25 of the Best Books for Baby (Great Baby Shower Gifts!)

Once upon a time I had a baby myself. It’s been a couple of years now but since then I’ve been to plenty of baby showers and seen plenty of books given as baby shower gifts. And honestly, three years later I have a much better perspective on which books make good baby shower gifts and which ones don’t. These 25 all make the cut and honestly are some of my absolute favorite children’s books anyway! So here you go, 25 of the best books for baby showers!

I broke them up into categories (interactive, educational, etc.) in case you already have an idea of what type of book you’re looking for and just needed ideas. I think it’s fun to give a couple of books, all different types! What books would you add to the list?

The Best Books for Baby Showers

Best Books for Baby Showers: Interactive Books

The fun finger puppet books like this Five Little Monkeys one
Fish Kisses by Marianne Richmond (my all-time favorite book for bedtime)
Pat the Bunny by Dorothy Kunhardt or another simple touch and feel book
Peek-A-Who by Nina Laden
Where’s Ellie (or another hide-and-seek type book) by Salina Yoon
If Animals Kissed Goodnight by Ann Whitford Paul
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen
Any lift and flap books, just be cautioned that often times they are lift and flap books one time only. Babies (and toddlers) love to rip things off, so I’m pretty sure all of our lift/flap ones that rip no longer have flaps.