We’re having so much fun with our new baby theme! Here are some of our favorite books to help children prepare for a new sibling!
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Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your child’s interest. I recommend checking out the “Read sample” feature on Amazon and reading reviews there. Another place to learn about a book is on YouTube. You can typically see the entire book there.
Montessori-friendly books use photos or realistic illustrations. They don’t have talking animals or a lot of fantasy. But many books that have fantasy and talking animals are wonderful books, and I love sharing them with children who understand the difference between fantasy and reality.
For toddlers and preschoolers, about ¾ of the books I use are typically Montessori friendly (focusing on reality without smiling or talking animals or smiling or talking vehicles).
Books for a New Baby Theme
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I’m featuring books here for a new baby theme mainly for toddlers and preschoolers.
Books for a New Baby Theme
Top Shelf of Forward -Facing Display:
- Nine Months: Before a Baby Is Born
- Baby on the Way (Sears Children’s Library)
- What to Expect When Mommy’s Having a Baby
2nd Shelf:
- What to Expect When the New Baby Comes Home
- What Baby Needs (Sears Children’s Library) is a Montessori-friendly book that has lots of easy-to-understand information about a new sibling in the family. It comes from a natural parenting/attachment parenting perspective.
- The New Baby by Fred Rogers (dated photos but great content)
3rd Shelf:
4th Shelf:
- I love the Big Brother Learns All About Babies series and Big Sister Learns All About Babies series! They’re reassuring books that give older siblings ideas of what the baby can do at various ages along with ideas of how to play with the baby at various ages. The big brother series only has two books now (shown here – 0-3 months and 3-6 months), but the big sister series has 5 books, going all the way through ages 2-4.
- On Mother’s Lap
Bottom Shelf
- The Berenstain Bears’ New Baby
- Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: The Baby Is Here
- Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Daniel Plays in a Gentle Way
Some other new baby and human body books we’re using that are in a book basket:
(I had some of these available from other human body units. They’re obviously not all needed for a new baby unit, but they do all have some helpful information about human reproduction.)
- DK’s First Human Body Encyclopedia has helpful pages about fetal development.
- DK Smithsonian Human Body!
- DK Super Human Encyclopedia
- National Geographic Kids Ultimate Bodypedia
- Foldout Anatomy
- The Visual Dictionary of the Human Body
- Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood: Big Brother Daniel
- The New Baby by Mercer Mayer
- My First Signs is a baby sign language book I had with my first three grandchildren. It has real photos of people doing the signs along with touch-and-feel images on each 2-page spread. I also especially like Baby’s First 25 Signs (American SIgn Language with Real Pictures), although it’s in paperback and not available as a board book. I like books that use an ASL emphasis (for children in the U.S.) and photos of real people. You’ll find more ASL baby sign language books here.
You can see many of them here: New Baby Books for Kids (including books as they’re published)
On another shelf, I have some of the books from our feels and emotions unit, since big feelings are a natural part of having a new sibling.
Favorite Books for an Emotions and Feelings Theme
MORE NEW BABY RESOURCES
Montessori-Inspired New Baby Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my free newsletter to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
Free New Baby Printables and Montessori-Inspired New Baby Activities
- Free New Sibling Songs and Educational Videos
- Baby Doll Washing: Practical Life for Toddlers and Preschoolers (my post with YouTube video)
- 20+ Doll Washing Activities for Indoors or Outdoors
- Using Kindness Elves to Help Prepare a Child for a New Baby
- Welcoming a New Baby into Our Montessori Family
- Welcoming Another New Baby into Our Montessori Family
- 100 Acts of Kindness Challenge for Big Sisters and Big Brothers
- Free Baby Sign Language Videos {Signs and Songs}
- Preventing Choking in Babies and Toddlers with Older Siblings
- How to Prepare a Montessori Baby Room at Home (roundup post)
- Preparing a Montessori Newborn Baby Space at Home
- How to Use Montessori Mobiles to Encourage a Newborn Baby’s Development and Delight
- Preparing a Montessori Baby Space with Shelves at Home
- Preparing a Montessori Baby Space in Your Living Room
- How to Prepare Montessori Homeschool Spaces for Babies through First Graders
- Babies – Activities and Ideas Pinterest Board
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