My Very First Book of Shapes / Mi primer libro de figuras
Can you find what is round? What is square? In this bilingual English / Spanish edition from Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, children can find the bottom half of a page that matches the top half. Find the right pairs, and you will learn to identify all kinds of shapes. From dome-shaped ladybugs to diamond-shaped kites, this clever board book makes learning fun.
Lois Ehlert’s Growing Garden Gift Set
"The book provides a healthy dose of completely digestible information on growing and nurturing living things; it's also a zesty introduction to vivid, abstract art." -Publishers Weekly, of Growing Vegetable SoupColor explodes from Ehlert's bold, beautiful cut-paper collages like seeds from an over-ripe pod. Three gift-sized editions of her beloved hardcover picture books--Eating the Alphabet (with a glossary of fruits and vegetables), Planting a Rainbow (a concept book about colors and different flowers), and Growing Vegetable Soup (includes a recipe!)--are packaged in a lovely slipcase with a 16" x 22" flower-garden poster. It's a springtime extravaganza!
My Colors, My World/Mis Colores, Mi Mundo
Pura Belpr矇 Illustrator Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)Bilingual English/Spanish. An instant favorite, this beautiful bilingual board book follows Maya as she discovers all the colors in her world.Maya longs to find brilliant, beautiful color in her world. But when the wind blows, desert sand covers everything, and turns her whole neighborhood the color of dust. With the help of a feathered friend, Maya searches high and low to find the colors in her world. And she does-in the vibrant purple of her Mama's flowers, the juicy green of a prickly cactus, the hot pink clouds at sunset, and the shiny black of her Papi's hair. As they follow Maya's search for all the colors of the rainbow, little readers will be inspired to look around and ask themselves, where can I find the colors in my world? Written in English and Spanish, this beautiful bilingual board book will be an instant favorite for beginning readers.
Monsters Love Colors
An explosively bright and colorful picture book with lots of kid appealDid you know that monsters love to scribble, scribble, mix, dance, and wiggle?! Why? Because monsters love to make new colors!Celebrate along with the hilarious monsters in this wild and energetic picture book. Mixing and discovering color has never been so much fun! Sure to spark the imaginative artist in everyone.Monsters Love Colors is a good companion to such favorites as Herve Tullet's Mix It Up! and Claire Freedman and Ben Cort's Monsters Love Underpants.Plus check out Monsters Love School by Mike Austin!
The Shape of My Heart
This is the shape of us, the shape of you and meThis is the shape of our eyes, and this is the world that we see... From sun up to sun down, from our hands and our feet, to animals, cars, food, and teddy bears, the world is alive with endless shapes to identify. Once you start to look, who knows what shapes you'll discover next! With its gently reassuring text and vivid illustrations, The Shape of My Heart invites readers to look beyond the obvious, and explore the world in a whole new way.
Pantone
Explore the world of colors with Pantone: Box of Color, a set of six interactive board books from the authorities on color. "Pleasingly tactile variations of six colors." ―Wall Street Journal "Smart and well-designed, showcase subtle shades of six colors." ―Publishers Weekly Featuring one book for each of the six colors of the rainbow--red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple--this beautifully packaged box set of chunky board books brims with gorgeous PANTONE swatches. Most children's books about color offer only a few basic hues, but Pantone: Box of Color offers subtle variations that show the many shades each color has. Simple text prompts readers to label objects and observe lighter and darker shades of the same color family, promoting a new way of noticing the colorful--and surprising--world around us. Young readers will marvel at the peek-through die-cuts that transform as they turn the page. In 1963, Pantone revolutionized the printing industry with the colorful PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM(R), an innovative tool allowing for the faithful selection, articulation, and reproduction of consistent, accurate color anywhere in the world. Today, PANTONE serves not only as the premier color authority in trends, but as a consumer brand in apparel, housewares, accessories, arts and crafts, stationery and office supplies, home furnishings, and apps, offering products inspired by their signature chip design. An iconic name in graphic design, fashion, publishing, and more, Pantone offers consumer products inspired by the signature Pantone chip design. Collect all the Abrams Pantone books to infuse your child's bookshelf with a rainbow of bold colors and patterns! Pantone: Colors Pantone: Color Puzzles Pantone: Color Cards Pantone: Box of Color
Curious George Librarian for a Day
Curious George won the 2010 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program on PBS-TV, and this delightful tie-in tells the madcap story of Curious George at the library. Of course, when the librarian Mrs. Dewey leaves George in charge, he's in quite the quandary. How will he organize the books? By color? By size? Will he able to shelve them all before Mrs. Dewey comes back? Activities exploring alphabetizing and classification add even more fun to the equation. For more monkey fun, investigate www.curiousgeorge.com and discover all the latest on Curious George, books, promotions, games, activities, and more!
Happy Little Yellow Box
David A. Carter brings the unique aesthetic of his award-winning color series to the younger set in The Happy Little Yellow Box. This highly interactive novelty book follows a friendly yellow box as he journeys high and low, near and far--until finally resting in a spot that is "just right." This fun, engaging read introduces the first concepts of colors, counting, shapes, and opposites through the use of pop-ups, pull-tabs, and more!
