Hungry Mommies & Daddies

Busy, tired and hungry? We parents know how you feel and for those of you with infants and toddlers, you may feel like you will never eat again even if most of the time you just forget to eat! Don't despair, here are a few cookbooks designed with you in mind. Easy, quick recipes to get you back on track!

Double Delicious: Good, Simple Food for Busy, Complicated Lives

The Naptime Chef: Fitting Great Food into Family Life

Parents Need to Eat Too: Nap-Friendly Cooking, One-Handed Meals, and Time-Saving Tricks for New Parents

Bringing Baby Home

It's time to leave the hospital and head home with your new bundle of joy...now what!? Taking care of a new baby can be overwhelming, especially if you are a first-time parent. The thought of being responsible for a little one while surviving on hardly any sleep can be daunting. Then one day you may wake up and feel like you "kind of" know what you are doing!... Maybe! Here are some book suggestions that are helpful when bringing home baby. Only catch...finding the time to sit and read!  Perhaps, try browsing them before baby gets here and find what speaks to you...and good luck!!

 

The Baby Book: Everything You Need to Know About Your Baby From Birth to Age Two

Babycenter Essential Guide to Your Baby's First Year: Expert Advice and
Mom-to-Mom Wisdom From the World's Most Popular Parenting Website

Colic Solved: The Essential Guide to Infant Reflux and the Care of Your Crying, Difficult-to-Soothe Baby

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Baby Sleep Longer

Heading Home with Your Newborn: From Birth to Reality

The Holistic Baby Guide: Alternative Care for Common Health Problems

The Portable Pediatrician: Everything You Need to Know About Your Child's Health

Your Baby's First Year Week by Week

Expectant Mamas

It's exciting and nerve-wracking to be an expectant mom. There are just so many decisions to make from doctors to nutrition to babysitters! It may be hard to navigate through all your emotions and everyone's advice. Listed are an assortment of books that could help get you started. Stop in the library and check out our Parenting Collection and good luck on your journey into mommyhood!

The Big Book of Birth
Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor's Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices
Magical Beginnings, Enchanted Lives: A Holistic Guide to Pregnancy and Childbirth
Pregnancy and Birth: A Guide to Making Decisions That Are Right For You and Your Baby
The Well-Rounded Pregnancy Cookbook: Give Your Baby a Healthy Start with 100 Recioes That to Fit How You Feel
Your Pregnancy Week by Week

Cooking in the Kitchen for Baby!

Think you don't have time to create a nutritious, homemade meal for your baby or toddler or just want to try something different? Check out some of these books in our parenting collection that include quick and easy ideas that can even save you money! All you need is a blender or food processor and a saucepan and remember to have fun!

Here are some book suggestions to get you started...

The Baby Bistro: child approved recipes and expert nutrition advice for the first year
Baby Bites
Baby Love: healthy, easy, delicious meals for your baby or toddler
Better Baby Food
The Toddler Cafe: fast, healthy and fun ways to feed even the pickiest eater
The Well Fed Baby