My friends hosted my baby shower for Lily and it was so awesome. It was children’s book themed and they did a fantastic job carrying through the theme in every area. There were piles of old books as decor, dyed pages as a photo backdrop, candy in little books as party favors, and every dessert and piece of food followed the theme.
![a picture of boxes spelling out 'baby' and pink pages on a wall as a photo backdrop for a baby shower](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3274-1024x768.jpg)
![baby shower party favors: candy in little baby carriages and mini books](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3251-1024x768.jpg)
![a banner of little golden childrens book covers and winnie the pooh pictures in frames](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3253-1024x768.jpg)
I am so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family that came to celebrate Lily’s life! Below are close-ups of all the food and the little framed book titles that went with them.
![baby shower dessert table with childrens book themes](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3258-1024x768.jpg)
![the very hungry caterpillar childrens book cupcakes](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3256-1024x768.jpg)
![the very hungry caterpillar food cupcakes from the childrens book](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3255-e1571255218542-768x1024.jpg)
![cookies and moon decorated cookies with a frame saying 'if you give a mouse a cookie' and 'goodnight moon' childrens books](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3257-1024x768.jpg)
![iced tea and pink lemonade saying 'alice's adventures in wonderland' and 'pinkalicious' childrens book](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3254-1024x768.jpg)
![food table with childrens books themed food for a baby shower on it](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3272-1024x768.jpg)
![individual bags of popcorn and a bowl of goldfish saying 'hop on pop' and 'the rainbow fish' childrens book](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3266-1024x768.jpg)
![veggie platter saying 'the tale of peter rabbit' childrens book](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3267-1024x768.jpg)
![deviled eggs saying 'green eggs and ham' childrens book](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3268-1024x768.jpg)
![fruit salad saying 'james and the giant peach' childrens book](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3269-1024x768.jpg)
![meatballs saying 'cloudy with a chance of meatballs' childrens book](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3270-1024x768.jpg)
![green salad saying 'the secret garden' childrens classic book](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_3271-1024x768.jpg)
For activities, we had a relay race to change baby doll diapers (so fun, because apparently my husband is just naturally talented at changing diapers). There was also a guessing game of mommy or daddy (like did I or my husband have a favorite stuffed bear, or did I or husband love oatmeal). We also played the Price is Right with various baby items. Sitting on a table for people to fill out was also “Wishes for Baby” for people to fill out for baby.
![](https://tryingmybesttomom.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Childrens-Book-Baby-Shower-683x1024.png)
This baby shower theme is so cute! I like to do books for showers a lot.
This is such a sweet idea for shower theme! I love it! I will have to remember this for our next baby shower!
What a cute idea! I love all the themed decorations . The deviled eggs look so good!
I love this for a shower baby shower theme! It’s so fun!
So cool and creative! I loved the Peter Rabbit bit and the cupcakes were a fantastic idea!
I love this idea!
I love books! What a clever shower idea! The banner for the mantel was my favorite…or maybe the hungry caterpillar cupcakes:) Too cute!
Yeah, the cupcakes were super cute. It was sad once we ate them and he was only a partial caterpillar!