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List: Board Books Every Baby Should Read


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Antiracist Baby

Illustrations and rhyming text present nine steps Antiracist Baby can take to improve equity, such as opening our eyes to all skin colors and celebrating all our differences.

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Los pollitos = Little Chickies

¡Ven a cantar, a jugar, y a aprender con canticos! Canticos reune las rimas infantiles y canciones más populares del mundo hispano. Cada cancioncita cuenta una historia con uno de los personajes de Canticos. Es una celebración de nuestra cultura.

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Will Giraffe Laugh?

One giraffe. One bad mood. One timeless question: Will Giraffe Laugh? Meet Giraffe. Giraffe loves to laugh, but today is different. Giraffe is cranky! All of Giraffe's friends want to cheer him up . . . but is laughter the best medicine for such a grumpy guy? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook all about friendship, feelings, grumpiness, and of course, laughter! A fresh and funny new book in creative talent Hilary Leung's memorable series of animal question stories all about preschool milestone moments. Let Giraffe and his friends help you laugh out loud!

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Peekaboo Bedtime

A toddler plays peekaboo with parents, grandparents, toys, and the moon while getting ready for bed.

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Sign Language ABC

A is for ASTRONAUT, B is for BIRD, and C is for CRAB. Bold and bright, hip and cool, this striking ABC board book is like none other: each page teaches children the American Sign Language alphabet through a combination of letters, hand spelling, and adorable illustrations

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You are Light

With a wondrously simple die-cut book, the Caldecott Honorwinning creator of the Journey trilogy brings his talents further into the light. This is the light that dwells inside all the brilliant wonders of the world, including YOU!

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My Heart Fills with Happiness

The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you love. What fills your heart with happiness? This beautiful board book, with illustrations from celebrated artist Julie Flett, serves as a reminder for little ones and adults alike to reflect on and cherish the moments in life that bring us joy.

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More More More Said the Baby

Three babies are caught up in the air and given loving attention by a father, grandmother, and mother.

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A is for Activist

A is for Activist is an ABC board book written and illustrated for the next generation of progressives: families who want their kids to grow up in a space that is unapologetic about activism, environmental justice, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, and everything else that activists believe in and fight for. The alliteration, rhyming, and vibrant illustrations make the book exciting for children, while the issues it brings up resonate with their parents' values of community, equality, and justice. This engaging little book carries huge messages as it inspires hope for the future, and calls children to action while teaching them a love for books

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Baby Beats : Let's Learn 4/4 Time!

Read, clap, and sing in 4/4 time! Count the beats like a conductor with the adorable animals in the marching band. Get your baby smiling and clapping along with you as you discover a love of music together! Clap on the first syllable of each word--and don't let go until the word is done. Before long, you'll be clapping to the marching beat.

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Counting

Uses print and braille to teach young readers to count.--

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ABC Dance! : an Animal Alphabet

Shake your boots with newts, lambada with llamas, and slide with sloths as you dance through the alphabet from Aardvark to Zebra.

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Democracy!

"A simple, fact-filled introduction for the smallest activists on how to participate in a democracy by making your voice heard and voting"--

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Mermaids are Real!

"Treasure and coral and song--that's what mermaids are made of. Take a peek into their secret magical world!" --

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An ABC of Equality

An ABC of equality introduces complicated concepts to the youngest of children, from celebrating our differences, understanding everyone's beliefs, and treating everyone with kindness.

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Butts

What animal has a butt like this? Little ones will love guessing which of their favorite animals belong to each butt in this question-and-answer title filled with bold text and bright photographs.

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Mary had a Little Lamb : Let's Learn our Colors!

Mary's woolly friend is joined by a colorful (and noisy) entourage in a funny first concept board book by the inimitable Jarvis. Everyone knows that Mary had a little companion, with fleece as white as snow. Baaa! But did you know that an orange tiger trailed them? Raar! And a pink dancing hippo, too? Fa-la-la-la-la! And who is that red fellow swinging on a vine, or those blue bears blowing on horns? With a bright array of colors and a cacophony of sound words, this cumulative twist on a classic rhyme will have children clamoring to follow along.

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Baby Feminists : a Lift-the-Flap Book

"Before these feminists made their mark, they were .babies! Lift the flaps to meet icons like activist Gloria Steinem, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison as adorable infants and toddlers"--Back cover.

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Dream Big, Little One

Featuring 18 trailblazing black women in American history, Dream Big, Little One is the board book adaptation of the author's Little leaders: bold women in Black history.

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Library Babies

Here come the library babies, ready to give you a tour of their favorite local library! There's no place more magical than a library, where adventures can be had both inside the pages of a book and out. Here you can find hidden nooks for reading, encounter new worlds during story time, and take the big step of signing up for your very first library card. From puppet shows to getting to take out towering stacks of books to enjoy at home, this joyful board book teaches every child that through books and libraries, the possibilities are endless. And the fun doesn't end there: Library Babies includes oodles of activities and educational reading tips to help parents enjoy the book with their children over and over again!

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Besos for Baby: A Little Book of Kisses

Everyone has kisses for Baby, from Mami and Papi to perro and gato. Using simple Spanish words, this charming read-aloud proves that love is the same in every language! Parents won't be able to resist giving baby muchos besos as they share this bilingual read aloud, filled with bold, graphic illustrations, with their little bébé!

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