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Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise
Summary: A little rabbit bids goodnight to each familiar thing in his room, in this classic story told with gently lulling words and soothing illustrations.
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Moo, Baa, La La La!, Sandra Boynton
Summary: Sandra Boynton begins with the sound of a cow then a sheep, then inserts unexpected singing, dancing pigs who say "la la la" just to make sure every one is paying attention.
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Where Is Baby's Belly Button, Karen Katz
Summary: Young children can learn the names of various body parts with the help of this colorful lift-the-flap book.
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Noisy Farm, DK Publishing, Inc.
Summary: A delightful picture book. Throughout the entire day the jolly farmer is accompanied by the joyful and tremendous noises of the farm, but in his sleep the quiet farmer is not so quiet after all.
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Elmer’s Colors, David McKee
Summary: Elmer the multi-colored patchwork elephant is the best teacher of all colors. He’s got them all !
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Poems for Little Ones, Baby Einstein
Summary: Colorful real-world images! Introduces your child to new words using pictures and rhymes.
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Blue Hat, Green Hat, Sandra Boynton
Summary: Humorous animal characters introduce the basic colors and familiar items of clothing.
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Toes, Ears, and Nose!, Marion Dane Bauer
Summary: Inside my boots I've got toes, and beneath my scarf is a...
Baby is bundled in a mountain of clothes! Peek under the flaps of clothing to find out what's underneath, and play this fun peekaboo book again and again!
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Barnyard Dance!, Sandra Boynton
Summary: "Stomp your feet! Clap your hands! Everybody for a barnyard dance! Bow to the horse! Bow to the cow! Twirl with the pig if you know how!" The funny rhyme and hilarious illustrations introduce actions, farm animals and sounds.
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From Head to Toe, Eric Carle
Summary: A variety of familiar animals invite young children to copy their antics, and as they play, they will learn such important skills as careful listening, focusing attention, and following instructions. From Head to Toe introduces the basic body parts and simple body movements.
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The Going to Bed Book, Sandra Boynton
Summary: Hop aboard this boisterous boat filled with animals and watch as they go about their many activities while on their sea adventure, in a lively bedtime collection of tales featuring elephants, dogs, moose, and lions.
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Piggies, Don & Audrey Wood
Summary: Ten little piggies dance on a young child's fingers and toes before finally going to sleep.
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Where is Spot?, Eric Hill.
Summary: Kids will love lifting the flaps to help Spot's mom look for her puppy behind the door, in the piano, under the bed, and in other hiding places around the house. They'll be delighted to find a different animal hiding beneath each flap.
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Best-Ever Big Brother, Karen Katz
Summary: Celebrates the accomplishments of the older brother who may be in need of a little ego-stroking after a new baby's arrival, ending with a loving note of the older brother reassuring the baby that "one day you'll be big like me.
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Count With Dora, Phoebe Beinstein
Summary: Little readers will love learning new words as they follow Dora and Boots to the beach, the farm, and even the circus in this bilingual adventure.
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Snuggle Puppy: A Little Love Song, Sandra Boynton
Summary: This book is a sweet celebration of the love and affection between a mama dog and her puppy. Includes rhyming silliness, singing, and lots of cuddles.
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Very Busy Spider, Eric Carle
Summary: Spinning her web keeps the spider busy all day long. A number of animals try to distract the spider from her task, but the spider ignores them as she is too busy spinning. Each page shows the progress of the web which is raised from the page.
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Time For Bed, Mem Fox
Summary: Darkness is falling everywhere, and little ones are getting sleepy, feeling cozy, and being tucked in. It’s time for a wide yawn, a big hug, a snuggle under the covers—sleep tight!
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I Went Walking, Sue Williams
Summary: “I went walking. What did you see? I saw a black cat looking at me.” So begins a young boy’s exciting adventure with a menagerie of colorful animals. And by the end of his walk, he has a zany parade following him. Children will enjoy identifying the animals and colors, and reciting the rhythmic text over and over.
