Best Books for Babies
A program of Beginning with Books – Center for Early Literacy
1st Annual Award Winners (2000)
Sleepy, Sleepy! by Emily Bolam, Price Stern Sloan.
Sleepytime Rhyme by Remy Charlip, Greenwillow Books.
Babies by Susan Canizares, Pamela Chanko, Scholastic, Inc.
Babies on the Move by Susan Canizares, Daniel Moreton, Scholastic, Inc.
Here Comes Mother Goose by Iona Opie, illustrated by Rosemary Wells, Candlewick Press.
Flappy, Waggy, Wiggly by Amanda Leslie, Dutton Children s Books.
Oh Baby! A Touch-and-Feel Book by Elizabeth Hathon, Grosset & Dunlap
Show Me! by Tom Tracy, illustrated by Darcia Labrosse, HarperFestival.
Hello Lulu by Caroline Uff, Walker & Company.
The Baby's Word Book by Sam Williams, Greenwillow Books.
2nd Annual Award Winners (2001)
Again! by John Prater, Barrons, 2000.
Away We Go! by Rebecca Kai Dotlich; illustrations by Dan Yaccarino, Harper Collins, 2000.
Brown Sugar Babies by Charles R. Smith, Hyperion, 2000.
Cat’s Play by Lisa Campbell Ernst, Viking, 2000.
Lulu’s Busy Day by Caroline Uff, Walker & Company, 2000.
Mother Goose Remembers by Clare Beaton (illustrations),
Barefoot Books, 2000.
Night-Night, Baby by Elizabeth Hathon (photographs),
Grosset & Dunlap, 2000.
Papa Papa by Jean Marzollo; illustrations by Laura Regan,
HarperCollins, 2000.
What Shall We Do with the Boo-Hoo Baby? by Cressida Cowell,
illustrations by Ingrid Godon, Scholastic, 2000.
Where Is Baby’s Belly Button? by Karen Katz Little, Simon, 2000.
3rd Annual Award Winners (2002)
Bubbles, Bubbles by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Fumi Kosaka.
Harperfestival, 2001.
My Car by Byron Barton, Greenwillow, 2001.
Book! by Kristine O'Connell George, illustrated by Maggie Smith.
Clarion, 2001.
Counting Kisses by Karen Katz, McElderry/Simon & Schuster, 2001.
Sleepy Me by Marni McGee, illustrated by Sam Williams.
Simon & Schuster, 2001.
Everywhere Babies by Susan Meyers, illustrated by Marla Frazee.
Harcourt, 2001.
My First Word Touch and Feel by Dorling Kindersley, 2001.
Come Back, Hannah! Marisabina Russo, Greenwillow Books, 2001.
Daisy's Hide-And-Seek: A Lift-The-Flap Book by Jane Simmons, Little, Brown & Co., 2001.
So Big! Illustrated by Dan Yaccarino, Harperfestival, 2001.
4th Annual Award Winners (2003)
Babies edited by Lara Holtz, Dorling Kindersley, June 2002.
Boo Hoo Boo-Boo by Marilyn Singer, illustrated by Elivia Savadier, Harper Growing Tree, May 2002.
Daddy’s Lullaby by Tony Bradman, illustrated by Jason Cockcroft, McElderry Books, May 2002.
Dig, Dig, Digging by Margaret Mayo, illustrated by Alex Ayliffe,
Henry Holt, May 2002.
Mama’s Little Bears by Nancy Tafuri, Scholastic Press, March 2002.
Peek-A-Boo, You by Roberta Grobel Intrater, Cartwheel, March 2002.
Peekaboo Morning by Rachel Isadora, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, May 2002.
Song of Night: It’s Time to Go to Bed by Katherine Riley Nakamura, illustrated by Linnea Riley, Blue Sky Press, February 2002.
Wake Up, Me! by Marni McGee, illustrated by Sam Williams,
Simon & Schuster, February 2002.
Who Said Moo? by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Simms Taback, Handprint, March 2002.
5th Annual Award Winners (2004)
Animal Play by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Simms Taback, Handprint Books, 2003.
Baby Day! By Nancy Elizabeth Wallace, Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
Fuzzy, Fuzzy, Fuzzy: a touch, skritch and tickle book by Sandra Boynton,
Little Simon, 2003.
I Love Trucks by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern,
HarperFestival, 2003.
What Do You Say? by Mandy Stanley, Little Simon, 2003.
I Kissed the Baby by Mary Murphy, Candlewick Press, 2003.
