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Best bedtime books for newborns (0-2 months)

We know that reading with your newborn baby at bedtime can be lots of fun. It’s also a special time for snuggling up and sharing a story: it’s important bonding time.

  • I Heart Bedtime (Martha and the Bunny Brothers)

    by Clara Vulliamy 

    2013 4 to 7 years 

    • Picture books

  • Guess How Much I Love You

    by Sam McBratney, illustrated by Anita Jeram 

    2014 0 to 4 years 

    • Classics

    This modern classic is a wonderful story about love between a child and a parent, which is never too early to share with your baby. The repetitive text lends itself perfectly to a soothing bedtime read.

  • Goodnight Moon

    by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Herd 

    2012 0 to 4 years 

    • Classics
    • Picture books

    Margaret Wise Brown’s comforting, rhythmical text makes Goodnight Moon a timeless picture book, which is known and loved around the world. This gentle bedtime story, which has lulled generations of children to sleep, is the perfect first book to share at bedtime.

  • Mockingbird Song

    by Carol Thompson 

    2012 0 to 7 years 

    • Board books
    • Classics
    • Poetry and rhyme

    A beautiful retelling of the classic lullaby.

  • Good Night, Baby Moon

    by DK, illustrated by Claire Patane 

    2017 0 to 4 years 

    • Picture books

    The simple story introduces young readers to the moon phases in a lovely, reassuring manner and makes a charming bedtime read.

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