The following books are resources for librarians planning programs for very young children, including programming books, play books, and nursery rhymes. 

Programming Books:
Some of these rely on smaller divisions of the six to twenty-four month age range.  I found all the chapters on programming for babies to be very helpful.

• DeSalvo, Nancy N.  Beginning with Books:  Library Programming for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers.  Hamden, CT:  Library Professional Publications, 1993.
   
• Greene, Elin.  Books, Babies, and Libraries:  Serving Infants, Toddlers, their Parents and Caregivers.  Chicago:  ALA, 1991.
   
• Marino, Jane and Dorothy F. Houlihan.  Mother Goose Time:  Library programs for babies and their caregivers.  New York:  H. W. Wilson, 1992.
   
• Nespeca, Sue McCleaf.  Library Programming for Families with Young Children:  A How-To-Do-It Manual.  New York:  Neal-Schuman, 1998.

Play Books and Nursery Rhymes:

• The Annotated Mother Goose.  New York:  Bramhall House, 1962.
   
• Brown, Marc.  Hand Rhymes.  New York:  Dutton, 1985.
   
• Brown, Marc.  Finger Rhymes. New York:  Dutton, 1980.
   
• Cousins, Lucy.  The Little Dog Laughed.  New York:  Dutton, 1989.
   
• Glazer, Tom.  Music for Ones and Twos:  Songs and Games for the Very Young Child.  New York:  Doubleday, 1983.
   
• Ra, Carol F.  Trot Trot to Boston:  Play Rhymes for Baby.  New York:  Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1987.
   
• The Real Mother Goose.  New York:  Rand McNally, 1999.