Baby Preschool Books

I bought this book for my nephew and it is a nice quality board book that has poetry along with images of Van Gogh's famous paintings. Even the adults enjoy looking at the artwork!

We bought the 4-box collection which includes this book, and have bought many of the others since. My daughter loves them, and they are a wonderful addition to any child's library.

My 16 month old son enjoys this book very much. He is fascinated by the images and he likes to listen to the rhymes as well. An excellent introduction to art.

Little ones love these colors, Van Gogh used a lot of vivid colors and they are just as stimulating as Seuss illustrations. Finally a book parents can ejoy reading to their kids!

I am a preschool teacher and enjoy teaching three year olds about art and artists. One artist that we recently studied was Vincent Van Gogh. The children painted sunflowers just like Van Gogh. They loved looking at this book and hearing the story that went along with it. They spent a lot of time studying his sunflower painting in this book and then painted beautiful sunflowers of their own!

Rainbow Fish is as colorful as usual on the front and back cover. The inside pages are all about color but are not brightly colored.
Brighter colors would be more stimulating and attractive to the age
group for which this book is intended.

My son needed help with learning to write numbers. this product was effective in gaining his interest in writing the numbers. good investment for parents trying to keep there children a step ahead in school.

I wanted this book for activity ideas not dittos and activity sheets, I will make it work. I will be using some of the concepts and some dittos.

Covey incorporates his highly successful life style changes to the benefit of the toddler and pre-schooler in this interesting and skillful book. Who can question his methods? They work on every age group and in every situation. Motivational and encouraging, this children's volume will not only help the child but the parent to understand why math and learning in general can be fun.

My Grandson realy likes this book, I saw him sleeping on it one night. He likes to touch the tags and feel the softness of the book.

My newborn was immediately attracted to the book. Every other page is fleece. He also likes Fuzzy Bee and friends but you can't throw that in the wash.

I purchased this for my under 1 year old nephew at the time that needed a bit of help with his "pinchers". I was told it was a cute book but certainly not worth the original list price because it seems as if it could be made at home. I am pleased with the purchase, but would have loved more quality being put into it.

My son has liked this book since he was about 4-5 months old. Back then, he liked to touch and snuggle and manipulate and chew on it while in the swing or bouncy chair. Now as a toddler, he likes to look at the pictures. Because it is soft, it makes a good book to read in bed/keep by the bed.

My daughter prefers the board book to the soft one, but this one travels well and has plenty of tags on it. Of course, she plays with the manufacturer's tag anyway. Nice for a gift.

"Where's Spot" delightfully describes a search for Spot in hidden locations. The toddler lifts a flap to see if the dog is there. Great to read with young grandchildren, even the littlest ones, who loudly say "NO" when Spot is not found. You will hear,"Read it again," when the search is over.

I purchased this book 17 years ago for the first time when my daughter was born. I read it to her nightly and by her first birthday she knew the story completely, shaking her head no at each hiding place we'd look in for Spot. She enjoyed looking under the blanket, and in the closet trying to find Spot. It wasn't a book you just read, it was one where she got to pick up flaps to find other animals hiding throughout the house. It was interactive for her and gave us both great joy. It has become my favorite gift for new parents. I wish them the same joy my daughter and I shared reading this book.

My 2-year old son Connor received Where's Spot for Christmas (thanks, Aunt Judy!) and it was love at first sight. I didn't think anything would be able to knock One Naked Baby from atop his "most requested" list, but this charming little book did the trick.

The book focuses on mama dog Sally's search for her wayward pup Spot, who is late for supper. Each page finds Sally in a different part of the house, and contains a lift-up flap that hides a different animal. The text is kept to a minimum (usually it's just "Is he under the bed, etc.?" followed by "No"), but it has a rhythm that really drew my son's interest and had him eagerly turning pages in the hopes of eventually finding Spot. The illustrations add to the book's charm. There are plenty of bright colors and the animals are just irresistible. I'm a confirmed cynic, but even I can't help but grin when Sally and Spot finally settle down for their dinner. My son's enthusiastic "Good boy, Spot" only makes that smile wider.

As simple as the book may seem, it does include plenty of learning opportunities, from identifying the various animals and colors to the household items and shapes. The repeated use of the word "No" also provides a simple example of how letters are combined to make a word.

This fun little book gets my highest recommendation, and more importantly it get's Connor's "Again, again!" seal of approval. It's a great addition to any toddler's library, and would make a great baby shower gift as well.

I am confused looking at the reviews here. They are all for the Spot book. The book is very good too, but the video (here on this page) is also great. I have it for my niece and also for my daughter, and am buying another copy for a baby gift for someone.

