A Seed Needs Sun
Kate Riggs, Fiammetta Dogi ($7.99)
This durable title offers up fun, foundational introductions to a plant’s life cycle that are sure to fascinate every early learner. Simple, rhythmical text introduces each part of the plant, highlighting the plant’s needs for enabling growth. Detailed illustrations, meanwhile, provide colorful views of natural environments.
Jean Reidy, Leo Timmers ($7.99)
Rising, waking
Bread is baking
School bus honks its horn
Who are the people in your neighborhood? Perfect for the preK set, this adorable rhyming text takes a walking tour of one little critter’s community. The fresh modern art of Leo Timmers features hidden details and a perennial theme reminiscent of Richard Scarry. Little ones will beg to reread again as they discover the characters who repeat throughout the art in this sweet and vibrant story.
Katie Haworth, Craig Shuttlewood ($6.99)
Use your finger to help different creatures find their special trail around the world! This interactive board book lets little ones explore world by tracing a tactile pathway. Each spread will feature a different animal looking for its way through a different landscape,from a thick, green forest to a dry, orange desert.
$6.95
PEEKABOO!
What’s hiding behind the holes? There’s something new every time you turn the page! Part guessing game, part novelty, this book is sure to please young readers. “Knock, knock!” Come on in, and find out who lives in these special homes. From a baby bird in a nest to a scampering squirrel to a camouflaged caterpillar blending in with the leaves, these animals are part of a fun guessing game that introduces preschoolers to some sweet creatures they might meet in their own backyard.
Claudia Boldt ($12.95)
Claudia Boldt’s zany and adorable animals! Max and his menagerie of friends like mixing it up – from belly dancing to juggling jewelfish. And little readers can mix it up too! Sturdy board book pages, cut into thirds, will keep kids laughing as they mix and match the images to create their own crazy combinations of creatures!
Oliver Jeffers ($6.99)
The Hueys are finally available in board book format!
Learn to count to 10 – and back down to 0 – with Oliver Jeffers and the Hueys!
“The illustrations, made with pencils and a bit of color on large white pages, are deceptively simple and ridiculously funny. This counting book becomes a seek and find when all the not so obvious objects that have been enumerated are scattered across two pages… Jeffers’s persuasive lesson will have readers counting to to 10 using 11 numbers.” – School Library Journal
Penguin on Vacation
Salina Yoon ($7.99)
Penguin is tired of the snow and cold, so he decides to visit the beach. But when his favorite activities like skiing and skating don’t work so well on sand, can a few friend help Penguin learn how to have fun in the sun? Seasoned illustrator Salina Yoon’s charming text and bright, energetic illustrations fit perfectly into the board book format, making this latest in the Penguin series an ideal summery gift.
Barney Saltzberg ($5.95)
Barney Saltzberg’s irrepressible and imaginative books – Good Egg, Beautiful Oops!, Arlo Needs Glasses, and A Little Bit of Oomph!, combine distinctive art, a lively spirit, and paper engineering to bring great joy to kids (and grownups, too). Now Barney is launching a new series of board books about a character named Redbird. With his long orange beak, red body, and friendly expression, Redbird calls to mind Dr. Seuss’s offbeat heroes and Boynton’s zany barnyard creatures, while embodying the author’s signature playful style.
Corina Fletcher, Natalie Marshall ($8.95)
Pull the tabs – what will you find? There’s something fun hiding on every page!
When kids pull the tags, what will they see? Differences in size and quantity. A pretty flower grows from tall to taller to tallest. Snowflakes fall down, low… lower… lowest, as they hit the ground. And a caterpillar grows long… longer… longest! Every spread (and the front cover, too) has a pulltab, so preschoolers will enjoy mastering this important new concept.
Toni Buzzeo, Jim Datz ($9.95)
This nonfiction ode to building a house from the ground up features six kinds of craftsmen and the 24 tools they use, accurately labeled. The answer to each inquiring refrain is revealed under a gatefold, seven in all, engaging the reader in an informative guessing game. With lyrical (and factual!) text by New York Times bestselling author Toni Buzzeo, and the expertly stylized art of illustrator and designer Jim Datz, this sturdily constructed board book is perfect for curious and playful young readers.