Babies on the Go by Linda Ashman, illustrated by Jane Dyer,
Harcourt, 2003.
The Baby Goes Peep by Rebecca O’Connell, illustrated by Ken Wilson-Max, Millbrook Press, 2003.
Rock-a-Baby-Band by Kate McMullen, illustrated by Janie Bynum,
Megan Tingley, 2003.
Pio Peep by Alma Flor Ada, illustrated by Escriva Vivi, RAYO, 2003.
6th Annual Award Winners (2005)
Buenos Dias Baby! by Libby Ellis, Chronicle Books, 2004.
Tomie’s Baa Baa Black Sheep and Other Rhymes by Tomie DePaola,
G. P. Putnam’s Sons Putnam Publishing, 2004.
Little Bo Peep by Tracey Campbell Pearson, Farrar Straus Giroux, 2004.
Truck Duck by Michael Rex, G. P. Putnam Son’s Publishing, 2004.
Baby Danced the Polka by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Jennifer Plecas,
Dial Book for Young Readers, 2004.
Te Amo, Bebe, Little One by Lisa Wheeler, illustrated by Maribel Suarez,
Little, Brown & Co, 2004.
Duckie’s Rainbow by Frances Barry, Candlewick Press, 2004.
Me Baby You Baby by Ashley Wolff, Dutton Children’s Books, 2004.
Snug in Mama’s Arms by Angela Shelf Medearis, illustrated by John Sandford. McGraw Hill Children’s Publishing, 2004.
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod by Eugene W. Field, illustrated by David McPhail. Cartwheel Books, 2004.
7th Annual Award Winners (2006)
Duckie’s Ducklings by Frances Barry. Candlewick Press: 2005
Tomie’s Mother Goose Flies Again by Tomie De Paola. Putnam: 2005
Honey Baby Sugar Child by Alice Faye Duncan.
Illustrated by Susan Keeter. Simon & Schuster: 2005
My Garden = Mi Jardin by Rebecca Emberley. Little Brown: 2005
Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones by Claire Freedman.
Illustrated by Tina Macnaughton. Good Books: 2005
A Truck Goes Rattley-Bumpa by Jonathan London.
Illustrated by Denis Roche. Henry Holt: 2005
Star Baby by Margaret O’Hair.
Illustrated by Erin Eitter Kono. Clarion Books: 2005
Diddle, Diddle, Dumpling by Tracey Campbell Pearson.
Farrar Straus Giroux: 2005
Alphabet House. by Nancy Wallace. Marshall Cavendish: 2005
This Little Pig by Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand. Candlewick Press: 2006
8th Annual Award Winners (2007)
Mama’s Day by Linda Ashman and Jan Ormerod
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2006
Whose Toes are Those? by Jabari Asim; illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Little Brown and Company, 2006
Easy Street by Rita Gray, illustrated by Mary Bono
Dutton Children’s Books, 2006
Welcome Precious by Nikki Grimes; illustrated by Bryan Collier
Orchard Books, 2006
Look at You! A Baby Body Book by Kathy Henderson; illustrated by Paul Howard; Candlewick Press, 2006
Look at the Animals by Peter Linenthal; Dutton Children’s Books, 2006
Wee Willie WInkie by Salley Mavor; Houghton Mifflin, 2006
Hush, Little Baby by Brian Pinkney, Greenwillow Books, 2006
Cheep! Cheep! by Julie Stiegemeyer; illustrated by Carol Baicker-McKee
Bloomsbury Publishing, 2006
Baby Cakes by Karma Wilson; illustrated by Sam Williams
Little Simon, 2006
9th Annual Award Winners (2008)
Fruit. Anderson, Sara. Handprint Books, 2007.
Vegetables. Anderson, Sara. Handprint Books, 2007.
Maisy’s Amazing Big Book of Words: 300+ Wonderful Words and 25 Flaps. Cousins, Lucy. Candlewick Press, 2007.
Tip Tip Dig Dig. Emma Garcia. Boxer Books, 2007.
Global Babies. Charlesbridge, 2007.
A Good Day. Henkes, Kevin. Greenwillow Books, 2007.
Black & White. Hoban, Tana. Greenwillow Books, 2007.
Peek-a-Baby. Katz, Karen. Little Simon, 2007.
Trucks Roll! Lyon, George Ella. Illustrated by Craig Frazier. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007.
Whose Chick Are You? Tafuri, Nancy. Greenwillow Books, 2007.