Board Books
Board Books are made of thick paperboard construction, making them durable, perfect for little hands (and mouths). Their simple concepts and colorful illustrations are beneficial for early learning and development.
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Great as first books for kids from infants to toddlers, board books encourage child participation, stimulate brain development and strengthen the parent-child bond. Reading helps babies develop language skills and make sense of the world around them.
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Great book to introduce why it's important to help others. A muddy country road is no match for little blue truck, until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, he has made a pack of farm animal friends who are willing to do whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road.
Great for learning sequencing and predicting. A lost mitten is found and one by one, woodland animals find it and crawl in. What happens next makes for a wonderfully funny climax.
With the whimsy of a traditional picture book, count down the kisses from one to ten in this sweet bedtime story. In addition to counting, babies will get a lesson in different body parts and likely the comfort of a few kisses!
With whimsical art and playful rhyming verse, this board book is perfect for bedtime snuggles.
The Runaway Bunny is a comforting story that promotes social/emotional development in young children age 30-36 months, who are beginning to separate easily from parents in a familiar setting. Also fabulous to work on figure ground to find the outline/silhouette picture of the baby bunny "hidden" in the trout stream, on the mountain, among the crocuses, in the tree, as a sailboat, etc.
Putting a twist on the bedtime book, Little Owl's Night is sure to comfort any child with a curiosity about the night.
A rhyming story of unconditional love and adorable illustrations of a toddler and a teddy bear who declare "I love you through and through!"
This rhyming read-aloud will reassure any worried toddler that mamas always come back.
A flowing, singsong text board book perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers. Children will immediately respond to the flat, boldly colored collages.
Vibrant illustrations and gentle rhyming text make this construction book for kids a surefire bedtime favorite for truck-crazy kids everywhere.
This classic bedtime story is just right for winding down the day as a joyful, silly group of animals scrub scrub scrub in the tub, brush and brush and brush their teeth, and finally rock and rock and rock to sleep.
This classic flap book is great for teaching spatial concepts (under, behind, in). It is also fabulous to facilitate conversation, which is so important for language development ("is he in the closet? No..What's in the closet? What sound does it make? Etc....)
This beautifully simple classic teaches the patience and payoff.
Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning until night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in our world, from the tiniest shell on the beach, to the warmth of family connections, to the widest sunset sky.
Lovely classic book that kids love. Spot the objects in the book to help develop scanning, depth perception and figure ground.
The book is notable not only for its lovely artwork and tone, but also for its importance as a trailblazer. According to Horn Book magazine, The Snowy Day was ‘the very first full-color picture book to feature a small black hero’—yet another reason to add this classic to your shelves. It’s as unique and special as a snowflake.
Separation anxiety can creep up during the toddler years; this reassuring picture book is perfect for calming your little one's fears.
"Guess how much I love you," says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can reach farther and hop higher, loves him back just as much. Well then, Little Nutbrown Hare loves him right up to the moon, but that's just halfway to Big Nutbrown Hare's love for him.
Beautifully illustrated, this book introduces the concept of measurement/distance to children.
Baby Faces features baby’s favorite thing: pictures of other babies. It’s a book for parents and children to share together the many moods of a baby. 100 percent baby-proof, chew-proof, rip-proof, and drool-proof. Printed on a unique nontoxic, paperlike material that holds up to anything babies can throw at it—gumming, spilling, dragging across the floor— Indestructibles are the little books that could.
We've all been there—suddenly your little one begins hitting, and you're at a loss as to how to stop it. This simple, bright board book shows your toddler that hands can do so many good things instead of hitting, and also includes tips for parents + caregivers.
Using pull-tabs to control the changing pictures, children are empowered to apply their newly learned knowledge to their own experience. A timely and important addition to preschool books about social and emotional growth.
Little toddlers have BIG feelings. Vibrant illustrations help toddlers easily identify—and work through—the many big emotions they feel.
Fabulous book for interacting and engaging your child to do all the actions that hands can do (clapping, waving, hugging, playing peekaboo, etc). With singsong rhythm, simple design, and alluring color photos of toddlers, HANDS CAN invites the littlest readers to discover the many things hands can do.
Join this sweet toddler in the morning fun, sharing words your baby can repeat and pictures your baby will recognize. Then find out what this toddler sees next. It could be you!
Colorful pictures and simple rhyming texts help children guess what's peeking through the die-cut windows in these two fun board books. The anticipation of what's hiding on the next page and the bright, engaging illustrations will keep youngsters guessing and giggling all the way to the surprise endings.
This beautifully illustrated board book edition of instant bestseller Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History showcases women who changed the world and is the perfect goodnight book to inspire big dreams.
Giraffes Can't Dance is a touching tale of Gerald the giraffe, who wants nothing more than to dance. With crooked knees and thin legs, it's harder for a giraffe than you would think. Gerald is finally able to dance to his own tune when he gets some encouraging words from an unlikely friend. With light-footed rhymes and high-stepping illustrations, this tale is gentle inspiration for every child with dreams of greatness.
Perfect for teaching the days of the week, food and how a butterfly comes to be, this classic offers readers a fun interactive experience.
Using simple words and bright illustrations, author-illustrator Taro Gomi shows children that sometimes knowledge can come from all kinds of friends.
The award-winning book about a beautiful fish who finds friendship and happiness when he learns to share is now available in a board book edition for the youngest child.
Fun classic book teaches word building as well as behavior/action/reactions.
Uses real life, colorful photos split into themes of things your little one will can recognize from everyday life.
Vivid illustrations of fruits and vegetables will not only teach your little one about food from around the world, but will also help her learn the alphabet along the way.
Fun, easy-to-understand introduction to science for little ones.
A trio of baby's best board books--Where Is Baby's Belly Button?, Where Is Baby's Mommy?, and Toes, Ears, & Nose- Great for learning body parts and spatial orientation,