Our Favorite Books

Wonderful book about a school where diversity and inclusion are celebrated.

Shanna and her girls love this inclusive book about celebrating body differences.

A fantastic book introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest readers. Great for children ages 3-6.

Shanna got this for her older daughter when she was pregnant with her younger daughter. It’s an honest, age-appropriate book for explaining human bodies and where babies come from.

Shanna read this book of poems to help her five-year-old prepare for her first day of kindergarten.

Fantastic book for introducing the concepts of consent to young children.

A simple, straightforward and beautiful book that explains the life and death cycle of all livng things in an age-appropriate way to children.

Shanna loves this book, which has taught her girls the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching, and has empowered them to say “stop” if they don’t like they way someone is interacting with them.

This board book is fantastic for starting the conversation about race with your children.

Shanna loves this book, which she bought for her daughter to get ready for preschool.

Laura loves this book and used it to help her son prepare for the separation of going to preschool for the first time.

Laura and her family love this sweet book, which they used to help her son prepare for the separation of going to preschool for the first time.

A fun story that helps normalize an often embarrassing bodily function.

Laura loves this inclusive book about how babies are made.

Shanna and her girls love this body-positvity book that encourages children to love their bodies from an early age.

Really cute book that helps with object recognition and shows pictures of other happy babies!

Shanna and her girls love this inclusive book about celebrating body differences.

This book is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family. And there’s a recipe for fry bread in the back that Shanna made with her girls!

This adorably illustrated book about a little girl and her dad going to a birthday party on the 10th floor of their apartment complex is fun and inclusive. Shanna and her girls love it!

Shanna and her girls love this story about a girl and her father.

Shanna and her girls love this beautifully illustrated and moving book about a young boy who adores mermaids.

Fun, high-energy English/Spanis book about a boy wrestling with imaginary monsters.

This board book is fantastic for starting the conversation about race with your children.

Wonderful book about feeling different when starting something new.

The #1 most-checked-out book from the New York Public Library, and for a reason!

A beautifully illustrated book that Laura and her toddler love.

Really cute book that helps with object recognition and shows pictures of other happy babies!

Cute board book from Sesame Street.

Shanna and her toddler love this adorable board book about a bear who finds a lost bunny.

Really sweet book that both Shanna and Laura’s babies love.

Very sweet book about some animals helping cheer each other up.

One of Shanna’s favorite board books.

Cute book about potty training.

The rhyming structure of this super-cute book is spot-on, and so are the illustrations!

Shanna’s toddler loves this book!

Cute board book from Sesame Street.

Laura and Shanna both love books that the little ones can take in the bath!

Really sweet book that both Shanna and Laura’s babies love.

Three really strange and adorable books for kids about animals and their hats.

Wonderful book about a school where diversity and inclusion are celebrated.

The ultimate collection of Elephant and Piggie’s adventures!

This book is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family. And there’s a recipe for fry bread in the back that Shanna made with her girls!

This adorably illustrated book about a little girl and her dad going to a birthday party on the 10th floor of their apartment complex is fun and inclusive. Shanna and her girls love it!

Shanna and her girls love this story about a girl and her father.

A fantastic book introduces the concept of gender identity to the youngest readers. Great for children ages 3-6.

Shanna got this for her older daughter when she was pregnant with her younger daughter. It’s an honest, age-appropriate book for explaining human bodies and where babies come from.

Shanna and her girls love this beautifully illustrated and moving book about a young boy who adores mermaids.

Shanna read this book of poems to help her five-year-old prepare for her first day of kindergarten.

Fantastic book for introducing the concepts of consent to young children.

A simple, straightforward and beautiful book that explains the life and death cycle of all livng things in an age-appropriate way to children.

Shanna loves this book, which has taught her girls the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touching, and has empowered them to say “stop” if they don’t like they way someone is interacting with them.

Fun, high-energy English/Spanis book about a boy wrestling with imaginary monsters.

Laura and her toddler love this beautifully illustrated book about a unicorn who thinks he’s a narwhal.