This video is great for a baby's first cartoon/TV to watch. It is not too "busy" (or too long) for babies like other cartoons can be. I noticed my daughter *really* watching it and smiling and laughing at it around four months old. And she has enjoyed it ever since (and is now 3). It's cute and simple - perfect for babies and toddlers.

With my daughter interested in Spot, it gave me time to do some dishes or read the day's mail - uninterupted! I highly recommend *ALL* the Spot videos (although the longer ones, like the Christmas one, my daugter didn't get into as much until she was about two). "Where's Spot" and "Spot at the Farm" are her favorites. And she enjoys the books too.

Also - I recommend Kipper the Dog videos too. They are also the same simple shapes/characters and sceneries and stories, just like Spot. And Maisy Mouse videos and books. I never see any babies and toddlers who don't like Spot, Kipper, and Maisy.The Baby Mozart videos are also excellent. Kids are drawn to them. None of the above are wastes of money - and they enjoy them from babyhood into toddlerhood.

My two-month-old daughter got this book for Christmas. I thought she was too young for it. Boy, was I wrong! It is her absolute favorite!! Now at nine months old, she is lifting all the flaps and turning the pages. She gets so excited when I open this book. I cannot recommend it enough. The pictures are bright, the words repetitious, and the flaps sturdy -- a perfect combination for babies and toddlers! From now on, this is the book I am going to buy whenever I need to buy a baby or toddler gift. No one will be disappointed with Where's Spot!

My mom read to me every night as a child and our library of children's books were immense. I have vivid memories of approx 10 books out of hundreds and this is one of them. I agree with another reviewer that this book captures the quiet and stillness of a snowy winter day in the city. It is a simple book but my daughter loves it as much as I did back in the 80's.
The other notable books from my childhood were

Harold and the purple crayon

Animalia

Goodnight Moon

Runaway bunny

Go! Dog Go!

And this whole monster series that I can not recall the exact names of....something like Monsters ABC and one about manners....I dunno.

I really love Snowy Day though...

Ezra Jack Keats crosses social and cultural boundaries in this book when he creates a story where the hero is a black boy in a big city. The book is a vibrant story of a little boy named Peter and the excitement of the first snow of the season.

The story is simple and easy to read, but the illustrations are what bring this book to life. Ezra Jack Keats uses collage and marbling techniques to illustrate this book. The vibrant colors help us with the mood of the story. When Peter is happy the sky is a brilliant blue, but then he becomes angry and the sky turns black. We can sense Peter's excitement when the sky is grey with swirls. Keats uses the colors and textures of his illustrations to set the mood and help us understand the story.

The Snowy Day is a Caldecott winner from 1963. This picture book would be perfect for any child in early childhood. In addition, an elementary teacher may use this book with older students (grades 2-5) as an example of how illustrations can set the mood. In addition this book would make a great think aloud on making predictions, connections, or asking yourself questions.

I had long forgotten this book from my childhood, and when a friend recently brought a copy over as a gift for my daughter, I gasped in delight.
The memories came flooding back as I turned each page to reveal the familiar artwork, still as fresh and engaging as it was so many years ago.
I hope my daughter grows to love this book as much as I did as a child, and I'm so excited to have been re-introduced to such a fantastic story.

Crunch, crunch, crunch. My boys love to read about Peter's adventures out in the snow. They began to enjoy the story and the pictures long before they were old enough to understand what happened to the snowball in Peter's pocket.

This was a Kwanzaa gift for my 4yr old son. He really enjoyed this book and wanted me to read it over and over again. He was so tickled to see that the little boy in the story looked just like him. It snowed 3 weeks later!

Making More Words is a great resource for my SLD/EH reading class. It helps the students to see how letters can be arrange to make other words from one big word. My class likes these activites.

My students this year seem to be struggling a lot with spelling. I needed a different tactic besides our typical spelling activities each week for my students to make progress. I have seen this process done many times in the past but just shrugged it off because I didn't know where I was going to fit it in during the day. I have made the time for only 15-20 minutes to do this short, simple lesson each day. I have seen my students make progress already. They love the challenge of finding out the secret word each day, too. If your students are having a hard time with spelling, make this purchase and you will not regret it.

I am a reading specialist who previews new books all the time. I liked this book because it emphasizes the connection between spelling and phonics which is like being two sides of a coin. In addition, the activities are suitable for various levels and they seem to be classroom tested because I can sense that they are very realistic and practical.

The author really gives the cat in this story a voice, not to mention the cat is just like mine. Great story and pictures. I read it to my fourth grade class and they enjoyed it.

This is a humorous look at an imaginary life of Merl the "special" cat. He has his cat people and when they bring a puppy into the home, Merl begins an adventure. Kids love to hear it over and over--the illustrations are also very lovely. I love to read this out loud.

