Babies sure have a lot of growing up to do! They cant eat with a fork, sleep in a real bed, poop on a potty, ride a trike, or read a book. On every sweet lift-the-flap spread, Karen Katzs illustrations celebrate the varied accomplishments of older siblings who may be in need of a little ego-stroking after a new babys arrival! Each book ends on a warm, loving note with the older child reassuring the baby that "one day youll be big like me."

Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairytales...Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate readers with their delightful illustrations and fun lift-up flaps which really add to the action. The 'flip-up' flaps encourage prediction and discussion, and well-known stories will give young readers confidence.

Help your baby learn as you play find the Tractor with this chunky board book. Your baby will love looking for all the different tractors hiding behind the tactile flaps: from an old vintage tractor, a tractor with a plough, a fork-lift tractor, and a mighty eight-wheeled tractor. Read them together as you lift flaps and explore the shape and texture of the tactile tabs. Perfect for reading aloud and encouraging early word recognition, your baby will love the playful images and bold type. Babies and toddlers will want to investigate and explore each one again and again.

Illus. in full color. Readers turn detective to find lettersin this funny alphabet book.?? --This text refers to an out ofprint or unavailable edition of this title.

Gr 1-2–Several cartoon critters hike (Forest) and scuba dive(Odyssey) through forest scenes and undersea neighborhoods in thesetitles. Mitton's tidily rhyming texts point out that “Black bearsare good at climbing/Just see how well they do./These bears arefetching insects/and pinecone nuts to chew” and that “A giant squidlooks scary….” Parker's illustrations give quick impressions ofmoose and gulper eels. A final page in each book presents a bunchof creatures not mentioned in the texts but depicted in the brightspreads, asking, “Did you find…/see…,” and calling for a secondperusal in a quick location game. No additional data for any of theanimals (featured or not) is provided. Patricia Manning, formerlyat Eastchester Public Library, NY Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly ownedsubsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

This Ladybird retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood" is awonderful introduction to classic fairy tales for toddlers andpreschool children. Enjoy reading the simple text together, lookingat the bright pictures and feeling the different touch-and-feels onevery page.

In this Touch Play book there is so much to touch and doat a farm! Children get to pat the pony and participate in eightother activities as they read about a fun day at the farm. patthe pony is a welcome addition to the best-selling pat thebunny line of books.

An enchanting storybook based on an episode of the BBC's newlandmark preschool programme, In the Night Garden. Sure to delightlittle fans of Makka Pakka, Upsy Daisy, Iggle Piggle and theTomliboos!