Baby Preschool Books

This book is one of several from this author. The pictures and colors
make this book a hit when there are several books to choose from and this one will be chosen by the children every time.

The spanish language can be intimidating sometimes, but with the help of this board book, the language becomes a lot simpler. Cars, Trucks and Planes identifies the different modes of transportation available. The pictures help to connect the words with thier meaning, and the easy to read sentances really help to bring spanish and english translations together! In the back there is even a list of all the spanish and english words used in the book and pronunciations for each word.

These books are wonderful and the kids love them, i just wish they were still available to purchase and i would get more.

This was one of our all time favorite books/toy my 1st child at 9 month old started out with. He would spend hours looking, turning pages, stacking and reading with parent. Later, at 2 years old, he began site reading and spelling out words. At 4 years old, he would read these books to his younger brother. This has to be one of our most memorable books/toy we have. Yes, some of the books fell apart but it is not a quality issue, only hours of use, love and chewing from the younger sibling who fell in love with them too! I would HIGHLY recommend.

These blocks are multi functioning. Beautifully illistrated block books cater to learning letter regonition, word associations, building skills, and colors. My kids even at 9 and 7 still find enjoyment from time to time from these treasured toys from their toddler years.

I purchased this item for my 18 month old goddaughter and SHE LOVED IT! The books are the right size for her little hands and she loved stacking them too. I recommend this product as a first introduction to the alphabet.

These books are exceptional, truly. I absolutely love the pictures and so do my kids. The size is perfect for little hands and they are very sturdy! I've started getting them as first birthday gifts. Very nice!

Cute story about numbers with simple, colorful illustrations. My only problem with this book is the rhyme--reading it out loud, it's hard to find a rhythm to it, so it just feels awkward a lot of the time.

Love this book - cute little story and very cool typography and design. It sits on a display shelf in my daughter's room when we're not reading it.

Love this book! It's ONE-derful! The children in our house place this volume at the top of their request list. Numbers, simple addition, and friendship all rolled into ONE. The text and graphics are simple yet entertaining to the younger set -- the target audience. Beginning readers may also enjoy tackling this ONE. I recommend this book -- will buy it again to give as gifts -- encourage friends to get a copy. It is truly ONE of a kind!

I have given this book several times, most recently to my 2-year old niece. She really seems to like it! The story is lovely, but the drawings and design are what make the book so touching and beautiful. Paul Rand always seemed to be able to see beyond the letters on the page, beyond the company name or slogan, and here he does the same, making the "one" and the "zero" not only typographical but narrative characters. It's just so clever and cute!

This is one of our very favorites. My son got it for Christmas when he was three and we still enjoy to this day. The artwork is fantastic and the story is really endearing.

I loved this book as a child and I enjoy it even more when I read it to my grandchildren.

I recieved the New Catholic Picture Bible for my first communion in 1970. I wanted to purchase something similar for my daughter's first communion. Imagine my surprise when I found the exact same Bible on Amazon! I ordered the book and it arrived in just a few days. Amazon made it possible for me to carry on a family tradition. The Bible is easy to read for an eight year old and each Bible story is contained on one page making it perfect for bedtime reading.

I have a 6 and 3 year old boy and we have read it twice through already A big hit. Nice colorful pictures that are well done and the stories are god authentic Catholic teaching of Sacred Scripture.

No matter what your religion is, religious history lives for children in the form of these true events.

This book was given to my sons, aged 3 and 5 for their recent baptism. I think it is wonderful. It boils down the major biblical stories, both old and new testament, into one page overviews that are around third to fouth grade comprehension. Also the pictures are lovely. I believe the reading level listed of baby-preschool is incorrect - more like around age 10. Several adults I know (including myself) have also enjoyed it as a way to review the fundamental stories. I teach third grade PSR, and plan to give this as a present to each of my students at the end of the school year.

The gentle rhythms of soothing poetry and the delicate art of Eloise Wilkin combine to make this one of my alltime favorite books for babies and young children. It is an oasis of beautiful peace for the parent and the child.

My children grew up with this book and we still know many of the poems by by heart! When I misplaced it I went on line to get a new one and while doing so bought several copies to keep on hand for gifts.

This book is full of beautiful pictures with fun and educational poems. Your child will love this. It is slightly geared toward girls but perfect addition to any library.

I grew up with these poems; it's the first book I ever read by myself. The poems are truly beautiful and catchy. Sometimes I'll find myself mumbling the bathtime poems as I turn the shower on or the woolly blanket poem when curled up on the couch. I was ecstatic when I saw that they had re-released this book. My family's original copy was so well-read the pages were falling out. However, when we compared the books side to side we discovered that there were quite a few poems missing from the new edition! Fuzzy Wuzzy, New Shoes, and quite a few others were absent. I'm not sure whether they couldn't get the rights to them, or if they thought that the book would be too large because it's a hardboard, but it was truly a disappointment. I'm still glad for the copy and I look forward to sharing the poems with my future children, but I'll always have a nagging feeling, knowing that there's many wonderful poems omitted. Regardless, the book is beautifully illustrated and the poems are quite pleasing. A definite must-have for any parent or parent-to-be.

I initially picked up this book in a bookstore because of the beautiful illustrations. I have since bought several as presents for friends and family. It is an anthology of poems, so some of the poems are better than others, but on the whole the selection is very nice.

My son, who is now 2 and a half years old, knows 3 or 4 of these poems by heart and loves to hear his favorites when a related subject comes up during the day. For example, Robert Louis Stevenson's "The Swing" when we are at the park. This book is a lovely way to introduce appreciation for rhyming, rythmic language and general literary beauty.

