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A Book Registry for Every Occasion

Baby Shower

Father Fest

Birthday

Holidays

School Library

We've Got You Covered

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Prepare with confidence

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We start you off with a diverse list of 60 books to consider, including classics, high contrast, touch, social-emotional, and more.  This replaces the need to create your own list from scratch! 

Baby Shower

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More books, less toys​

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Books are an important part of development and childhood memories, and what better time to invest in a growing mind than a birthday!

Birthday

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Strengthening Communities

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Calling teachers, librarians, and PTAs! Harness your community's energy to boost your library. Anyone in the community can create a registry and then fine tune it with school staff if desired.

Libraries

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Topic-based lists

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Children hear more than you think!  Books provide context for new and potentially confusing topics, and give caregivers a way to approach complex topics.

Everyday

Your Dream Library Starts Here

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Prevent duplicates

Guests buy anywhere

Allow off-list books

Encourage inscriptions

Integrates with Babylist

A book registry helps you harness the power of your community to build your home library.  Use it on its own or alongside a traditional registry.

Want a library lift? 

Build a registry full of titles that are timeless classics, support developmental growth, reflect your values, celebrate your heritage, and more.

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Create a Bookshelf Builder registry today!

Get Started

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 Our 2024 Ultimate Guide to the Best Baby Books 

We combed through our registry data to identify the 57 best baby books.  We looked at a combination of factors ...

  • ​Most gifted

  • Most requested

  • Diverse leads

  • Social-emotional learning (SEL)

  • Newborn and toddler developmental needs

  • Classics

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In the News

Bookshop.org has selected one of our lists
as as a top kids list! 

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Did You Know Books Can ...

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Nurture parent-child bonding

Reading together provides opportunities for  human contact, affection, attention and shared laughter - all of which lead to deeper connections.

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Build lifelong capacity to learn

Being read to improves a child's ability to absorb and mentally organize information by 30%.

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Reduce screen time by half

Books can be used to fill idle time, including at meal times.  Children can be entertained and satisfied with engaging books more often than we think.

It's Free.  Always.

We don't charge any fees.  Ever. 

 

Our revenue is generated when someone clicks on one of our affiliate links (commission-based links to Amazon and Bookshop.org).  That said, we don't force the issue ... we encourage guests to buy books at their local bookstore as well.  Check out our sample registry to see this in action.

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Get up and running quickly with our quick-start lists ... well-rounded, cohesive and delightful book lists that include classics, modern favorites, diverse leads, emotional literacy, etc.  

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So cross one more thing off your to-do list - share your book registry today!

Complete Your Registry in Minutes

A rich library is
the best gift
you can give a child

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By choosing books, you’re making a sustainable choice that’s kind to the planet.  Books have a unique way of enduring, bringing joy to many hands and homes over time. 

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Books Grow Minds,
Not Landfills

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Use Bookshelf Builder on its own, integrate with Babylist, or kickstart a "book instead of a card" effort.

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Create memories, avoid duplicates.

Flexible, Memorable and Duplicate-Free

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