Baby Preschool Books

I love these books. It is really helping my toddler to understand what not to do.

My 28 month old loves the books in this series, and we have unfortunately needed them. He related to the pictures of the injured and offended, and it has really helped his behavior. This one focuses a lot more on what feet should do, more so than the Teeth Are Not For Biting does with the teeth, which is good and bad.

Great book if your toddler has been kicking lately. Teaches good behavior as well as phrases that you can use to stop bad behavior. Highly recommend this book.
Beth

Bought this for my one twin who likes to kick. I think he is getting the point :-)

We bought this book for our 19-month-old daughter when she hit and bit another child at school. At the time, she used to kick me when I changed her diaper, and her daycare had a copy of this book, so I bought it, along with "Hands Are Not For Hitting" and "Teeth are Not For Biting."

All three books are great. They are very simple, straightforward, with pictures and language toddlers can understand. The repetitive phrases like "Ouch, Kicking Hurts," and "Feet are not for kicking people," are phrases my daughter has remembered, and that we have adopted in our house in the event that she hits or kicks, as many kids this age tend to do from time-to-time.

Our daughter just turned two and still loves to read these books and has retained the lessons therein. It's a great series.

Side Note: The "Hands Are Not For Hitting" that we ordered here from Amazon is NOT a board book, and it's language is a little more advanced for a very young toddler, but you can "customize" the language and your little one will still love it!

This book has step by step lesson ideas that will work well in my 3rd grade classroom. It also lists other books for the traits which enabled me to go through my personal library to see with what books I could build my own lessons.

This is a great book for teaching the writing traits. And, it's easily adaptable to grades 5 and 6 also. I highly recommend it.

This book contains transcripts and activities of lessons taught in conjunction with specific examples of children's lit. The transcripts show how the intended activity emerges. Some planning would be necessary to have these books on hand, or similar examples could be substituted. Overall, I think this will be a great book to use with my class.

I am a third grade teacher of mostly at-risk students (English Lang. Learners and low socio-economic students). I was frustrated with the format of most writing instruction books. They were boring or hard to follow. I also wanted to incorporate the 6 traits of writing into my lessons, so when I saw this book, I thought I would try it.

I love how Sloan walks you through each lesson, what to say, what to do. The lessons are simple to understand and give for the teacher and the students.

It incorporates read-alouds of real books at the beginning of each lesson and shows how it ties in to what you're teaching.

My students were better writers from the very first lesson!

Book is full of excellent resources. I used it with my fifth graders and they enjoyed the lessons. My only wish is there would be more lessons for each of the traits.

Boynton books have been really hit or miss with us. This is one of the better ones.

My daughter enjoys having it read to her, and we can tolerate reading it. She enjoys the rhyming and the hippo. The thought that the book was sending some kind of negative message never crossed my mind before reading some of the reviews here.

Poor li'l armadillo. *sniff*

There isn't a moral message in this story. A hippo sulks while her friends have fun without her (I always think of the hippo as a girl, anyway) - probably not even noticing that she's there.

This is great for hamming it up, with lots of fake sobs as the story goes on.

Then she is given her metaphorical engraved invitation and is delighted to join in. And now the armadillo is on the sidelines, probably to have his own (armadillo always seemed like a guy to me) happy ending later.

Simple, short story for short kids.

In the spirit of Boynton books, this one lives up to her very good works. We enjoy them just for the fun of reading them... any lesson or encouragement that comes out of them is a plus.

This book, like all of Sandra Boynton's books, is funny and fun to read to kids. I think I enjoyed reading this book just as much as the kids I was reading to did. I highly recommend all of Boynton's books to anyone who has a child in their life that they would like to read to.

I love Sandra Boynton books. We have many and I want the rest but I just don't care for this book. Either I totally missed the point or she's sending the wrong message here. The hippo is left out of fun things time and time again then when the gang finally thinks to invite the hippo he only hesitates for a moment then runs to join the gang. The gang are inconsiderate fake friends. The hippo does not need fake friends and I will not encourage my child to join other kids that usually leave him out.

This is a very sweet book perfect for young children. It gives them not only negative behaviors, but how one can change behaviors. It gets right to the point, shows specific actions that are inappropriate and unacceptable in school, and then shows that all kids make mistakes sometimes. I like how the character learns from others and turns himself around, trying hard to be 'good'.

Congratulations to Howard Binkow for creating an excellent book for children. Besides having a useful and purposeful theme, it is also beautifully illustrated by Susan F.Cornelison. Howard B."Wigglebottom Learns to Listen" deserves the highest recommendation.

Howard is a naughty rabbit who has a hard time listening. And because he doesn't listen, he gets into trouble. Then, Howard decides to give listening a try and he makes a great discovery! He realizes that listening is good and he is rewarded for being good. This fun to read story has a wonderful message that children can relate to well.

