Babies and Toddlers

Even before they can speak and read, babies and toddlers collect words. Reading stories helps build their language skills. Illustrations in books help babies to recognize simple objects in their world. Here’s some things to look for in books for babies and toddlers:

Books with repetition of sounds and words, books that are designed for small hands, books of nursery rhymes, lullabies, and songs, sturdy books that will stand up to being chewed, smashed, or covered in mushed banana, books with simple, uncluttered illustrations of familiar shapes, books that have interactive elements like holes for fingers, opening doors, and peek holes.


Updated April 29, 2026
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Lambton County Library Summer Reading Challenge 2026
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Baby loves the five senses. Taste!
Spiro, Ruth
Paper Book
Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners. Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of taste. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder....
Rocks and minerals
McDonald, Jill
Paper Book
Learning about rocks and minerals is made easy for young readers with the bestselling nonfiction board book series Hello, World! A perfect gift for aspiring little geologists! Young children love exploring the beach to find shiny, colorful rocks. Now Hello, World! can teach them...
Where do steam trains sleep at night?
Sayres, Brianna Caplan
Paper Book
The same team who brought you Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? have engineered another rollicking bedtime story-for train lovers everywhere! Have you ever wondered what little trains do when it's time for bed? The same things you do! Freight trains, passenger trains,...
Baby loves the five senses. Touch!
Spiro, Ruth
Paper Book
Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners. Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of touch. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate language to encourage baby's sense of wonder....
Planet Earth
McDonald, Jill
Paper Book
Learn from home and explore the world with these fun and easy board books! Toddlers love to learn about the solar system. Here's a book all about our amazing planet Earth, with easy-to-understand facts about countries, continents, oceans, landforms, habitats, and Earth's place in...
Baby loves the five senses. Smell!
Spiro, Ruth
Paper Book
From the duo behind the wildly popular Baby Loves Science series comes a spinoff perfect for little scientists discovering their own amazing powers- Baby Loves the Five Senses! Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this book explores the world of smell...
1234 cake!
Wright, Caroline
Paper Book
Counting to ten and learning to bake is a piece of cake with this cake-themed counting book that features a kid-friendly recipe! Practicing our numbers, starting with one, makes baking a cake even more fun! Little bakers everywhere will love counting all the...
Our favorite apples
Lin, Grace
Paper Book
A perfect apple picking adventure from Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin sure to delight prereaders and preschoolers alike. This fall-ready favorite celebrates autumn fun and that math is for every kid introducing the concept of sorting by color after a day at the orchard. ...
Baby loves the five senses : hearing!
Spiro, Ruth
Paper Book
From the duo behind the Baby Loves Science series comes a STEM first concepts spinoff perfect for little scientists discovering their own amazing powers! Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this book explores the world of sound-what it is, how...
Baby loves quantum physics!
Spiro, Ruth
Paper Book
Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners. Accurate enough to satisfy an expert, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book engages readers in a game of hide-and-seek with Schrodinger's famous feline. Can cat be awake and asleep at the same time? Beautiful, visually...
My hands can
Paquette, Ammi-Joan
Paper Book
A poignant board book series about the power and potential our bodies hold. MY HANDS CAN is the first book in a series of three that showcase the body's amazing abilities-from the straightforward to the meaningful. This series will provide young readers with a deep understanding...
Baby loves the five senses Sight!
Spiro, Ruth
Paper Book
Big, brainy science for the littlest listeners. Baby loves the five senses! Accurate enough for experts, yet simple enough for baby, this clever board book explores the science of vision, light, and color. Beautiful, visually stimulating illustrations complement age-appropriate...
Ten little trains : a counting storybook
Sobotka, Amanda
Paper Book
Count along with Ten Little Train Engines and watch as they disappear! Ten little trains on the railroad line, one chugged away and then there were...nine! Learning to count has never been more fun. This unique board book counts from ten little trains all the way down...
From seed to pumpkin
McDonald, Jill
Paper Book
Kids can learn all about how pumpkins grow in this cheerful and informative board book-with colours, shapes, sizes, and super-simple facts. ("Prize-winning pumpkins can weigh as much as a rhinoceros!") Told in easy-to-understand terms alongside bright illustrations of seeds, sprouts,...
123 counting on community
Guertin, Annemarie Riley
Paper Book
Explore numbers, science, and environmental stewardship as a once-dilapidated park transforms into a hub of connection When a neighborhood park is in need of repair, the community comes together to give it a new life. From raking leaves to painting benches and planting a communal...
Dozer, excavator, mixer & more!
Holub, Joan
Paper Book
From the author of the bestselling This Little series comes the second board book about the science behind everyday things--this one about big vehicles at the construction site! Join the construction crew and learn how big vehicles work and about the inventors behind them through...

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