Great illustrations of barnyard animals by the late Simms Taback. Printed on sturdy stock, this is a good lapbook for hamming it up and playing around with animal sounds. A good knowing and naming book to share with toddlers, who will love the "magical" motion of the hologram duck on the cover and making animal sounds.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2013. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

A cardboard picturebook for toddlers. There is a cutout in the middle with a smiling pink-cheeked face. But with every turn the creature with that face changes from star to fish to sun to dumpling and so many other familiar things. Each is told good night. Toddlers will soon like "reading" this book since the repetition makes for easy imitation. They may not recall the names of each of the pictured items, but they will like pretending to be able to read. 1-3

Age: Toddlers. Award Year: 2012.

A collection of babies and toddlers from all over the world, all doing what babies and toddlers do. Each new pair of children introduce us to some new locale, new actions, new ethnicities--but always the alternating pages show how they all have ten little fingers and ten little toes. We loved the original and now this bilingual edition, done on sturdy cardboard stock for independent beginning page turners.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2012.

Newest in a series of fold-out books that give little clues about the whole object that is slowly revealed as the small square page opens into a giant square image that is four times bigger than the original. Boat lovers will o-o-o-o and ah-h-h-h as they discover a rowboat, sailboat, ferry, tugboat, ocean liner and the harbor. This foldout format was also used in several Toyportfolio Platinum award winning books by the late Simms Taback from Blue Apple.

Age: Toddlers, Preschool. Award Year: 2012. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Cleverly designed, this sturdy cardboard book has a hand that folds out and can be used to play along with the actions pictured on the illustrations. Your toddler can wave, pat a puppy, give a high-five, hold a teddy bear, blow a kiss, play peek-a-boo, and wave bye-bye. Now this is a truly interactive book without any sound effects or batteries needed. 9 months & up.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2011. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

A stack of ten little chunk books that will thrill kids who are fascinated by all manner of vehicles. The set includes a separate small bok dedicated to the following vehicles: airplanes, boats, cars, constrution, emergency in the sky. On the job vehicles, recreational vehicles, train, and around town. Each little book has only pictures and labels. There are no stories here, but for toddlers and preschoolers who love vehicles—this will transport them!

Age: Toddlers, Preschool. Award Year: 2011. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

A stack of ten little chunky books, each with a familiar nursery rhyme. The set includes Baa Baa Black Sheep, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Hey Diddle Diddle, Humpty Dumpty, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Jack be Nimble, Little Bo Peep. Little Miss Muffet, This Little Piggy, Twinkle Twinkle, and Rain, Rain Go Away. The set is produced on recycled materials and is printed in more muted tones than similar collections. 2 & up.

Age: Infants, Toddlers, Preschool. Award Year: 2011. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Colorful images of father and son capture the fun the pair share. There is no real story, but rather a catalog of the active things they like to do together. Printed on sturdy cardboard stock, this is a book for toddlers. Good for talking about what is happening in the pictures and for making connections between their own Daddy and the games played in the pictures.

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2011. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Using pet names from many cultures and adorable paintings of babies from all over the world, this is a rhythmic rhyme to share with babies and toddlers. Printed on big sturdy cardboard pages this is a book that can take the kind of handling it is sure to get from "ndependent" little readers. You won't just read the words on the page, there's so much to talk about as you look at what the babies are doing through the day. 6 months & up

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2010. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.

Ducky is ready for the bath and so is baby. Activate the finger puppet attached to the book to give the pages extra interest and added motion. This is one of those sturdy cardboard baby books that reflects typical activities. 

Age: Infants, Toddlers. Award Year: 2010. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.