This sweet story is filled with colorful illustrations that emphasize the powerful message being a good listener. At the end of the book it has fun tips on how to be a better listener.

I can see why teachers or parents of children that do not listen well would be tempted to purchase this book. This amounts to clever marketing to frustrated adults because children are not going to listen to this book either. The listening message is conveyed so many times to children that it is part of the reason they tune out. An unimaginative book with a trite character is just literary pollution that might turn a child off to books too. Good intentions can backfire as with the Einstein educational videos (Brainy Baby or Baby Einstein) that were shown by a University of Washington study to result in smaller vocabularies.

After reading through Howard B. Wigglebottom, I gave it to a primary center teacher that I know. It was too young for my fourth graders and really couldn't even be used for a mini-lesson. The solution to the problem was too contrived and unrealistic and I knew the older kids would see through it immediately.

There are a lot of products similar to this one, but this is the best "Math Games" book that I have ever purchased. It has easy-to-understand instructions and games are matched to appropriate grade-level curriculum. Students really enjoy these games and have opportunities to learn from them by reflecting on the strategies they use, creating new games, and by attempting challenging tasks included in the book. If you are looking for a good Math games book, look no further.

This book is a must for all teachers who struggle with making kids assimilate difficult concepts such as calculating equivalent fractions, geometry, measurement, probability and statistics, decimals, and mathematical operations ranging from addition all the way through divisions with remainder.

It contains black and white masters to photocopy in order to build your own board games. What I have done so far, is photocopy the games, color them and then have them laminated so that they can last longer. These board games are ideal for small group instruction or learning centers. Most of the games require not only the board and/or the dice, but a worksheet for the kids to color while they advance on the board, making the games even more engaging for the students.

The games are aimed at students between 3rd and 6th grades, and they all contain really attractive illustrations.

If you are looking for something fun to do with your kids meanwhile they are mastering mathematical reasoning, this book is a must for you!

There's one game in this book that's worth the whole price--Skyscraper Runup, a kind of relay race for computation that students *love* to play. The Remainder Raccoon game is also a hit. The others are fun, too. I highly recommend the book. I've worn out my copy already!

This book is a guide on how to create the board games for the kids, the board games are not included. Good product.

I saw this book at a friend's house and couldn't believe the story of a dog left alone to take care of the baby while the mother goes out. It's quite funny - but, I wonder what a kid would make of it!

I found this book to be an excellent guide for child rearing. It affirmed by choice as a parent to leave my toddler in the ward of a large canine for hours at a time. It offered a further benefit of teaching my child how to leave his crib so that he would not get too bored while I am at work for the day. Carl is indeed a good dog and this book will make you a good parent, too.

I wasn't so sure about this book but my 4 year old ADORES it. She laughs out loud every single time we "read" it. I say "read" because there are only about 2 sentences in the whole book but we have a great time discussing all the pictures. We have the hard back board book which has held up extremely well and the pictures are very clear and beautiful. She goes to sleep with it every night and totally "gets" that it is a silly story (i.e. people do not leave their babies with the dog in charge!!) For the joy it has brought my children I give this book with its beautiful illustrations a 5 star review. I had no idea there were other Carl books but will likely pick some of those up too.

Great books with just a few words at the beginning, then even little ones who can't read yet can help you tell the story by looking at the illustrations. Highly recommended for animal lovers.

This author shows her love and appreciation for a great big rottweiller. It is great to see a rottweiller shown in a positively interacting with a family. This is a must have book for anyone with small children and a beloved rottie.

I got this book because I thought it might help my daughter with potty training to hear stories about others like her. She really relates to Ashley and likes to hear her story over and over. All in all a very sweet book about a little girl learning to use the potty. I would recommend this book.

My three year old like this book and always reaches for it to look through when she is sitting on the toilet. It hasn't done much to help her to actually get potty trained, so far.

Our daughter is 27 months old and we have had the book for over a month.
She loves it and it has made her so much more aware than her older sibling.
Wish we had known about these books earlier. We will be ordering others in the series.
Thanks for offering these.

this book is large! make sure you check out the dimensions. i just assumed it was intended for a little one's lap to read on the potty, but it's for an adult to read to the baby while in their lap.

It covers the long journey of potty training very well- trials and triumphs. very good description preparing your little one for the ultimate goal- using the potty exclusively.

my girl loves the i'm a big sister now book in this series, so she enjoyed this one immediately.

I got it when my daughter was too young to show any interests in the potty yet. But it's such a lovely book and we just read it, again and again. I can't tell how much it really helped my daughter learn to potty. She just loves this book. So do it. The text is very soothing and the illustration gives you a warm and fuzzy feeling. :) My daughter is 3 now and still read the book often.

