All Books Tagged With: “board book”
preschool
Title: Flip Flap Farm
Illustrator: Axel Scheffler
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Who doesn’t love crazy animals? The informative rhymes for each farm animal alone would have made this a great book. Two flaps …more
toddler
Title: Chomp
Illustrator: By the author
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When you combine a sturdy board book with an equally sturdy pull tab that allows a set of upper and lower teeth …more
infant
Title: Tomi DePaola’s Mother Goose
Illustrator: By the author
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This version of Mother Goose offers plenty of rhythmical and/or rhyming verses so appealing to young children. As you continue to read …more
preschool
Title: Big and Small (Odd One Out)
Illustrator: By the author
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Toddlers love searching for things and this book is a treasure hunt! Each double page spread is filled with repetitive block-printed illustrations …more
infant
Title: Night Night, Peter Rabbit
Illustrator: adapted from the author
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Infants enjoy books as much with their mouths and hands as they do their eyes and ears. And this soft cloth …more
preschool
Title: The Little Red Hen (Folk Tale Classics)
Illustrator: By the author
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This classic folktale offers simple language with plenty of repetition for enthusiastic participation including “Not I, said the …(cat, dog mouse)” as …more
toddler
Title: Hug
Illustrator: By the author
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Our toddlers instantly fell in love with Bobo the sweet chimpanzee in Jez Alborough’s Hug. It’s hard to believe that a book …more
infant
Title: Where is Maisy?
Illustrator: By the author
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Infants love lift-the-flap books and Where is Maisy? is one of the best. Lovable Maisy appeals to young children and will have …more
preschool
Title: National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Dinosaurs
Illustrator: Franco Tempesta
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Preschoolers are frequently fascinated by dinosaurs. This beautifully illustrated book breaks the dinosaurs into four categories: small, big, giant and gigantic. Parents …more
toddler
Title: Where is the Green Sheep?
Illustrator: Judy Horacek
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Engaging and witty illustrations, repetition and rhyme make this book a must-have for any toddler’s library! This book introduces the concepts of …more
infant
Title: Clap Hands
Illustrator: By the author
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Babies love looking at both babies and faces and this book features both on every page! Helen Oxenbury’s soft round babies might …more
preschool
Title: Iggy Peck Architect
Illustrator: David Roberts
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“Young Iggy Peck is an architect, and has been since he was two
When he built a great tower – in only an …more
toddler
Title: A Seed Needs Sun
Illustrator: Fiammetta Dogi
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The gorgeous illustrations are rich with detail which follow a seed from the hole to the things needed for its growth including …more
preschool
Title: 1 to 20, Animals Aplenty
Illustrator: By the author
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Good counting books have objects that are easily counted without other distractions. 1 to 20 Animals Aplenty has detailed illustrations of quirky …more
toddler
Title: I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More!
Illustrator: David Catrow
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One day my mama caught me
paintin’ pictures on the floor
and the ceiling
and the walls
and the curtains
and the door,
and I heard my mama …more
infant
Title: Close Your Eyes
Illustrator: Georg Hallensleben
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Sometimes just getting your child to settle down for the night requires a book like Close Your Eyes. Join Mother Tiger in …more
preschool
Title: Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes: A Cookbook for Preschoolers and Up
Illustrator: Molly Katzen
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As Molly Katzen points out in the book’s greeting,” Real cooking is very interesting to young children.” This cookbook was written especially …more
toddler
Title: My First Things That Go: Let’s Get Moving!
Illustrator: By the author
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My First Things That Go is jam-packed with images of every conceivable thing that goes! The sturdy design and simple tab system …more
infant
Title: Where’s Spot?
Illustrator: By the author
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The soft rounded lines are especially appealing to young eyes. This interactive board book is the first in a series, because once …more
preschool
Title: Lift-the-Flap Tab: Trucks
Illustrator: By the author
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This is a beautifully designed concept book perfect for any young truck enthusiast. A variety of trucks are presented on colorful double-page …more
toddler
Title: Silly Sally
Illustrator: By the author
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This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of when “Silly Sally went to town, walking backwards, upside down.” On her jaunt …more
infant
Title: Moo, Baa, La La La!
Illustrator: By the author
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The funny pictures and words delivered in a rhythmic rhyming text make this a delightful book to read again and again. Sandra …more
preschool
Title: Richard Scarry’s What Do People Do All Day?
Illustrator: By the author
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Need to explain to your ever-curious toddler how the water comes out of the faucet, how paper is made or where letters …more
toddler
Title: Good Night Gorilla
Illustrator: By the author
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This near wordless picture book has delighted children since 1996. As a tired zookeeper completes his evening rounds, his keys are taken …more
infant
Title: Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Illustrator: By the author
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Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes is chock full of glorious illustrations of giggly, happy babies. And of course, babies love looking at …more
preschool
Title: Llama Llama Red Pajama
Illustrator: By the author
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Settling down for the night can be challenging for many young children including Llama llama. After a story and kisses, Mama Llama …more
toddler
Title: Jamberry
Illustrator: By the author
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A bear and a boy go on a magical berry-picking adventure filled with ice skating elephants, a brass band of raspberry rabbits …more
toddler
Title: Pocket Piggies Numbers!
Illustrator: By the author
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When we share concept board books with young children, we want to focus on the idea (concept) being presented. Books designed with …more
newborn
Title: I Kissed the Baby!
Illustrator: By the author
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I Kissed the Baby is a wonderful first book for newborns and is a favorite in our house. At this stage, newborns …more
newborn
Title: Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Illustrator: Helen Oxenbury
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Mem Fox “gets” babies in a way that few authors are able to achieve. The words always hit the right mark. The …more
newborn
Title: White on Black
Illustrator: By the author
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Make no mistake, this is babies’ first book and it is unlike traditional books for young children. Hoban’s deliberately simple black and …more
newborn
Title: Bedtime Lullaby
Illustrator: By the author
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Babies love language with rhythm and rhyme. Generations of children have been soothed with lullabies sung, chanted or shared by a loving …more
newborn
Title: Look Look!
Illustrator: By the author
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Newborns are drawn to bold, clearly defined graphics that their developing eyes can readily see when held 8-10 inches from their eyes. …more
newborn
Title: Everywhere Babies
Illustrator: Marla Frazee
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Everywhere Babies is a glorious celebration of babies and the people who love them. Many types of families are represented with gorgeous …more
newborn
Title: Baby Faces
Illustrator: By the author
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Babies love looking at other babies. Newborns, especially are drawn to faces. This sturdy board book will continue to appeal as your …more
newborn
Title: Hello Bugs!
Illustrator: Emily Bolam
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This black and white board book will resonate not only with newborns but will engage their young siblings as well. Each black …more
newborn
Title: Goodnight Moon
Illustrator: Clement Hurd
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Since 1947, generations of children have been soothed to sleep by this classic bedtime tale of a bunny saying goodnight to objects …more
newborn
Title: Hush Little Baby
Illustrator: By the author
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Sylvia Long has rewritten the words to this classic lullaby and has created a soothing bedtime story celebrating a mother’s love …more