10 of the best books for babies

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1. The Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle

The Very Hungry Caterpillar is a classic picture book about a caterpillar munching his way to becoming a beautiful butterfly has sold 22 million copies.

In the story, the newly hatched caterpillar starts to look for food. On day one he eats one piece of fruit, the next two, the next three and so on, until he reaches the end of the week, when he eats a fabulous feast of muffins, pizza and pickle. By now he is too fat to move but there's a moment of triumph as he transforms into a beautiful butterfly.