A cute fabric book with interesting textures for touchy-feelie explorations and peek-a-boo discoveries hidden behind a pull down satiny lily pad, green felt grass, grey cotton “rock,  green satin leaf, blue shimmery “water” and colorful butterfly wings. There’s lots to talk about, touch and find in this little book for lapsitters.

 

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Share this big cardboard book with baby while you are both sitting or stretched out on the floor. It’s a wonderful collection of baby photos that will bring smiles of recognition to your own baby. Each two page spread features a few words that describe the action with a big photograph on the facing page to match.  Try making some of these faces yourself as you read the words and look at the photos together. This ends with a mirror so baby can see your favorite little face!

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Babies all over the world are carried about. Told in simple verse this catalogs with handsome color photos parents and babies being carried in blankets, baskets, and backpacks, among others. A glossary shows the countries and photos from the book. Though the geography is well beyond the intended audience this is a beautiful multicultural book that is printed on sturdy cardboard stock that little children can enjoy independently once you have shared it with them.  Babies do love looking at other babies and these are exceptionally colorful photographs and lovely to look at!

 

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Each animal is introduced with a small verse that describes the animal’s action—but the best of all—the illustrations move! Holographic images of eight animals come to life as you wiggle the book. Printed on sturdy cardboard pages this will withstand the kind of handling it will have to take. Be sure to add some animal sounds as you share it. This is going to be a winner with all ages!

Age: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Photographs of babies from all over the world fill this beautiful little book. Wearing their colorful native dress these adorable infants with their big eyes look out from the pages of the book reminding us all of the universal need for caring about these innocents with whom we share the planet. This is done in a board book format to make a sturdy book for little ones to handle. But, in fact, this is a book for everyone…in our multicultural world. Give it as a Valentine to support community base organizations that serve vulnerable children through the Global Fund for Children. All ages.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Raising a bilingual baby? This and several companion books, such as, Maisy's Animals/Los animales de Maisy are perfect "knowing and naming" books with familiar objects to know, name, and talk about. Each object introduced is labeled in English and Spanish and serves as a good starting point for thinking and speaking in dual languages. Also available, Maisy's Toys and Maisy's Clothes. These are sturdy board books with Cousins zippy signature art work. 18 months & up.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2009. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.