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Picks for Babies - Preschoolers

These books are great to give as gifts or to keep in your own home when your grandchildren visit.  We tested these with our own infants and toddlers and they all passed with flying colors.  Not only did the little ones love them, but the older siblings enjoyed listening to them, teaching their siblings and following a long.  These are excellent tools for learning and growing.


Animal Count 
Price:
$6.99
This is a really cute book that tells the story with rhyming words and counting. It’s colorful and full of farm animals. Best of all, the 15-month-old reviewer loved watching his mom slide the animal pictures back and forth that he SAT STILL DURING CHURCH!
coverLet's Go 
Price:
$6.99
Ages:  Baby-Preschool
A fun board book that has kids turning the pages to see what the next mode of transportation is.  It has good bright colors, fun illustrations and is sturdy for little hands.  Also available is Let's Build - great for all those construction fans! 

Counting with Oswald 
Price:
$6.99
Ages:  Baby- Preschool
I'm always fond of small board books that fit in a purse or backpack and these books do just that.  Oswald is a cute character on Nick Jr.® that is friends with a butterfly, flower and more.  The book are simple, but fun.  Also in this series is Opposites with Oswald.  

coverColors
Price:
$5.99
Ages:  Baby- Preschool
Simple drawings, simple concepts, beautifully done.  This book is one in a series of four that includes: Numbers, Opposites and Letters.  Each one is a visual delight. 

coverToot & Puddle: Three Books about Friendship
Price:
$11.99
Ages:  Baby- Preschool
These three little books are great for sleepovers at grandmas.  They are the perfect length for bedtime stories, come in their own carrying case - and include three little postcards that can be sent home or to friends.  Fans of Toot & Puddle will love this set.  If your grandchild doesn't know these adorable pigs this is a great introduction.  The set includes You Are My Sunshine, A Present for Toot and Toot & Puddle

Farmer Duck
Price:
$6.99
Ages:  Baby- Preschool
A cute story about a lazy old farmer and his overworked duck.  After hear "How goes the work?" a few too many times the animals take matters into their own hands. A book to read again, and again, and again! 

Baby Faces  Retail Price: $6.99

About the Book:As part of their earliest development, babies learn to focus on the faces around them and, eventually, to connect facial expressions with emotions. Imitation of facial expressions is also part of early child development. Here’s a gallery of big, bold, bright Sesame Street Muppet faces–each showing a different expression. A mylar mirror at the end encourages baby to make faces too. The text is big and bold against a tone-on-tone patterned background. Mylar is used throughout to accent the artwork.



Cookie See! Cookie Do!    Retail Price: $7.99

About the Book: During the second year, babies master basic physical actions such as standing, sitting, and reaching; imitation plays a big part in this learning. Each spread of this gatefold book presents characters demonstrating simple actions. Rhyming text encourages the child to try as well.


   
Pat-A-Cake and Other First Baby Games  Retail Price: $7.99

About the Book:: At around age 18—24 months, toddlers learn to perform the hand gestures and words of baby games such as This Little Piggy, Round and Round the Garden, and others. This book collects a dozen of the most familiar baby games.

 


  
Peekaboo! I See You!    Retail Price: $7.99

About the Book: In the first year, one of a baby’s developmental milestones is mastering the imitation of others and learning to play simple games. The hands-down favorite at this age is Peekaboo, and this flap book offers babies an interactive game of Peekaboo. Each spread features a close-up of a Sesame Street Muppet hiding behind sturdy, hand-shaped flaps that open to reveal the character’s full face. Simple rhyming text offers clues to help a very young child identify the character before opening the flaps.


  
Sing a Song of Sixpence    Retail Price: $7.99\

About the Book: A developmental milestone for toddlers age 24—36 months is learning to sing simple songs such as “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star,” “Baa Baa Black Sheep,” and others. Here's a collection of the most familiar songs for babies and toddlers.


Good Night, Monkey Boy  
Good Night, Monkey Boy    Retail Price: $14.95

About the Book: Who's that eating a banana? Swinging from the shower curtain? Making faces in the mirror? Why, it looks like a monkey!  But not to Mommy. Mommy knows it’s her own monkey boy, and even monkey boys need their sleep. But first, they need to clean up their room and take a bath. Then she’ll read a story. “Good night, Monkey Boy . . . and no more bananas!”


Good Night, Monster!  
Good Night, Monster!    Retail Price: $12.95
About the Book:
Getting toddlers off to bed each night is made easier and more fun with this appealing, interactive book. It combines finding “little monsters” (actually mischievous boys and girls) hidden under large die-cut flaps and then counting them. And who’s the last little monster in the book, the one who should be fast asleep? A mirror pasted on the last page provides the delightful answer. A barnyard setting lets toddlers name animals and practice the noises they make.

Wiggle Waggle Fun: Stories and Rhymes for the Very Very Young  
Wiggle Waggle Fun: Stories and Rhymes for the Very Very Young    Retail Price: $16.95

About the Book: Here in one sumptuous collection are fun-filled stories and rhymes about teddy bears, tractors, animals, playtime, bath time, and bedtime. Wiggle Waggle Fun is sure to delight young children with its rich mix of classic favorites and new treasures, just right for reading aloud and joining in. Twenty-four exceptional illustrations provide stunning artwork for the collection.


   



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