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Baby Faces, Margaret Miller
Summary: These beautiful photographs by Margaret Miller show babies making lots of faces - yucky faces, yum-yum faces and yippee faces.
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Black on White, Tana Hoban
Summary: Many child-care experts believe babies are better able to see and recognize shapes when they are presented in black and white. A butterfly, a leaf, an elephant, and a small child are among the solid black images presented against a white background.
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Baby Colors, DK Publishing, Inc.
Summary: Familiar items to a child are pictured.
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My First Colors Board Book, Beth Landis
Summary: This is a great book for babies to learn colors! It is in color groupings with items of the same color. For example, the red page has red shoes and a red toothbrush.
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Go Dog Go, P.D. Eastman
Summary: This book features the repetition of key phrases, and a mix of easy words like "dog" and "big". Plenty of colorful dogs demonstrate important early learning concepts — "It is hot here in the sun" and "It is not hot here under the house”. It is a delightful, multi-topic story that is filled with humor, a bit of whimsy, and plenty of activity.
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Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Bill Martin Jr.
Summary: This modern classic imaginatively asks what a series of brightly colored animals see. The rhythm builds until we see a class of children and their teacher enjoying the sights. Readers delight in the predictability of the rhyme and the tempo of the language.
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Very Hungry Caterpillar, Eric Carle
Summary: A little egg hatches into a tiny caterpillar that eats and eats everything that he can find. He gets a stomachache and eats some green leaves. Then he builds a wrap around himself. When he comes out of the wrap, his looks have changed.
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Big Red Barn, Margaret Wise Brown
Summary: Simple, rhythmic text about the cycle of a day on a farm, where a family of animals peacefully play and sleep. And they all lived together by the big red barn.
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Hush Little Baby, Sylvia Long
Summary: In this variation on an old lullaby, Mama Rabbit comforts her cotton-tailed child with vows to share the sound of cricket calls and a song on her banjo, the sight of a shooting star and the harvest moon and, finally, "As that moon drifts through the sky, Mama's going to sing you a lullaby." |
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Hey! Wake Up!, Sandra Boynton
Summary: A good-morning rhyming board book with familiar concepts for young children. The book introduces morning activities such as yawning, stretching, breakfast, getting dressed, and playtime. |
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Pajama Time!, Sandra Boynton
Summary: It's time to head to bed to the beat! The characters in this work include a skipping chicken, a pig on a swing and an elephant in a fuzzy one-piece with feet. |
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Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?, Bill Martin Jr / Eric Carle
Summary: A trip to the zoo introduces the world of sounds and hearing as it captures the diverse sounds that animals make. |
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Spot Goes to the Farm, Eric Hill
Summary: Discover all the fun of the farm as Spot visits his dad at work and takes a lively romp in search of baby animals. Help Spot and his father find such hidden baby animals as piglets, kittens, and a foal in this lift-the-flap book. |
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Dear Zoo Rod Campbell
Summary: The story starts with a letter to the zoo requesting a pet. But as the colorful flaps reveal, most of the animals that arrive are wildly inappropriate--until the perfect one arrives. |
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That’s not my teddy, F Watt / R. Wells
Summary: Very young children will love turning the pages in this board book and discovering a different texture each time. Colorful illustrations are combined with simple text to develop sensory and language awareness. Both adults and very young children will find this book irresistible to touch, and a delight to share again and again. |
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That’s not my car, F. Watt / R. Wells
Summary: Babies and toddlers will love turning the pages and touching the feely bits in this colorful board book. Designed to develop sensory and language awareness it has a simple story line with a triumphant "That's my car!" on the final page. |
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That’s not my bear, F. Watt / R. Wells
Summary: This board book offers a combination of simple text, illustrations and things to feel in order to help very young children develop sensory and language awareness. It uses a variety of textured patches to encourage interactive play and help children explore the surfaces of a toy bear. |
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