Favorite Books at One Year

At almost 3 months we started reading with him.

My son loves books and reading time is filled with pointing, chatting, and cuddling. To keep our shelves pared down and to keep things fresh, we have an active collection of books and an on-hold collection. Once a week I introduce four books from the on-hold collection and he chooses one to add to the active collection. It's fun to see his tastes change. Sometimes he has absolutely no interest in a book, and then it becomes his favorite two months later. Other books he loves week after week, month after month.

At one year, board books still are best for him to be able to turn the pages. The art work and any interactivity are more important than wordiness.

These are my son's current favorite books in English:
1. Heads, by Matthew Van Fleet
2. You and Me, Baby, by Lynn Reiser & Penny Gentieu
3. Animal Orchestra, by Ilo Orleans & Tibor Gergely
4. Let's Play, by Gyo Fujikawa
5. Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb, by Al Perkins & Eric Gurney
6. I Am a Bunny, by Richard Scarry
7. The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle
8. Busy Barnyard, by John Schindel
9. Mog and Me, by Judith Kerr
10. Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed, by Eileen Christelow