Mrs. Mustard's Baby Faces

What a joy this book is! It contains no words, simply a fold out book of happy babies with the reverse side full of crying babies. Atticus is so excited by it that he keeps trying to eat it. It is an excellent gift for a newborn baby. The book opens accordion style, so you can prop it open during tummy time!

Peek-A-Who?

Nina Laden created this fun little board book with bright, colorful illustrations and simple rhymes. Each page has a die cut with an image peeking through. The final page contains a thrill for infants - a mirror!  A real hoot...worth a read.

A Plethora of Board Books

With the start of summer, starting new jobs, and various other things, Atticus has been too busy to blog, but not too busy to read. I am ordering from the library many of the following board books. Try them out with us!

New Board Books To Try

Little Brothers Are...

Each page of this delightful book by Beth Norling fills in the blanks with all the things little brothers are, beginning with the most annoying traits and ending with the best traits. Atticus loves the simple and colorful illustrations of infants and toddlers, while big sister Ivy loves the last page - Little brothers are your best friends! 

Annie Kubler

Annie Kubler is an instant hit with baby. Her simple illustrations of babies instantly attract little eyes. Atticus just adores Nursery Time, an oversized board book with two nursery rhymes - Wee Willie Winkie and Hey Diddle Diddle!. Ivy liked her illustrations of popular children's songs such as Row, Row, Row Your Boat and Head, Shoulders, Knee, and Toes. A must have for a newborn baby!

DK Publishing Peekaboo Books

Atticus just loved DK Publishing Peekaboo books. He owns Eyes, Nose, Toes Peekaboo, Bedtime Peekaboo, Playtime Peekaboo, and Bathtime Peekaboo. This books are perfect for young infants because they combine baby faces, sparkles, lift the flap, and few words. They catch the eye of even the youngest readers. Another good thing is that the language is so guessable that older siblings who cannot read can "read" these books. A must have for your infant!

Simm Taback's Dinosaurs

I was unfamiliar with Mr. Taback until some recent research. Both Ivy and Atticus love his Dinosaurs. Each page poses the question Who Am I? and folds out into a dinosaur four times the original page! The dinosaurs, even the T-Rex, are colorful and smiling. Very eye-catching for an infant.