Shanna loves this book, which she bought for her daughter to get ready for preschool.

Laura’s Star-Wars-loving son is obsessed with this book!

Wonderful book about feeling different when starting something new.

Laura and her family love this sweet book, which they used to help her son prepare for the separation of going to preschool for the first time.

The Pigeon books are modern classics for kids!

A fun story that helps normalize an often embarrassing bodily function.

Laura loves this inclusive book about how babies are made.

Shanna and her girls love this body-positvity book that encourages children to love their bodies from an early age.

A beautifully illustrated book that Laura and her toddler love.

Really cute book about an arctic fox who adopts a baby goose and becomes a daddy.

The ultimate collection of Elephant and Piggie’s adventures!

Laura and Shanna both love books that the little ones can take in the bath!

Very sweet book about some animals helping cheer each other up.

Three really strange and adorable books for kids about animals and their hats.

Laura and her toddler love this beautifully illustrated book about a unicorn who thinks he’s a narwhal.

Cute book about potty training.

Laura loves this book and used it to help her son prepare for the separation of going to preschool for the first time.

The Pigeon books are modern classics for kids!

The rhyming structure of this super-cute book is spot-on, and so are the illustrations!

The #1 most-checked-out book from the New York Public Library, and for a reason!

Shanna’s toddler loves this book!

Cute and colorful chapter book with lots of pictures for young readers. Shanna’s dog-loving daughter loved it starting at age 4!

This cute series is a nice bridge between picture books and chapter books. Dory is such a fun and funny character, and Auggie laughs out loud every few pages when Laura read this to him!

This is a fun first chapter book for kids! Lots of pictures, great humor and a fun story make this one of Shanna’s favorites.

These chapter books are so much fun! Shanna and her daughter love reading the adventures of these ocean creatures.

Adorable books for young readers starting to get into chapter books!

Laura’s been reading this three-book series to Auggie every night and they’re both loving it! It’s about a robot who washes up on an unmanned island and begins to learn the ways of the wild. With sparse illustrations and short chapters, it’s a great entry into chapter books for younger readers. (Also, there’s a movie version coming in Fall 2024, which looks really good!)

Shanna loves this book for ideas on how to discipline her kids.

Laura’s favorite nonfiction book of 2019. Great resource for parents who are feeling stressed out.

Emily Oster was a guest on our show in episode 43. We love her and her books! This book is an amazing resource for parents!

Shanna and Laura’s go-to resource for raising babies using the RIE method.

Cartoons from the Fog of New Parenthood

Our co-host, Laura, teamed up with parenting expert (and former guest) Gia Gambaro Blount to write a potty-training book!

An excellent handbook for learning strategies for communicating with kids ages 2-7.

One of Laura and Shanna’s favorite books about raising toddlers.

Laura used this book to prepare her toddler for meeting his new baby brother.

Book about compassionate discipline for kids that Shanna’s trying out with her older daughter.

Great advice for parenting children who are “more intense, sensitive, perceptive, persistent and energetic.”

This book describes the “division of responsibilities” when it comes to feeding, and aims to set you up for a lifetime without feeding struggles!

Laura read this book to prepare for baby #2.

How to soothe your baby, from a pediatrician and inventor of the Snoo. This is where “The 5 S’s come from”

Fabulous resource for parents looking to improve their babies’ sleep.

Shanna’s favorite baby sleep book!

Ayelet was a guest on our show in Episode 39, and she has a fantastic books about activities you can do with your little ones! It provides a week-by-week guide to your infant’s development and fun activity ideas!This book is a great resource for parents of babies up to age 12 months.

Ayelet was a guest on our show in Episode 39, and she has a fantastic books about activities you can do with your little ones! This book is a great resource for parents of toddlers from 1-3.

The original resource on the RIE parenting philosophy.

Emily Oster was a guest on our show in episode 43. We love her and her books! Laura and Shanna both lived by this book during pregnancy.

Great graphic novel about pregnancy. Content warning: miscarriage and traumatic birth.