Our Very Little Library: 10 Mini First Words Board Books for Babies & Toddlers

Ten tiny books, ten little worlds to discover—and they’re sized just right for the smallest hands in the house. Our Very Little Library turns first-word learning into a collection babies and toddlers can pick up, carry around, and explore all by themselves. Open one together at story time, tuck a few into the diaper bag, or let your little one choose which tiny book comes next.

Created by licensed speech-language pathologist and professional artist Tabitha Paige, M.S., CCC-SLP, the set introduces foundational vocabulary through familiar subjects such as animals, food, toys, transportation, and more. Each word is paired with Paige’s gentle watercolor artwork, giving young children clear, inviting pictures to study while parents name, repeat, and talk about what they see.

At just 2.75" × 2.75" each, these really are very little books—and that’s part of their charm. All ten fit neatly inside a portable storage case, creating a miniature first library that’s easy to keep together at home or bring along wherever the day takes you.

What Makes It Special

• Includes 10 mini first words board books for babies and toddlers
• Created by licensed speech-language pathologist Tabitha Paige, M.S., CCC-SLP
• Introduces foundational vocabulary to support early language development
• Covers familiar themes including animals, food, toys, transportation, and more
• Beautiful watercolor illustrations give each little book a timeless feel
• Extra-small 2.75" × 2.75" books are designed to fit comfortably in little hands
• Durable board book construction stands up to repeated looking, pointing, and page turning
• Encourages parents and caregivers to name, point, repeat, and talk together
• Includes 180 pages of early-learning content across the collection
• Comes with a portable storage case to keep all 10 books together
• Compact format makes the set especially convenient for travel, restaurants, and days away from home
• Designed for babies and toddlers ages 0–3
• A beautiful gift for baby showers, first birthdays, newborns, baptisms, Christmas, and other celebrations

How to Enjoy

You don’t need to read all ten at once. Let your little one choose a book, open to a picture that catches their eye, and start there. Name what you see, point to the picture, make a sound or gesture if it fits, and give them a chance to respond in their own way.

As they grow, turn those first words into little conversations. Ask them to find a familiar picture, connect something in the book to an object in the room, or bring a few books along on an outing and look for the same things in real life.

And because the books are so wonderfully small, little ones can begin taking charge of story time themselves—choosing, holding, stacking, carrying, and turning the pages of their own miniature library.

Why Make the Books So Little?

For an adult, 2.75 inches square sounds tiny. For a baby or toddler, it means a book that feels like it belongs in their hands.

The miniature format makes each volume easy to hold and explore while dividing a growing vocabulary into small, approachable themes. Instead of one oversized first-words book, children get 10 individual books they can choose from depending on what interests them that day.

When reading time is over, everything returns to the storage case. The result is part early-learning collection, part tiny library—and an especially sweet introduction to the pleasure of having books of your own.

About the Author

Tabitha Paige is an award-winning fine artist, certified speech-language pathologist, and mother based in Fort Worth, Texas. Her work brings together her professional knowledge of foundational language development with her love of beautiful, timeless illustration.

Through her children’s books, Paige creates opportunities for parents and little ones to build language naturally through looking, pointing, naming, and talking together—while surrounding those early learning moments with artwork families can enjoy just as much as their children do.