Our Favorite Award-Winning Baby Books

A powerful book about the sadness and beauty of unconditional love.

This classic has filled countless hearts with warmth and countless eyes with tears. It’s a book about a stuffed bunny that wants to become a real bunny. How do toys and people become truly real? Through the wisdom and experience of love.

A simple yet profound story that your child will request over and over again without you getting bored. Rambunctious children will have an easy time relating to the hero.

This charming story is also a relatable parable about how incredibly quickly things can get out of control when one thing leads to another.

The crayons all have different complaints about their lives and each other, which they expect their child to solve for them. A hilarious book about conflict resolution.

This classic about a classic monkey follows George on a zoo adventure.

With deadpan, wry humor that appeals to all ages, this book about a bear looking for his hat has a surprising twist ending (not that we would give any spoilers).

When the zookeeper takes a sick day, the animals he’s conscientiously cared for all this time decide it’s their turn to care for him. Aww.

An irreverent spoof of many classic fairy tales: would you like to introduce your wee one to the art of satire?

Simple sight-gag humor for the kids with sly, subtle humor for the grownups: in short, guaranteed to make all ages laugh.

From the prolific and famous children’s author Jane Yolen, this is the story of a young girl’s magical first hunt for the Great Horned Owl with her father.

A wordless storybook: a collection of linked paintings that tell a story of imagination and adventure.

This beautifully illustrated and practically wordless tale illustrates the kindheartedness that one creature can show to another, despite differences. (This is an adaptation of one of Aesop’s most beloved fables.)

Based on the true story of the farmer-scientist who discovered than no two snowflakes are alike! Stoke your child’s sense of wonder and awe about the universe.