*Owl Babies (Martin Waddell) - absolutely gorgeous book that addresses seperation anxiety.
*Busy Park, Busy Garden, Busy Beach (etc) (Rebecca Finn) - gorgeous hard books with moving parts and activites inside which are very sturdy. These were Aidyn's favourites up until he was about 2.
*Can you cuddle like a Koala? (John Butler) - beautiful illustrations and rhyming with a lovely message.
*Peepo (Janet & Alan Ahlberg) - a classic!

Some of our other favourites have already been mentioned such as the v.hungry caterpillar and Guess how much I love you.