance, But not the Hippopotumus, Pajama Time.....just to name a few! Great rhythym and fun to read!
Enjoy!

My DS has always loved "How do I love you" and the book version of The Little Drummer Boy. Any books that have a sing-songy rhythm. He also likes books where you can feel the animals: a sheep's wool; an iguana's scales...

Hi G., I had a very large book of nursery rhymes with pictures,
ther was alot of material there
Have fun
KathyJoy

But Not the Hippopotamus by Boynton was a favorite of my oldest daughter. Also look at Tumble Bumble. My daughter used to CRY when it was over and we would have to read it again and again. I think she still likes to hear it from time to time when I'm reading it with her younger sister.

My daughter loves any and all Sandra Boynton books. She also has always loved board books with flaps (but it's hard to make sure they don't get ripped) and textures she can touch. Spending time at the library to see what they have is a great option as well. Finally, I always find cute little board books at the dollar store, dollar spot at Target or even garage sales. I don't think a child can ever have enough books!

My daughter loves Sandra Boynton books (and her music CDs), Karen Katz books (lift the flaps), the Skippyjonjones board books, one called Goodnight Baby (animals on strings that she can tuck into bed), Brown Bear Brown Bear, and anything that is a familiar song or nursery rhyme. We frequently go to Barnes and Noble and just browse the board book section. We almost always leave with a book (or two, or three)! I think she inherited by book addiction!

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All three of my kids have really liked the My Many Colored Days by Dr. Seuss. It has SO many bright colors that even my 2 1/2 month old really likes it right now. My 2 and 4 year old still like it too, because I change my voice for the different emotions in the book. It's fun.

We also really like Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You? by Dr. Seuss also. It's a fun way to practice animal sounds and again changing your voice with different things is great!

They also have liked Miss Mary Mack by Hoberman and My First Body Board Book. Miss Mary Mack has repitition in it which can be fun and the Body Board Book has lots of kids faces and expressions that my kids enjoyed. The Body Board Book is also one in a collection of books with similar titles, such as My First Colors Board Book.

I love, LOVE Sandra Boynton books (Barnyard Dance, Hey Wake Up) The books are shorter and have neat rhymes that keep the little ones in tune a little longer. Books with actual pictures (not illustrations) of other babies always seem to be a hit at that age, can't think of any actual names though.
If you have time for a project you could make her a book with pictures of people she knows but doesn't see everyday, familiar objects around the house, etc. I made an abc book for my kids at that age with pictures of big brother, grandma, etc and they really, really loved it.
When I was desperate for more ideas for books when my twins were that age I asked the librarian who did the baby story time at the library for the list of books they use for story time and I found a lot of great gems listed there. They should be able to print you off a list and you can go from there.
Happy Reading
K. H.

I fifth, sixth, seventh wherever we are at with the Sandra Boynton books. lol. Another suggestion is a good sturdy picture book that has very thick pages. My son got one at a baby shower. It's got like a dozen pictures for counting on two pages, next two pages have food, next two pages have colors, next two pages have transportation and then the next two pages have baby animals.

Your local library should have lots of board books to choose from...take home a stack and see what she likes!

Hi G.,
I have been reading to my daughter since she was tiny. She loves books. I actually own a Home based business, it's called Usborne Books. They are educational and have great pictures. Please feel free to visit my web site. www.ubah.com/s2438.
Have a great Day.
C.

Barnes and Noble has the Dr. Suess books on board books. I have been reading them to my son since he was a couple weeks old. He loves them.

Usborne books has some great ones. We have "that's not my truck" and a couple others. They have unique touch-and-feel pages. Many of these can now be found at Borders.

My son also loves the Boynton books - specially Moo Baa La La La, a favorite when he was very little because of the rhymes and learning animal sounds.

Don't forget Goodnight Moon (as he's getting bigger he is noticing more and more), and Spot. At age 5 or 6 months he started getting really into simple pop-up books (spot, but also some cheapies that were very basic.) He still loves them at age 16 months.

Enjoy!

I would go to your library and try out some of their board books with her.

I started early with black and white books, progressed to face pictures, and then basic books with nice, simple pictures. If you go to a bookstore like Borders they have many of the popular books. Priddy Books makes some great first books. My son loved the "That's not my..." books that Usbourne makes. Also books with animals. There's a cute one about Where's my bellybutton. And my son loved this one called "Peek a Who" that we found at the library. You could take her to the bookstore and just try out a few with her. There are SO many awesome first books that you can't go wrong with. Have fun!

I second the Usbourne suggestion. I hadn't heard of this company until a friend from work became a consultant for them. The touchy feely books are great and all of their books are good quality - which I've really begun to appreciate as my little guy is getting older and wants to pull off the flaps on the lift-the-flap books. I've seen them at Barnes & Noble too.

My kids both responded really well to Maurice Sendak's "Chicken Soup With Rice" at an early age - the rhythm is so engaging and accessible.

I also found that anything that -I- found interesting, they liked to hear. I used to read ESPN magazine aloud to my son when he was that age. I'd also read novels aloud. That way I got to do my reading as well as spend time reading with them.

"What Do You Say?" by Mandy Stanley is a fun one that allows for some "audience participation" as well.

hey G.

You got a lot of good suggestions for books, so here's someting you might not have heard from others here yet. I let my babies 'have their way' with old issues of the national enquirer. They also liked newspapers but the ink was terrible and smudgy on those and the tabloid magazines had silly little blurbs I could read to them and goofy pictures on paper that was crinkly enough for a good grabbing and ripping. It was also easy to clean up when they were done. If they got some in their mouths, they spit it out because it didn't taste good to chew.

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Baby's Day Board books are cute and interactive, the Luxury Touchy-Feely Board books offer several different textures/page
You will also find bath books and cloth books that offer flaps, touchy-fely patches and lots of other little suprises

Also fun and interactive is our Your Baby Can Read! Early Language Development System. A series of DVDs, and Double-side sliding word and picture cards.

Hi, G..
My twin girls really like the "That's not my Lion, Dolly, Bear...etc." series. They are tactile books. Enjoy!

I have an 11 month old and we read everything. He really enjoys exploring board books, but we definitely read books for all ages. Sandra Boynton is a favorite. We enjoy Bear Feels Sick and the rest of the Bear books. Is Your Mama a Llama? Sheep in a Jeep and Duck in the Truck. Read what you enjoy and your baby will take interest in most. I like to read the book reviews on Amazon.com before purchasing, just don't stick to age groups. Happy Reading!!!

I also want to add an awesome book for you to read. It is called "The Read Aloud Handbook." This book is a great tool for those that know the importance of reading to children and those who want to learn it. There are also book recommendations in it for every age.

My son liked any picture books- especially with baby faces. Also. "Goodnight Moon" and "the Very Hungry Caterpillar" were popular as well...

I LOVE Dr. Seuss books! They are rhyming and with fun pictures. Also, just go to the book store and find ones that she wants to read that are the textile style.