Spring is here — and it’s the perfect time to curl up with your littlest grandchild and a brand-new board book. These three picks are colorful, interactive, and made for tiny hands.
Dr. Seuss’s Spring Things
By Dr. Seuss
Illustrated by Tom Brannon
Age Range: 0-3 years
I’ve always had a soft spot for Thing One and Thing Two, and this sweet board book brings them back for spring. Ducklings, bunnies, butterflies, and wriggling worms — all in that classic Seuss rhyme that makes you want to read it again. And again. (Your grandchild will insist on it.) Perfect for babies and toddlers, and honestly, a little magical for grandparents too. Tom Brannon’s illustrations are pure joy—the kind that makes you smile before you read the first rhyming word.
Wonderful Seasons
By Emily Winfield Martin
Ages 0-3
There is no better way to introduce your wee one to the seasons than by reading this charming book together. Simple text and adorable illustrations follow diverse babies through spring, summer, fall, and winter. Each season includes a page of items that belong to it — raincoats and tulips, rain boots and bunnies for spring, bathing suits, t-shirts, sandals, and a camera for summer — before showing children dressed and ready for seasonal play. It’s a lovely, cheerful read for parents and grandparents to enjoy with their children. I honestly love everything Emily Winfield Martin creates. When you read this cute book, I know you will agree.
Pat the Bunny Board Book
The Interactive Classic for Babies and Toddlers with Sturdy Board Pages
By Dorothy Kunhardt
Age Range: 0-3 years
Before board books were everywhere, there was this one. Dorothy Kunhardt’s classic touch-and-feel book has been creating first moments between grandparents, parents, and babies since 1969. Over 11 million copies sold — and it’s easy to see why. Every page invites little hands to explore, pat the soft bunny, play peek-a-boo, smell the baby powder flowers, and find themselves in the mirror. Sturdy board book pages stand up to even the most enthusiastic little readers. It’s simple, tactile, and utterly timeless. Handing this to your grandchild is its own kind of magic. Now it’s their turn.
Where Are You, Baby?
By Elena Selena
Ages 0-3
Where Are You, Baby will catch your eye immediately with a bright green background and a cheery snail on the cover. Open the board book, and each page greets you with an animal parent asking, “Where are you, baby?” Lift the flap and their baby answers, “Here I am.” It is a highly engaging, interactive lift-the-flap book with colorful, charming illustrations, recommended for children ages 0-3 to enhance interactive reading time with their loved ones. I love it, and I know you and your grandkids will too.
Clack-Clack, Little Crab
By Amy Blay
Ages 0-3
This board book is fun and interactive for your little ones. It’s also a great way to introduce marine life that lives at the bottom of the ocean. Little Crab loves to greet its friends by clacking its claws. Who will it say hello to today? Show your child how to pull the handle so Little Crab meets each new adorable baby marine animal. There’s Little Snail, Little Starfish, and Little Clown Fish. At the end, Little Crab’s friends have a surprise. What do you think it is? Pull the handle to find out! The illustrations are colorful and engaging. When you pull each handle, listen for the clickety-clack sound of Little Crab’s claws. The handles may be a little stiff at first, but they loosen with use.
It’s a sweet, clever little book, and I know your grandkids will want to clack along on each page.
One More Thing
Looking for books for older grandkids? Stay tuned — our spring picture book roundup is coming soon.
Want more ways to make reading part of your grandchild’s routine? Here are 9 proven ways to create a love of reading from infancy.
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