My little girl just turned 1 and she loves these books. She can easily hold them herself and turn the pages. The pictures are bright and engaging and the thick board pages stand up to her torture time after time. I also recommend the animals book just like this.

My 8 month-old daughter loves the Usborne touchy-feely book collection. She was very happy to add this one to her collection.

I had one of the Bright Baby books (colors) in my daughter's "library." I liked it so much better than most of what she had because it was one object per page with a big, real picture. Many of her other books had multiple pictures per page which made it hard to focus on one image or they had cartoonish pictures that weren't always a good representation of what they were supposed to be. Based on the ease and clarity of the Bright Baby Colors book, I ordered the First Words and the Animals books. I am not disappointed. With these books, there's one picture per page for my daughter to point to and for me to tell her what it is. I can tell that she's recognizing these pictures a lot easier and a lot quicker than images in other books. They are definitely a great tool for fun learning.

We were given this book in the hospital when my daughter was born as a gift from a community literacy project. Now, at 7 months, it is one of her favorites. The format is perfect for a young baby with only one word and its corresponding picture per page. The beautiful photographs are set against a colorful background and the pages hold my daughter's attention much longer than most of the books specified for her age. The other bonus is its sturdy construction. Since my daughter loves to explore her books with her mouth, her other board books quickly become worn around the edges. Not this one. The durable material of which it is made is holding up beautifully. Highly recommend!

My 14-month-old loves this book. It's easy to hold and loaded with great photos. I think reading these books to her has helped her learn many new words in the past two months. Wonderful!

Boys and girls from 3 to 8 will love this book. A fun way to learn.

I didn't care for this book as much as I liked "Pirate Alphabet." The rhymes are cute in this book, but it didn't seem to really focus on the alphabet as much as the aforementioned book did. This book is about a crew of animal pirates who lose their letters at sea and must find them. The author did not use that many "piratey" words to accompany the letters of the alphabet. I read this book to my son twice to give it a chance, but it failed in comparison. I ultimately gave it away.

This is a wonderful story of a pirate that is in search of all the letters in the alpabet. My grandson delighted in identifying the letters the pirate crew found and searched the page for more letters for them to "catch"....easy source for sharing and learning

My three year old loves the book about the captain pirate! Fun and educational! He is recognizing the letters already!

Shiver Me Letters plays off a very cute (and wonderully geeky) joke, the pirate's fixation on the letter "R", as in "ARRRRR!". The pirate captain has decided that his crew needs to expand their horizons beyond just "R". So they lower their anchor ("A"!) at a desert island and set off seeking a buried treasure of letters.

And yes, "X" does indeed mark the spot.

Told in rhyming couplets by June Sobel, this story will have youngsters reading along as they follow the adventures of the pirate crew through the letters of the alphabet. Henry Cole has illustrated the pirates as cute cartoon animals, including a crocodile captain who wears a rubber-ducky floatation device (it even has an eyepatch!).

The illustrations are humorous and colorful, and the text is plain fun as it bounces from one location to the next, covering all of the classic pirate motifs while it moves through the alphabet. To make things even more fun, the letters of the alphabet are hidden in the illustrations, giving a nice treat for visual and artistic learners.

The ending is adorable too.

Alphabet books are great learning tools for young children, and this one has the added advantage of telling an amusing story.

This book is one of my favorite to read to my baby girl, not that she gets to eat sushi quite yet, but its entertaining with its bright colors and whimsical rhymes. Meso soup in a sippy cup? Hmm sounds tasty :D
Get it, read it, and enjoy the wonders that is Sushi!

My son and I love this book. He hasn't had sushi yet, but I love it and want him to eventually try some. Like with Hola Japaleno I love the pronunciation guide in the back and the pictures are very cute.

I was excited to see a book about a topic like sushi available for the young set, and after reading the great reviews, I ordered it and looked forward to its arrival. But... I was underwhelmed. The artwork is interesting, but the cadence is very uneven. Three stars for a great, fun topic, but not four or five because it was less clever and less of a fluid read than I expected. Catchy idea more than catchy overall. That said, because it is unique and is fun to look at, and because there were one or two pages that were great fun, "Hot, hot, hot," I would purchase it again.

We own the Dim Sum book by the same author, and the Sushi book is not as great. The pictures are still wonderful, but the words don't flow as easily, and the last line of the book ends on the back cover. That's a little confusing for my 22-month-old. With the Dim Sum book, there is a strong rhythm and an easy rhyme, which makes my child speak the last word on every page. Not so in the Sushi book.

My husband loves sushi, so I had to get this for our little girl. It's such a cute board book!