Lil' Shelf

Read aloud for ages 0 to 2

The very first shelf: lullabies, tickle rhymes and action verse, short enough for a newborn's attention span and long enough to become a nightly habit.

192 works for this age.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Jane Taylor
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little StarJane Taylorages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
Traditional
Baa, Baa, Black SheepTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Humpty Dumpty
Traditional
Humpty DumptyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Three Blind Mice
Traditional
Three Blind MiceTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Jack and Jill
Traditional
Jack and JillTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
This Little Piggy
Traditional
This Little PiggyTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
Hickory Dickory Dock
Traditional
Hickory Dickory DockTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Ring a Ring O' Roses
Traditional
Ring a Ring O' RosesTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Sarah Josepha Hale
Mary Had a Little LambSarah Josepha Haleages 0 to 2verse
Little Miss Muffet
Traditional
Little Miss MuffetTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Mulberry Bush
Traditional
The Mulberry BushTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Hey Diddle Diddle
Traditional
Hey Diddle DiddleTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pat-a-Cake
Traditional
Pat-a-CakeTraditionalages 0 to 2action
There Was an old Woman
Traditional
There Was an old WomanTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Little Jack Horner
Traditional
Little Jack HornerTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Banbury Cross
Traditional
Banbury CrossTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Hot-cross Buns
Traditional
Hot-cross BunsTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Rain
Traditional
RainTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Round and Round the Garden
Traditional
Round and Round the GardenTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
See-saw
Traditional
See-sawTraditionalages 0 to 2actioncontent note
Hush-a-bye, Baby
Traditional
Hush-a-bye, BabyTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Old King Cole
Traditional
Old King ColeTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
What Are Little Boys Made Of?
Traditional
What Are Little Boys Made Of?Traditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Jack Sprat
Traditional
Jack SpratTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pussy-cat and Queen
Traditional
Pussy-cat and QueenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Week of Birthdays
Traditional
A Week of BirthdaysTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Little Boy Blue
Traditional
Little Boy BlueTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pease Porridge
Traditional
Pease PorridgeTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
The Lion and the Unicorn
Traditional
The Lion and the UnicornTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Ladybird
Traditional
LadybirdTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
The Swing
Robert Louis Stevenson
The SwingRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
To Market
Traditional
To MarketTraditionalages 0 to 2action
My Shadow
Robert Louis Stevenson
My ShadowRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
Wee Willie Winkie
Traditional
Wee Willie WinkieTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Hush-a-bye
Traditional
Hush-a-byeTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Hush-a-bye
Traditional
Hush-a-byeTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Star Light, Star Bright
Traditional
Star Light, Star BrightTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
The Little Girl with a Curl
Traditional
The Little Girl with a CurlTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Doctor Foster
Traditional
Doctor FosterTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Bed in Summer
Robert Louis Stevenson
Bed in SummerRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
Cock-a-doodle-do!
Traditional
Cock-a-doodle-do!Traditionalages 0 to 2verse
Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Traditional
Diddle Diddle DumplingTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Happy Thought
Robert Louis Stevenson
Happy ThoughtRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
Lucy Locket
Traditional
Lucy LocketTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Man in the Moon
Traditional
The Man in the MoonTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Tarts
Traditional
The TartsTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
This Is the Way
Traditional
This Is the WayTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Where Go the Boats?
