Books for Babies
Welcome, Little One!
The McHenry Public Library and the Friends of the McHenry Public Library want to welcome your new baby to the world of reading! The library is here to assist you as your child's first teacher in giving your baby a head start in reading.
Research has found that babies who have parents who start sharing books with them early on develop better language skills and curiosity in the world around them. In addition, chlidren develop greater interest in the enjoyment of books and reading when they are introduced to books at an early age.
If you have a McHenry Public Library card, you can come to the Questions Desk and pick up your "Books for Baby" kit today!
The "Books for Baby" kit provides parents and caregivers early literacy tips, reading recommendations and local resources that can help you get your child started on the path of literacy.
Here are some other resources to get you started:
- Babies Need Words Every Day| A booklist for babies separated by themes. Includes books on Diversity, American Sign Language, Concepts, and Daily Routines!
- Best First Books for Babies| A short book list on the best first books for babies.
- Early Literacy Resources for Parents| Find these books and other titles on parenting and child development in the Parent-Teacher Collection!
- Get Ready to Read!| A checklist to determine if your home is literacy-friendly!
- Potty Training Resources| A book list that includes books about potty training to read with your child, parent guides to potty training, and DVDs about potty training.
External links may be used as starting points in your research and are not intended to be exhaustive lists of all available external sites related to these topics. The library does not endorse or profit from these websites and external links are provided for use at your own discretion. For suggestions, comments, or to report broken links, you may contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
