Product Type: Books
Award: Blue Chip
Age: Toddlers
1994 Awards
(by Dorothy Corey, Albert Whitman $10.95 Score:
) With the repeated refrains, "you go away" and "you come back," this reassuring book that tells little ones that although parents sometimes go out for a bit, we do come back. 1-3 Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 1994.
1994 Awards
(by Ann Jonas, Greenwillow $6.95 Score:
) Toddlers sometimes need assurance that they are growing up and able to do things that babies can't do. An especially good choice for dealing with the arrival of a baby when kids often have ambivalence about growing up.
2-4 Age: Toddlers. Award Year: 1994.
1995 Awards
(by Eric Carle, Philomel $15.95 Score:
) Toddlers love the repetition of the text, the subject of eating and the sensory fun of poking little fingers into the holes the hungry caterpillar has eaten through. A young science book that will also be enjoyed by preschoolers. Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 1995.
1994 Awards
(by Margaret Wise Brown illus. by Clement Hurd, HarperCollins $12 Score:
) A little bunny declares his independence and his mother assures him that wherever he goes she'll be there for him. For little ones this is a comforting tale with the added joy of playful illustrations. Finding mother rabbit in her many guises is part of the fun. Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 1994.
1994 Awards
(retold and illus. by Byron Barton, HarperCollins $12.95 Score:
) Always a favorite with young nay Sayers, this version of the story of the Little Red Hen includes three chicks who do get to feast with Mama in the end. Barton's bold graphics and colors are also a feast for the eyes! 2 and up. Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 1994.
1995 Awards
(by Rachel Isadora, Greenwillow $6.95 Score:
) Two classic baby books trace baby's day and the things he sees and touches. SNAP INFO: Two classic baby books trace baby's day and the things he sees and touches.Age: Infants,Toddlers. Award Year: 1995.
1998 Awards
(by Sam McBratney/illus. by Anita Jeram, Candlewick $6.99 Score:
) When Big Nutbrown Hare puts Little Nutbrown Hare to sleep, they get into an insoluble game of measuring their love for each other. Breaks the usual gender agenda of moms tucking little ones in and is newly reissued in a sturdy boardbook edition. 2 & up. Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 1998.
1995 Awards
(by H.A. Rey, Houghton Mifflin $4.95 Score:
) We were delighted to welcome back this reissued classic series of fold out books, published decades ago. These have no less appeal today! Done by the author/artist of Curious George, this little book features a variety of mother animals who find their babies on teach of the fold out pages. In the same series, look for Annybody HOme?; See the Circus; and Feed the Animals. These are on sturdy paper that will withstand repeated readings and folding. 2 & up. Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 1995.
2001 Awards
(by Lenny Hort/ illus. by G. Brian Karas, Holt $15.95 Score:
) For a noisy animal sing-a-long variation on The Wheels On the Bus, bring home this zippy picture book with a bus load of honking, roaring, and chirping critters. Platinum Award 2001. Also the traditional song in a delightful though very rippable pop-up format, bring home Paul Zelinsky's Wheels On the Bus (Dutton $17.99, BLUE CHIP), but save it for parent-child together times! Age: Toddlers,Preschool. Award Year: 2001.
2006 Awards
(by Sue Williams/illus. by Julie Vivas, Harcourt $10.95 Score:
) Reintroduced in a very large 10" square board book format, this is a BLUE CHIP animal and color identification book with repetitive lines. Because of its size it is heavy to handle, but otherwise still a fine read-aloud favorite of toddlers. 2 & up.
Age: Toddlers. Award Year: 2006. Click here to purchase the product on Amazon.com.
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