Enjoy!

My Food/Mi Comida: This board book offers poor translation and does not include food items that are a natural part of Hispanic children's diet.

I do not recommend this book for pre-schoolers, parents to read to children, or for pre-school teachers to use at pre-school.

Emberley has some odd pictures making this book a bit useless. Soup looks like a cheese wheel. Other food items like berries are recognizable, but not as clear as I feel they should be. Also, some items are a bit odd - like a radish - what child is eating radishes on a regular basis? There are alot of better choices for a child's book. I would likely not buy her books again.

As a native Spanish speaker, it is very important for me that my son learn Spanish. My son loves all of the books in this series, but this one causes me a few problems. Part of the problem is the Spanish words used (which is an issue for my dialect). For example, "bananas" is translated as "las bananas" instead of "los platanos" and peas are translated as "las guisantes" instead of "los chicharros" and "broccolli" is "el brecol" instead of "el broculi" (sorry my keyboard is not set to do accents). The other issue is some of the foods selected. For example, "soup" is one of the foods, but it is hard to draw in a way that children really understand that is is soup. "Radish" is anothert choice, but since it is such an uncommon vegetable, I am not sure why she didn't use someting like a potato or a bell pepper, which are more common. So, I would recommend this book, but be prepared to change some of the words around using your computer, printer, and some glue.

I wanted to introduce Spanish to my infant son so I bought this and "Mi Ropa/My Clothes" by the same author. I like this one the best. Both have very simple pictures labeled with the English and Spanish word. My son is 5 months old and seems to enjoy the pictures.

This brightly colored book is great to use as an addition to a Spanish curriculum like the workbook Flip Flop Spanish. The sturdy pages continue to wow my classes of ages 3 all the way to 12 years old. If you'd like to introduce your child to Spanish, I might choose an animal, colors, or shapes book before this one.

The changes in words based on region, as another reviewer stated, are hard to get around - the problems she had with the words are less common where we live - so I think it's great to know ANY word when you're trying to introduce a second language to your child. It's a big endeavor, and this book helps!

This is the first book that my son loved... from the time he was a few months old till now at 19 months he still loves it. I think he feels proud of himself that he can share a role in reading the book. He turns to each page.. he can EASILY open up the flap because the flaps are large and sturdy and he loves saying BOO! to all the neat things he finds and can touch. I really feel that because of this book my son grew a love for reading and i often find him reading and playing with this book himself. The book is holding up very well even though it is the most read book in our house.

My child received this book as a gift, and being very concerned about my child's education wanted a variety of books to read my child. This book is the one he wants to read. He LOVES this book. It allows him to turn the pages and be "surprised" at the next item, using his motor skills as well. If I read another book to him, Bathtime Peekaboo must be read before and after each book. I don't know why but he just laughs and enjoys himself totally reading this book. I never would have bought it for my child, but now seeing him with this book am looking at purchasing the others like it in the collection.

We own Baby Says, Bedtime, Bathtime, and Playtime Peekaboo books. Our daughter is particularly attached to Baby Says and Bedtime Peekaboo. She became attached to these books around 9 months of age and still reads them daily and she's 20 months old now. She loves opening the flaps and feeling each item. Bathtime and Playtime Peekaboo don't seem to stimulate her as much in the touch department, but she still likes looking at them. She has spent countless hours looking through the books herself. Unfortunately she ripped several pages out when she was younger and are now taped back in. They are sturdy but when a child is determined to rip a board book, it will happen. These are must have books. So much so we are ordering Farm and Dress Up Peekaboo.

she loves them- it allows her to be interactive- opening each page. Since she can't read/understand, it's a way for her to be a part of the "reading" process. she opens each flap and touches/feels the page with the new texture. she loves it, they're her favorites. I would say the bedtime and playtime and bathtime are better than the "baby says peekaboo" b/c i think she likes all the toys she finds on the pages, whereas that one is revealing babys. but she still likes the whole process of all the books.

I bought this after my 10 month old showed an interest in another "lift the flap" book.

He adores this one. He spends as much time alone with it as he does his favorite toys. He remembers the pages and goes back to them to lift the flap to see the duckie and frog, etc. underneath. It's a great way to get small infants interested in books.

Now my son runs his fingers down the pages of all his books in the expectation he can lift up something to see what is underneath.

Every page or two page spread has a number of photographs of animals, in various categories - giant ones, colorful ones, farm animals, that sort of thing.

Each animal is identified by one word.

Just right for this age group, especially any baby or toddler who is really into animals. I recommend this book, and, really, the whole series.

We got this for our 1.5 year old and think its worth every penny. The animals are large and well illustrated and she can now look around and immediately relate to animals she sees in real or on TV. She has learnt almost all animals and we find that it is a great way to spend time weaving stories around these animals.

This was both our boys' favorite book from about 16 months to 3 years. While there are probably too many pictures on a page for younger babies, and I don't recommend reading every word every time through, it introduces a lot of great animals in interesting categories ("spiky", "armored", and "colorful").

I purchased this book for my 14 month old granddaughter and a day does not go by that we do not read this book together! She comprehends but has decided not to use her language skills to date (she is now 16 months old) and therefore this book has become her tool to communicate about animals. She sees an animal in a magazine, another book or on television and will run to retrieve this book, thumbs through to the exact page where the animal is located, and literally uses it as a "show and tell" tool! The pictures are absolutely amazing! Hopefully she will speak soon but this book has reassured ME that she is no dummy! -

A loving Grandmother!

My daughter loves this book. She has lots and lots of books, but this is one of her favorites! It has a really wide vaiety of animals. We love it!