Welcoming a baby into the world can be a stressful, tumultuous, exhilarating, and exhausting time. Yet amid all the messes and madness, it’s also a perfect time for making memories.

Sharing a laugh or a hug over exploring a book about babyhood is a fantastic way to bond with the newest little bookworm in your life. Here are a few recent titles that welcome little ones into the world with humor and heart.

Little Passenger by Deirdre Sullivan, illus. by Jessica Love

Charts for Babies by Michelle Rial

Hello, Beautiful by Traci N. Todd, illus. by Loveis Wise

The Story of Everything: The Story of You! by Kara Newhouse, illus. by Kate Cosgrove

You’re Still Pretty New Here by Mariyka Foster

Big thanks to Candlewick Press, Holiday House, Peachtree, ABRAMS Kids, Viking BFYR, and Penguin Young Readers for copies of these books!