Thursday, April 21, 2016

Choo Choo by Petr Horacek

What could be more fun than an old-fashioned train ride? Off go the passengers, past the town, into the woods (SHHH, SHHH), over the bridge (CLACK, CLACK), into the tunnel (TOOT, TOOT), and back out into the sunshine. Who could guess that the destination is — a day at the seaside?

Splish, Splash, Baby! by Karen Katz

Splish, splash! It’s time for Baby’s bath in this interactive Karen Katz lift-the-flap board book that’s all about fun in the tub!

What’s behind the bath bottles?
Three yellow ducks! Quack-quack!

What’s inside the bucket? Is it Baby’s soap?

No, that’s a little tugboat! Toot-toot!

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown

In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. "Goodnight room, goodnight moon." And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room--to the picture of the three little bears sitting in chairs, to the clocks and his socks, to the mittens and the kittens, to everything one by one--he says goodnight.

Doggies: A Counting and Barking Book by Sandra Boynton

Count—and bark—with a fun pack of pups in this Sandra Boynton classic.
Serious silliness for all ages.

Llama Llama Wakey-Wake by Anna Dewdney

Start a brand-new day the Llama way with this new board book by Anna Dewdney. A good day starts with breakfast and brushing, kissing and hugging.

Duckie's Rainbow by Frances Barry

Duckie's day takes her through red poppies, under an orange bridge, and a growing rainbow of colors until she arrives home to a beautiful full rainbow.

Hello, Day! by Anita Lobel

A sweet book of animals greeting the day each in their own way.  Great images of animals!

In My Pond by Sara Gillingham

Children are sure to love this delightful finger puppet book. Layered die-cut pages allow a peek at all the colorful things that make up each animal's home, and an adorable folk-art style finger puppet make this book that is filled with reading and playtime fun.


There are many more in the series, some are below.

 

Baby Goes Beep! by Rebecca O'Connell

See how the baby goes...
Beep... Boom... Flip
Yum... Splash... Smooch!

Where is Baby's Belly Button? by Karen Katz

Karen Katz's adorable babies play peekaboo in this delightful interactive book. 
"Where are Baby's hands? Under the bubbles!"
"Where are baby's eyes? Under her hat!"

Flappy, Waggy, Wiggly by Amanda Leslie

A fun and interactive lift-the-flap guessing game with bright illustrations. Who has a waggy yellow tail? Who has a wavy grey trunk? Until, finally, who has ten fiddly fingers and makes all these noises?

I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

Down on the farm there are many colorful and noisy animals to spy. Look through the spy hole and use the clues to guess which one is next. Then turn the page to reveal the animal. Watch as young children quickly become engaged in the game — joining in with the animal noises. 



More books in this fun series are below.
 


Funny Face by Nicola Smee

A little boy is happily playing with his dog and his football, when he's suddenly confronted by a big bear, who runs off with his ball! Experiencing a whole range of emotions, the little boy makes a lot of funny faces during the course of this charming book, and the reader is encouraged to copy him.

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear? by Bill Martin Jr.

Children will chant the rhythmic words. They'll make the sounds the animals make. And they'll pretend to be the zoo animals featured in the book-- look at the last page!

Five Little Ducks by Raffi

This lovely counting song will invoke squeals of delight from babies and toddlers. They'll love counting down as first five little ducks, then four, then three, then two, then one go out to play, not to return. Sadly, Mother Duck waits alone through all four seasons until spring returns and with it her five ducks, all grown up-along with their new families of baby ducks.
This is fun to do with little duck puppets also.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Peek-A-Moo! by Marie Torres Cimarusti

Readers play peek-a-boo with a different animal on each page, guessing what it is, then lifting the flap to find out. Each animal has a different sound that becomes part of the peek-a-boo game: Guess who? "Peek-a-moo!" says the cow. "Peek-a-squeak!" says the mouse. The bold, funny illustrations will keep kids laughing.

Ten Tiny Babies by Karen Katz

1 tiny baby starts to run.
Along comes another...
...to have some fun!
 

2 silly babies spin around.
Along comes another...
...and she falls down. 

The fun continues until ten tiny babies are exhausted from the day, fast asleep in their beds! Karen Katz's bright colors and irresistibly adorable babies are sure to be a hit. 

Friday, April 8, 2016

Orange Pear Apple Bear by Emily Gravett

Destined to become a contemporary classic, this book has spare text and sweet illustrations but contains only five words: apple,pearorangebear--and there. Emily Gravett creates clever variations on this theme by rearranging the words--on one spread, a brown bear juggles an orange, apple, and pear; on another spread, there is an orange-colored apple and a pear-shaped bear.

Be Quiet, Mike! by Leslie Patricelli

Even before he was born, Mike started drumming. Kick! Thump! Pow! Wherever he goes, his rhythms sing: swis, thak, go his books; bang, clank, goes the trash can; tap, tap, go his pencils; and "BE QUIET, MIKE!" yells everyone around him. But one day Mike sees a drum set in a store window-- and puts his hands-on talents to work in a most impressive way.