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List: High Contrast Books for Newborns
Look, Look!
Look, look! Children run, fish swim, stars shine . . . all for baby's eyes to see. This sturdy board book, full of high-contrast black-and-white cut-paper art perfect for staring at, is just the thing for the eyes of the youngest babies. A few words in curving red type on each spread describe the scenes--a car races, a cat stretches, flowers bloom-- and extend the book's age appeal so that it will be fascinating to older babies, too.
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Black White : a baby's very first book
White illustrations against a black background, alternating with black illustrations against a white background, depicting objects such as an elephant, butterfly, leaf, horse, baby bottle, and sailboat.
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Black on White
Black illustrations against a white background depict such objects as an elephant, butterfly, and leaf. On board pages.
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Who are They?
Black silhouettes against white background depict different mother animals and their young, from one sheep to five ducks. On board pages.
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Black Cat & White Cat
Black Cat, who lives in a white house, and White Cat, who lives in a black house, become friends but must find a more colorful place to play together.
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Hello, Bugs!
A charming introduction to ten beautiful little bugs, featuring high contrast black-and-white patterns. A glittering burst of colored foil brings a vivid splash of color to every page. With first words to join in with, this stunning book will captivate sparkly little babies everywhere!
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Black & White Nighty-night
This unique concept book combines the ever-popular bedtime nursery rhyme with contemporary high contrast illustrations, specifically designed with babies in mind. The youngest readers and their families will delight in the gentle story of an owl saying goodnight to barnyard friends as they snuggle into bed.
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Jane Foster's Black and White
Illustrations of animals introduce readers to the colors black and white.--
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Baby Sees First Colors : black, white, and red
Infants can distinguish the colors black and white because of their high contrast. But what is the next color infants see? Red! The images in this book have been created based on decades of research and refinement and are accompanied by bouncy, rhyming text.
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Look at Baby's House
Look! The sun is rising at baby?s house. In this delightful follow-up to Look, Look! and Look at the Animals!, a baby?s day unfolds. Bold, black and- white illustrations and a warm, simple text are perfect for sharing with little ones just beginning to look and learn. An ideal shower gift!
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Hello, Garden Bugs
Newborns cannot fully recognize colors, so the sharp contrast between black and white patterns and illustrations allows babies to follow along and make connections to the real world, an important building block for communication skills. Using simple greetings like "Hello, bumblebee" and "Good to see you, dragonfly" alongside black-and-white art by Julissa Mora, Hello, Garden Bugs is the perfect board book for babies just beginning to look around and learn about their world.
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Look Look Outside!
There's a world of wonder outside baby's window in this fourth board book in the popular Look, Look! series. In striking black-and-white images perfect for infant eyes, ladybugs fly, cars zoom, and clouds float. With bold, simple text and art, this board book makes an ideal learning experience for very young babies and a perfect shower gift.
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