Robert Louis Stevenson
Where Go the Boats?Robert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
Cock-a-doodle-do
Traditional
Cock-a-doodle-doTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Land of Nod
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Land of NodRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2versebedtime
I Love Sixpence
Traditional
I Love SixpenceTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Little Tom Tucker
Traditional
Little Tom TuckerTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Rain
Robert Louis Stevenson
RainRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
The Cow
Robert Louis Stevenson
The CowRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
The Crooked Sixpence
Traditional
The Crooked SixpenceTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Ten O'clock Scholar
Traditional
The Ten O'clock ScholarTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Little Girl and Queen
Traditional
Little Girl and QueenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
My Bed is a Boat
Robert Louis Stevenson
My Bed is a BoatRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2versebedtime
Old Mother Goose
Traditional
Old Mother GooseTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
To Babylon
Traditional
To BabylonTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
I Saw a Ship A-sailing
Traditional
I Saw a Ship A-sailingTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pins
Traditional
PinsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Curly-locks
Traditional
Curly-locksTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Needles and Pins
Traditional
Needles and PinsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Singing
Robert Louis Stevenson
SingingRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
Dance to Your Daddie
Traditional
Dance to Your DaddieTraditionalages 0 to 2action
A Candle
Traditional
A CandleTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Barber
Traditional
BarberTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Escape at Bedtime
Robert Louis Stevenson
Escape at BedtimeRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2versebedtime
Little Pussy
Traditional
Little PussyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The King of France
Traditional
The King of FranceTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Tommy Tittlemouse
Traditional
Tommy TittlemouseTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Winter-Time
Robert Louis Stevenson
Winter-TimeRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
Dame Trot and her Cat
Traditional
Dame Trot and her CatTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Handy Pandy
Traditional
Handy PandyTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Hector Protector
Traditional
Hector ProtectorTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Bell Horses
Traditional
Bell HorsesTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Cross Patch
Traditional
Cross PatchTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Elizabeth
Traditional
ElizabethTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Robin Redbreast
Traditional
Robin RedbreastTraditionalages 0 to 2action
The Moon
Robert Louis Stevenson
The MoonRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2versebedtime
I Had a Little Husband
Traditional
I Had a Little HusbandTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Cock and Bull Story
Traditional
A Cock and Bull StoryTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
About the Bush
Traditional
About the BushTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Around the Green Gravel
Traditional
Around the Green GravelTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Clap Handies
Traditional
Clap HandiesTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Time to Rise
Robert Louis Stevenson
Time to RiseRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
Fingers and Toes
Traditional
Fingers and ToesTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Rain
Traditional
RainTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Counting-out Rhyme
Traditional
A Counting-out RhymeTraditionalages 0 to 2action
A Pig
Traditional
A PigTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Plum Pudding
Traditional
A Plum PuddingTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
Abc
Traditional
AbcTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
Buttons
Traditional
ButtonsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Daffodils
Traditional
DaffodilsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Ducks and Drakes
Traditional
Ducks and DrakesTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Jenny Wren
Traditional
Jenny WrenTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Leg Over Leg
Traditional
Leg Over LegTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Little Jumping Joan
Traditional
Little Jumping JoanTraditionalages 0 to 2action
March Winds
Traditional
March WindsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
One to Ten
Traditional
One to TenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Robin-a-bobbin
Traditional
Robin-a-bobbinTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
The Robin
Traditional
The RobinTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Tommy Snooks
Traditional
Tommy SnooksTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Hot Boiled Beans
Traditional
Hot Boiled BeansTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Piper and his Cow
Traditional
The Piper and his CowTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Christmas
Traditional
ChristmasTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
I'll Tell You a Story
Traditional
I'll Tell You a StoryTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Nancy Dawson
Traditional
Nancy DawsonTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Polly and Sukey
Traditional
Polly and SukeyTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Pussy-cat Mew
Traditional
Pussy-cat MewTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Sulky Sue
Traditional
Sulky SueTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
The Donkey
Traditional
The DonkeyTraditionalages 0 to 2action
A Seasonable Song
Traditional
A Seasonable SongTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Sunshiny Shower
Traditional
A Sunshiny ShowerTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Auntie's Skirts
Robert Louis Stevenson
Auntie's SkirtsRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2verse
Baby Dolly
Traditional
Baby DollyTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Bedtime
Traditional
BedtimeTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