Awesome book! Only thing that I didn't really like so much were the grey people (they seemed to be photographs) that were inserted with the animals) Merl certainly is a very special cat, and I can't think of a reason why any child wouldn't love this book. I'm especially fond of Merl's pink mouse toy.

That aside, the writing is great and the illustration (Aside from the grey people) fit the mood of the whole thing fanatsticly. The 'i'm so irritated' cat face is just perfectly captured.

"My dish. My sofa. My chair. My mouse. My Bed." These are the words uttered by Merl, a very special cat and above each two word sentence is an excellent illustration. Merl, who always seems to have his pink mouse toy in his teeth by the tail is a happy, content cat, until his owners bring home a puppy. The puppy dog licks and slurps Merl to no end, apparently not aware that cats and dogs aren't supposed to be friends. Merl does everything he can to discourage the puppy, but in the end finds that nothing he does will shake this dog's love, so he leaves and seeks out a new home.

However, everywhere he goes he has problems, first a lady dresses him up like a show cat, children fight over him and he winds up sleeping in a box on the street until this dog comes by and guess what, that dog is the puppy all grown up and he takes Merl home and Merl decides to be friends after all, but there are a few rules he lays down and they are, "My dish. My sofa. My chair. My mouse. My bed and My Big Dog."

This is wonderful book for children just learning to read. The illustrations are simply beautiful. Your child will just love this. I know my girls did when they were learning to read. Five stars from me for "My Big Dog."

Our class thought this book was funny! We laughed when the cat, Merl, got dressed up as a girl. Our favorite part was when the kids played tug-of-war with Merl. You have to buy this book! It is excellent!

Cute book about a father dancing with his baby girl. The text rhymes, which makes it easy to read --- almost like a song.

I love the artwork and I love that the dad is the main character along with his daughter. Wonderful read for your newbor and infant!

This book is so lovely and my 5 month old daughter beamed the first time she saw it. The poem is simple and the pictures are so sweet. The daddy swings the baby girl all around as her tears turn into laughter. It reminds me of how my daughter and my husband play together....maybe it reminds my daughter of her daddy too! Love it!

My daughter loved this book as a baby. We had it out of the library so many times, I bought it when she was 10 months old. Her 3 year old brother and I both learnt it by heart from singing it to her every night. She still really likes it at 21 months old, though now we don't read it every night. I love the illustrations that show the real movement of the baby up and down, round and round, and of course that one can sing the whole book.

My daughter, nearly three, picked Baby Dance out of the library on her own. She has insisted on having it sung to her every night for the past three weeks. She's at the "why" stage of life -- so rather than just enjoy the pictures, she's also questioning the plot: why is the baby sad (at the beginning)? and observing "look, the mama's awake! (at the end). The book is a really sweet take on something all too familiar -- a baby's distress that mama's not always available -- but with a lovely message that dada can make baby smile, too!

I have two of the Rosemary Wells/Ione Opie Mother Goose books that we've enjoyed for many years. The pictures are large & colorful, and the poems are just the right size for younger listeners. This is the second time that I've bought the series after 10 years, as my kids loved them so much that they took them EVERYWHERE, and the books were worn out from too much loving. I like the mix of familiar & new-to-us rhymes, especially as my husband is British, and some that I didn't know were familiar to him. Great additions to a library!

We received this book as a baby shower gift, and several times since then, I've given it to others at their baby showers. The illustrations in this book are so beautiful. I wish some of them were available as frame-able art for children's rooms.

The switching of "What little girls/little boys are made of" is asinine. While I am not a proponent of burning books, I might as well have burned the money I spent on this one. How disappointing. I recognize that the argument to keep politics out of nursery rhymes has been disputed ad nauseum, but that's really the point isn't it? If you, like me, prefer that your kids learn the rhymes the same way they've been passed down, then avoid this book. That one change has rendered all else suspect. However, if you are down with feminism rah rah, here's the book for you. But why not call it, "Here comes Androgynous Goose." After all, the image of a maternal fowl spouting gibberish promotes a terrible stereotype. One that the author might well wish to avoid. In fine, this book lays a big fat egg. Thanks. You've been great. Don't forget to tip the bartender.

Beautiful book, but most of the material is completely unfamiliar to me, and I expected it to be more common poems / nursery rhymes. I think I was looking for the other one by the same author

Why did she shorten a number of the poems/ditties? This reads like my radio scanning the first 10 seconds of each station. These poems were written with lots of verses, why not include them?

And I don't particularly enjoy the sanitizing of the What Are Little Boys Made Of poem. Why not read it in the original? Wouldn't it provide an interesting opportunity to discuss gender stereotypes to appropriately aged children, instead of dumbing it down for them?

I did like My Kindergarten, though.