on my shelf | five books for mom + baby

“when you were too small to tell me hello, i knew you were someone i wanted to know.” emily winfield martin, the wonderful things you will be 
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for mom |
+ no-drama discipline by daniel siegel 
+ the morning miracle by hal elrod 
+ the handmaid’s tale by margaret atwood 
+ podcast: parenting great kids with dr. meg meeker (any podcasts you love lately?)
starting to look into more podcasts options + just starting to get discipline advice for our (almost) eighteen month old… please let me know if there are any you love. 
for baby | 
+ the wonderful things you will be, emily winfield martin (the most beautiful illustrations and message) 
+ pat the bunny by dorothy kunhardt (his favorite + i love the vintage feel and he loves to do each page; patting the bunny is his very favorite though) 
+ bare and hare – where’s hare? by emily gravett (fun, perfect for counting and he thinks it’s funny) 
+ pantone color book by pantone (colorful, creative, and parks looks at it over and over again) 
+ if i could keep you little by marianne richmond (cute photos and will make any momma tear up) 
i think all of these are great picks to bring to the home of a new baby or a shower in lieu of a card

“grace is giving yourself a free pass and realizing that it isn’t free at all.” 
― erin loechner, chasing slow: courage to journey off the beaten path
what are your current favorites? 
xo

Comments (2)

  • Sara

    July 12, 2017 at 6:06 pm

    The Wonderful Things You Will Be is one of my favorites! And Pat the Bunny, too! I still remember loving "daddy's scratchy face" in that one when I was little–so much fun to see my child with the same book! I will definitely check out some of your other picks, especially that podcast! Thanks for sharing@

    1. nelle monaco

      July 12, 2017 at 7:44 pm

      haha- yes!! the scratchy face (he loves that one!!) … i didn't grow up with that book but it's adorable. and you are so welcome… thank you so much and i hope you enjoy them!! xo

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