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I am getting a little nook in my bedroom ready for the new little one. I am going through all our books selecting the board book favorites. I also like to read some poetry aloud - I am putting all these in a little basket by my glider. I would love to know what you read aloud to an infant.
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Goodnight Moon is my all time favorite. The babies love the colors! Other than that, my 5 month old listens to whatever big brother is listening to. 
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What a lovely idea, Marilyn.
I always read "How Many Kisses Goodnight" to my littles.
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"Guess How Much I Love You" always makes me cry.
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Before my son was old enough to turn pages (when we switched to board books) I would read him Dr. Seuss endlessly. I think he liked all the interesting sounds.
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I like the Sandra Boynton board books.
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A topic near and dear to my heart!! I've got two infants right now (eight months and eleven months) and we have the same setup you're planning--a basket of board books by my rocking chair in the nursery. I find board books so much easier to read to the littles while rocking them (or nursing) since I can hold the book in one hand and flip the pages easily on my own. I also don't have to worry about their tearing the pages, which they're always wanting to do when they're on my lap for picture books.
My son's favorite has always been "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"; he likes Carle's bright illustrations and the little flap-pages really catch his attention. And I always "pop" him up in my lap when it says "pop"--he loves that. My daughter seems to like "Jesse Bear" and "Goodnight Moon." They both also like Doctor Seuss, especially when I get into a sing-songy rhythm.
I love anthologies of short poetry for babies. I keep several books of poems by the couch. It's so easy to read little poems here and there throughout the day; I never feel like I have to stop right in the middle of a story when they start wiggling! I love Mother Goose for this, of course--Tomie de Paola's version is my current favorite. I also love Jane Dyer's "Animal Crackers." "This Little Piggy" is fun too.
I also read regular children's or even adult poetry to them; they seem to enjoy the rhythm of my voice even without understanding the words or looking at pictures. I try to choose anthologies that have a mix of short and longish selections so I can gauge their attention span and pick accordingly. Robert Frost and Emily Dickinson are favorites so far. And they seem to like Shakespeare too! 
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A very dear friend sent the book, The Big Red Barn, right after DD was born. I began reading it to her when she was about 4 months and now at almost 10 months it is still her favorite story! It is one of the ones she will actually let me read all the way through. She also loves all of the Touch and Feel books. Those ones she likes looking at by herself because she can turn the pages and feel all the fun parts. I think they make her feel like a big girl.
When she was very small, I would read aloud to her while I nursed her and it was usually whatever I was reading at the time. I think we finished a few G.K. Chestertons and Jane Austens at the time  Now whenever I am sitting in the glider or on the couch with a book she wants to "read" with me. Sometimes we sit side by side with our books and "read" together.
I hope you have a wonderful time finding books you can enjoy together. I love reading with my dd and choosing books for her is something I could do for hours on end!
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Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I love sitting and reading to a newborn - either when nursing alone - or with toddlers and older around. My older kids helped me get the 'baby book basket' together by pulling out the board books from all the various shelves. So far we have:
- Goodnight Moon
- Runaway Bunny
- Guess How Much I Love You
- The Very Hungry Caterpillar
- The Napping House
- The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry and the big hungry bear
- The Carrot Seed
- Lots of touchy feely ones
- My Car
- Planes
- Just in case you ever wonder (this is the one that always has me in tears)
- Lucy Collins Nursery Rhymes
- Mother Goose nursery rhymes
- Prayers and Poems for the Very Young (love this)
- Prayer for a Child
- Peekaboo (except I have the British version which is "Peepo"!!)
- Dear Zoo
- If Jesus came to my house
- Jim Weiss's bedtime cds - Good Night and Sweet Dreams
I may start a thread about music you play for infants.
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