Best books for 1-year-olds
Toddlers at this age are often getting better at using their hands, so they’ll love board books with flaps and trying to turn the pages.
They love listening to you, so why not try out some silly animal noises and books with fun rhymes?
Here are some of our favourite books for sharing with 1-year-olds.
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Animal ABC
Author: Jannie Ho
Interest level: 0-3
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Animal ABC
Author: Jannie Ho
Interest level: 0-3
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Some unusual animal choices complete the alphabet in this funky, modern animal-themed ABC board book: a cute and fun mus…
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Count with Little Fish
Author: Lucy Cousins
Interest level: 0-3
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Count with Little Fish
Author: Lucy Cousins
Interest level: 0-3
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Lucy Cousins brings her bold and bright illustrations to a set of books for babies featuring fish. This sturdy board book counts f…
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Hooray for Fish!
Author: Lucy Cousins
Interest level: 0-4
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Hooray for Fish!
Author: Lucy Cousins
Interest level: 0-4
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Lucy Cousins gently introduces first concepts: simple colours, spots and stripes, being happy and grumpy, counting one two three, …
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It’s A Little Baby
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Rebecca Cobb
Interest level: 0-3
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It’s A Little Baby
Author: Julia Donaldson Illustrator: Rebecca Cobb
Interest level: 0-3
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This is a really simple and fun book to read, encouraging interaction between the book and the child, and the reader and little on…
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Orange Pear Apple Bear
Author: Emily Gravett
Interest level: 0-3
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Orange Pear Apple Bear
Author: Emily Gravett
Interest level: 0-3
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Emily Gravett's colourful yet sparse illustrations cleverly depict a bumbling bear interacting in many different and imaginative w…
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Roar: A big-mouthed book of noises
Author: Jonathan Litton Illustrator: Fhiona Galloway
Interest level: 0-3
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Roar: A big-mouthed book of noises
Author: Jonathan Litton Illustrator: Fhiona Galloway
Interest level: 0-3
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Something is giving animals a scare! Cat miaows, Frog croaks, Lion roars. A bright, engaging book and a great introduction to…
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Say hello like this!
Author: Mary Murphy
Interest level: 1-3
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Say hello like this!
Author: Mary Murphy
Interest level: 1-3
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Six animals show how they say 'hello'.
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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Author: Mem Fox Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury
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Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Author: Mem Fox Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury
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With beautiful illustrations of babies born all over the world and gentle rhyming text, this charming book is perfect for sharing …
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Time to Go with Ted
Author: Sophy Henn
Interest level: 0-3
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Time to Go with Ted
Author: Sophy Henn
Interest level: 0-3
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Teeny hands will love turning the flaps of this adorable board book about the very keen and creative Ted on his daily outings.&nbs…
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