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In this Issue
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High-Contrast for First Few Months
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Look look outside
by Peter Linenthal
A fourth entry in the popular series is comprised of striking black-and-white contrasting spreads designed specifically for infant eyes and patterned depictions of such everyday objects such as flying ladybugs, zooming cars and floating clouds.
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Black on white
by Tana Hoban
A high-contrast board book features black pictures on a white background, perfect for infants who can respond to the strong contrast in colors.
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Baby at the farm
by Karen Katz
Images of baby farm animals snuggling with a happy young toddler are combined with interactive touch-and-feel elements that add texture to fluffy chicks, a woolly lamb and more. By the author of the best-selling Where Is Baby's Belly Button?
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All of baby nose to toes
by Victoria Adler
A colorfully illustrated celebration of everything baby, from one little nose to ten dancing toes can be found in a charming picture book for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.
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American babies
by Global Fund for Children
From the creators of Global Babies comes a board book featuring 17 adorable babies from across the United States, showcasing the diversity of the country and the universal joy of play and discovery.
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Baby faces
by Margaret Miller
Presents photographs of babies with facial expressions that show a range of different emotions.
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Point-and-Say, One Object Per Page
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My colors = : Mis colores
by Rebecca Emberley
Labelled illustrations introduce colors and their names in English and Spanish, along with the words for various brightly colored objects.
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I'm a little teapot!
by Annie Kubler
Sharing rhymes helps babies to begin to understand the natural patterns of speech. This board book with it's pictures of babies, offers the opportunity for interaction and singing.
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Pat-a-cake! : nursery rhymes
by Annie Kubler
A compilations of songs, rhymes and games for parents and children to enjoy together. This interactive text encourages movement, actions, noise and laughter, contributing to memories of shared times.
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Touch & tickle
by Sanja Rescek
Designed to stimulate the senses, and based on research into the benefits of baby exercise and massage, this book strengthens the baby/parent bond, and helps to build a sense of security and confidence.
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Peek-a-Boo or Lift-the-Flap Books |
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Where is Tippy Toes?
by Betsy Lewin
Although everyone can see how Tippy Toes, a mischievous cat, spends his days, only one knows where he goes after dark, in a rhyming work with die-cuts throughout by the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type.
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Flora and the chicks : a counting book
by Molly Schaar Idle
In this counting board book with interactive flaps, Flora, a young dancer, attempts to keep up as more and more friendly chicks emerge from the nest.
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In my nest
by Sara Gillingham
Young readers learn what makes a bird's nest so cozy.
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On my leaf
by Sara Gillingham
Featuring pastel-colored collage illustrations on uniquely layered die-cut spreads, a latest entry in the popular series that includes In My Forest features a smiling ladybug finger puppet that introduces youngsters to her leafy world.
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Touch and Feel, Textures, Unusual Shapes
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Five little ducks
by Steven C Anderson
A twist on the classic song now features five little ducks enjoying an adventure without their mom.
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Whose toes are those?
by Jabari Asim
The youngest of children are invited to explore their toes by playing This Little Piggy in an inviting board book featuring adorable babies and engaging rhyming verses.
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Baby Cakes
by Karma Wilson
The author's fresh and energetic text about the sweetest little babies and their adorable teddy bears is coupled with enchanting illustrations.
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Hello, day!
by Anita Lobel
Various animals greet the sunrise in their own unique voices, except for the owl who welcomes the night, in a colorful and energetic story with extra-large type, rhythmic language, and simple plot.
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Quack!
by Phyllis Root
Follows five little ducklings as they flip their wings, wobble their tails, follow their mother in a dash, find a puddle, and splash!
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Everyday Life and Activities
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Llama Llama, nighty-night
by Anna Dewdney
In a rhythmic, read-aloud tale by the author of Llama Llama Home with Mama, young Llama Llama takes a splishy-splashy bath, puts on his red pajamas and snuggles up with Mama to read bedtime stories.
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The everything book
by Denise Fleming
This vibrantly illustrated picture book with lively text and nursery rhymes introduces youngsters to a plethora of concepts, including numbers, colors, shapes, and the alphabet.
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Peekaboo morning
by Rachel Isadora
Little ones can play a game of peekaboo with a toddler who is trying to find Mommy, Daddy, Puppy, Grandma, and Grandpa, in an enchanting board book filled with pastel illustrations.
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Grandma calls me Gigglepie
by J. D. Lester
Describes the reasons why animal grandmothers give nicknames to their children based on their characteristics and love for the child.
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Clap hands
by Helen Oxenbury
A toddler learns to play hand-clapping games.
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Yummy, yucky
by Leslie Patricelli
Explores opposites, showing what is yummy and what is yucky.
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I love you through and through
by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak
A toddler and his teddy bear reveal a young child's happy side, sad side, silly side, mad side, and more, in an affirming declaration of love that has sturdy cardstock pages and a padded cover with rounded corners.
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The very hungry caterpillar
by Eric Carle
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days.
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Will you wear a blue hat?
by Ken Karp
Photographs and brief, rhyming text feature a toddler getting dressed to go out in the cold.
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