14 must-have first books for babies
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Favourite first books
Favourite first books
Books open a window into our imagination and they’re great for learning and cuddling. Pad your baby’s library with some of these favourite first books.
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Are You My Mother?
Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball
Goodnight Moon
Written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd, HarperCollins
$11, indigo.ca
GrumpyBird
Guess How Much I Love You
Written by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram, Candlewick Press
$16, indigo.ca
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Night Cars
Written by Teddy Jam and illustrated by Eric Beddows, Groundwood Books
$12, indigo.ca
On The Night You Were Born
Pat the Bunny
Where’s Spot?
The Very Cranky Bear
The Little Engine That Could
Llama Llama Red Pajama
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Written and illustrated by Herve Tullet, Chronicle Books
$22, indigo.ca
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