Wow, it’s been a long time since I reviewed any children’s books. Luckily for me, I have a little baby boy that likes looking at books, so I’ve had opportunity to read them again. Also lucky is that my husband loves reading and fully supports book-buying for our son. Perhaps not so lucky for the bank account, though ;)

Board Books for Babies

 

 

 

 

Rainbow Fun — Amazing Baby books

Great book for introducing baby to the colors of the rainbow. I sing the words to my son and point out the colors and pictures.

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? – Bill Martin, Jr., illustrated by Eric Carle

Another concept book that can be sung to your baby. Introduces colors and animals. Great illustrations from the great Eric Carle.

Five Little Monkeys — Eileen Christelow

Five little monkeys jump on the bed and one by one they each fall and hurt their heads. Teaches numbers 1 – 5 and has good repetition.

Peek-a WHO? – Nina Laden

Teach your child words that end in -oo. Fun book with cut outs that the child looks through to see what’s coming up next.

Cars and Trucks From A to Z — Richard Scarry

A concept book with real and made up automobiles that help teach the alphabet. Fun illustrations.

Preschool and Picture Books for Young Children

 

 

 

You Can Do It, Sam — Amy Hest, illustrated by Anita Jeram

It’s winter time and Sam and his mother bake some warm cakes to take to all their friends. When it comes time to deliver the cakes, Sam’s mother tells him he can do it all by himself. A nice story about mother-son relationships. Could be a nice Christmas gift with the winter and gift-giving themes.

Little Quack’s New Friend — Lauren Thompson, illustrated by Derek Anderson

Little Quack and his siblings meet Little Ribbit, a frog looking for new friends. Because he’s different, everyone but Little Quack say he can’t play with them. But when they see how much fun Little Ribbit and Little Quack are having, they all want to make friends with him. Teaches about friendship and accepting differences.

Froggy’s Day with Dad — Jonathan London, illustrated by Frank Remiewicz

I love the Froggy books! Froggy spends Father’s Day with his dad at the amusement park. Great book for a child to give to dad for father’s day.

Dazzling Diggers — Tony Mitton and Ant Parker

Fun story teaching all about the various things that diggers and other construction trucks do. Great for little boys who are into trucks!

 

 

 

 

If You Give a Cat a Cupcake — Laura Numeroff

Part of the fun series that explores all the silly possibilities that might happen if you give a treat to an animal. Other books in the series include If You Give a Moose a Muffin, If You Give a Pig a Pancake, and If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.

Melvin Might? –  by Jon Sciezka, with David Shannon, Loren Long and David Gordon, illustrated by Juan Pablo Navas

Part of the Truck Town series, this story is about Melvin, a truck that worries all the time. He worries that bad things will happen or he can’t do something. But he learns that when something is really important, you just might be able to do more than you expect.

Something Good — Robert Munsch, illustrated by Michael Martchenko

Tayya goes grocery shopping with her father, brother and sister.  Her dad wants to buy nothing good, like bread and milk. So when Tayya keeps trying to fill the cart with something good, like ice cream or chocolate bars, her dad tells her to stay still and not move until they’re ready to leave. So Tayya stands perfectly still and is mistaken for a doll and put for sale, and dad ends up having to buy something good after all. Such a fun story! All the Munsch books are fun.