You can chose few books to read then expand your list. I highly recommend Dr Brazelton's book as general reading. He is god father of development and behavior Pediatrics. His older books may contain some out dated recommendations. Over all he provides general picture of child development and Parenting.
Dr Phil's book" Family first" (yes The Dr. Phil) contains very important aspect of parenting: Your family legacy. How it affects you as a parent. How your children's temperament and your temperament play a rule in your family dynamic.
Quick look at languge skills at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1529F.pdf
The Earliest Relationship: Parents, Infants, And The Drama Of Early Attachment (Paperback)by T. Berry Brazelton (Author), Bertrand G. Cramer (Author)
Touchpoints-Birth to Three 2E (Touchpoints) (Paperback)by T. Berry Brazelton (Author), Joshua D. Sparrow (Author)
The Irreducible Needs of Children: What Every Child Must Have to Grow, Learn, and Flourish (Paperback)by T. Berry Brazelton (Author), Stanley I. Greenspan (Author), M.D. T. Berry Brazelton (Author), M.D. Stanley I. Greenspan (Author)
Infants and Mothers: Differences in Development (Paperback)
Temperament Tools: Working With Your Child's Inborn Traits (Paperback)by Helen Neville (Author), Diane Clark Johnson (Author), Dave Garob (Illustrator)
About Language :
Growing Up With Language: How Children Learn to Talk (Hardcover)by Naomi S. Baron (Author)
The Parent's Guide to Speech and Language Problems (Kindle Edition)by Debbie Feit
Childhood Speech, Language, and Listening Problems: What Every Parent Should Know (Paperback)by Patricia McAleer Hamaguchi (Author)
Talking from Infancy: How to Nurture and Cultivate Early Language Development (Paperback)by William Fowler (Author)
Baby Talk by Monica Devine