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.

187 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
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
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