14 must-have first books for babies

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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Written and illustrated by P.D. Eastman, Random House.

$13, indigo.ca

Written by Vicki Churchill and illustrated by Charles Fudge, Sterling

 $18, indigo.ca

Written by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd, HarperCollins

$11, indigo.ca

Written and illustrated by Jeremy Tankard, Scholastic

$21, indigo.ca

Written by Sam McBratney and illustrated by Anita Jeram, Candlewick Press

$16, indigo.ca

Written and illustrated by Eric Carle, Philomel Books

$24, indigo.ca

Written by Teddy Jam and illustrated by Eric Beddows, Groundwood Books

$12, indigo.ca

Written and illustrated by Nancy Tillman, Feiwel&Friends

$22, indigo.ca

Written and illustrated by Dorothy Kunhardt, Golden Books

$14, indigo.ca

Written and illustrated by Eric Hill, G.P. Putnam’s Sons

$11, indigo.ca

Written and illustrated by Nick Bland, Scholastic 

$10, indigo.ca

Written by Watty Piper, illustrated by Loren Long, Philomel

$12, indigo.ca

Written and illustrated by Anna Dewdney, Viking USA

$19, indigo.ca

Written and illustrated by Herve Tullet, Chronicle Books

$22, indigo.ca

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