Jerry Hall
Traditional
Jerry HallTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Just Like Me
Traditional
Just Like MeTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Little Maid
Traditional
Little MaidTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
My Kitten
Traditional
My KittenTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
My Little Maid
Traditional
My Little MaidTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
My Maid Mary
Traditional
My Maid MaryTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Over the Water
Traditional
Over the WaterTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pancake Day
Traditional
Pancake DayTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Pussy-cat and the Dumplings
Traditional
Pussy-cat and the DumplingsTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Pussy-cat by the Fire
Traditional
Pussy-cat by the FireTraditionalages 0 to 2action
The Blacksmith
Traditional
The BlacksmithTraditionalages 0 to 2action
The Hobby-horse
Traditional
The Hobby-horseTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The old Woman Under a Hill
Traditional
The old Woman Under a HillTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Robins
Traditional
The RobinsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Whistle
Traditional
WhistleTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Willy Boy
Traditional
Willy BoyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Winter
Traditional
WinterTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Young Lambs to Sell
Traditional
Young Lambs to SellTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Shoeing
Traditional
ShoeingTraditionalages 0 to 2action
A Star
Traditional
A StarTraditionalages 0 to 2versebedtime
A Strange old Woman
Traditional
A Strange old WomanTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
As I Was Going Along
Traditional
As I Was Going AlongTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Betty Blue
Traditional
Betty BlueTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Burnie Bee
Traditional
Burnie BeeTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Cock-crow
Traditional
Cock-crowTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Cushy Cow
Traditional
Cushy CowTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
For Baby
Traditional
For BabyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Here Goes My Lord
Traditional
Here Goes My LordTraditionalages 0 to 2actioncontent note
Hot Codlins
Traditional
Hot CodlinsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
John Smith
Traditional
John SmithTraditionalages 0 to 2action
Lengthening Days
Traditional
Lengthening DaysTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Little Fred
Traditional
Little FredTraditionalages 0 to 2lullabybedtime
My Love
Traditional
My LoveTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Black Hen
Traditional
The Black HenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Bunch of Blue Ribbons
Traditional
The Bunch of Blue RibbonsTraditionalages 0 to 2action
The Flying Pig
Traditional
The Flying PigTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Little Moppet
Traditional
The Little MoppetTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
The old Woman From France
Traditional
The old Woman From FranceTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The old Woman of Surrey
Traditional
The old Woman of SurreyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Three Straws
Traditional
Three StrawsTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
Tongs
Traditional
TongsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Two Birds
Traditional
Two BirdsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Two Pigeons
Traditional
Two PigeonsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Why May Not I Love Johnny?
Traditional
Why May Not I Love Johnny?Traditionalages 0 to 2verse
Swan
Traditional
SwanTraditionalages 0 to 2action
The Balloon
Traditional
The BalloonTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Sure Test
Traditional
A Sure TestTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
Blue Bell Boy
Traditional
Blue Bell BoyTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Coffee and Tea
Traditional
Coffee and TeaTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Good Advice
Traditional
Good AdviceTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Little King Boggen
Traditional
Little King BoggenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Pretty John Watts
Traditional
Pretty John WattsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Dove and the Wren
Traditional
The Dove and the WrenTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Greedy Man
Traditional
The Greedy ManTraditionalages 0 to 2tickle
The Little Bird
Traditional
The Little BirdTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Lost Shoe
Traditional
The Lost ShoeTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Man of Derby
Traditional
The Man of DerbyTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The old Woman of Harrow
Traditional
The old Woman of HarrowTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The old Woman of Leeds
Traditional
The old Woman of LeedsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
A Thorn
Traditional
A ThornTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Boy and Girl
Traditional
Boy and GirlTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Caesar's Song
Traditional
Caesar's SongTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Teeth and Gums
Traditional
Teeth and GumsTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Bird Scarer
Traditional
The Bird ScarerTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
The Girl in the Lane
Traditional
The Girl in the LaneTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Merchants of London
Traditional
The Merchants of LondonTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
The Mist
Traditional
The MistTraditionalages 0 to 2verse
Belleisle
Traditional
BelleisleTraditionalages 0 to 2versecontent note
Cover of A Child's Garden of Verses
A Child's Garden of VersesRobert Louis Stevensonages 0 to 2
Cover of Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional)
Mother Goose / Nursery Rhymes (traditional)Traditionalages 0 to 2
Cover of Poems of Childhood
Poems of ChildhoodEugene Fieldages 0 to 2
Cover of Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme Book
Sing-Song: A Nursery Rhyme BookChristina Rossettiages 0 to 2
Cover of Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Wynken, Blynken, and NodEugene Fieldages 0 to 2
Cover of Johnny Crow's Garden
Johnny Crow's GardenL. Leslie Brookeages 0 to 2