Green
Die cut pages bring surprise after surprise in this magical new book from the "Queen of the concept book"--an intricate and satisfying homage to green, the color of all creation. How many kinds of green are there? There's the lush green of a forest on a late spring day, the fresh, juicy green of a just-cut lime, the incandescent green of a firefly, and the vivid aquamarine of a tropical sea. In her newest book, Caldecott and Geisel Honor Book author Laura Vaccaro Seeger fashions an homage to a single color and, in doing so, creates a book that will delight and, quite possibly astonish you. This title has Common Core connections. Green is a Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2012 Green is a 2013 Caldecott Honor Book
Swirl by Swirl
A Caldecott medalist and a Newbery Honor-winning poet celebrate the beauty and value of spirals.What makes the tiny snail shell so beautiful? Why does that shape occur in nature over and over again--in rushing rivers, in a flower bud, even inside your ear?With simplicity and grace, Joyce Sidman's poetry paired with Beth Krommes's scratchboard illustrations not only reveal the many spirals in nature--from fiddleheads to elephant tusks, from crashing waves to spiraling galaxies--but also celebrate the beauty and usefulness of this fascinating shape.
Orange Pear Apple Bear
Destined to become a contemporary classic, this book has spare text and sweet illustrations but contains only five words: apple, pear, orange, bear--and there. Emily Gravett creates clever variations on this theme by rearranging the words--on one spread, a brown bear juggles an orange, apple, and pear; on another spread, there is an orange-colored apple and a pear-shaped bear. Simple and compelling, children will enjoy reading this book over and over again as they learn many different concepts.
We All Go Traveling by
All aboard! This rhythmic I-spy journey to school through various landscapes, is the perfect introduction to colors, modes of transportation, and of course, music! New enhanced CD includes video animation and audio singalong.
Little Blue and Little Yellow
Leo Lionni's first picture book has at last found its perfect format in this sturdy board book for the very youngest child. Little Blue and Little Yellow are best friends, but one day they can't find each other. When they finally do, they give each other such a big hug that they turn green! How they find their true colors again concludes a wonderfully satisfying story told with colorful pieces of torn paper and very few words. This classic tale of friendship also offers a playful introduction to color concepts.
Press Here
The longest-running picture book on the New York Times bestseller list! "Tullet's brilliant creation proves that books need not lose out to electronic wizardry; his colorful dots perform every bit as engagingly as any on the screen of an iPad.... The joy is in the tacit agreement between artist and reader that what's happening is magic. Shh! Don't tell."--Publishers Weekly Herv矇 Tullet's delightful sensory books have sold millions of copies around the world. Here is his beloved Press Here in a beautiful hardcover edition just right for toddlers, preschoolers, and early readers. Press the yellow dot on the cover of this interactive children's book, follow the instructions within, and embark upon a magical journey! Each page of this surprising touch book instructs the reader to push the button, shake it up, tilt the book, and who knows what will happen next! TOUCH THINK LEARN BOOKS: Surprising and fun, Herv矇 Tullet's adventures are great for the whole family. Children and adults alike will giggle with delight as the dots multiply, change direction, and grow in size! PERFECT FOR TEACHERS' PICK BOOK LIST: Engaging and instructive read-aloud fun, Press Here holds appeal for all ages. This unique interactive picture book about the power of imagination is especially remarkable because the adventure occurs on the flat surface of the simple, printed page. POPULAR CHILDREN'S BOOKS: Herv矇 Tullet is a renowned artist and children's book author with more than 80 internationally acclaimed titles, including Mix It Up!, Let's Play!, Draw Here, and Say Zoop! Perfect for: The millions of children and adults who love Herv矇 Tullet and his wonderful books Fun and interactive read-aloud book for families or small groups Toddlers, preschoolers, and early readers ready to learn about color and shapes in a fun and imaginative way Children's art programs Fans of The Dot; Dear Zoo; Brown Bear, Brown Bear, and other books about color and creativity
The Rainbow Book
A whole rainbow of feelings, combined with beautiful cut-paper pages make the perfect gift for any girl. Emotions are as bright and unique as rainbows. The Rainbow Book explores the relationship between colors and sentiments they might inspire. Does yellow suggest happiness? Is blue peaceful? Set against a deep black background, each page reveals an intricate paper-cutting in a single color and the emotion it suggests: When I feel RED, I am fiery and bold. Each turn of the page reveals another color, leading to a bright rainbow of feelings. A thoughtful gift for everyone from kids to grads, The Rainbow Book culminates with a bright, fold-out rainbow that lets all its colors show.
Upa! Upa! / Hip, Hop
bilingual Portuguese/English board book, 5x5" trim, 6 leaf
Where Is the Green Sheep? / Donde esta la oveja verde?
Little ones are sure to be lulled off to a peaceful, sheep-filled sleep by this cozy book from acclaimed author Mem Fox--now available in a bilingual English/Spanish edition.There are red sheep and blue sheep, wind sheep and wave sheep, scared sheep and brave sheep, but where is the green sheep?The search is on in this cozy, sheep-filled story from acclaimed author Mem Fox and popular Australian cartoonist Judy Horacek. In this edition, each line is translated into Spanish directly below for easy comprehension.Complete with sleepy rhymes and bright illustrations, this book is sure to delight children of all ages, from the very young to those just beginning to read.
Baby’s Shapes
Introducing Karen Katz's Brand-New Baby, a series of books especially tailored to brand-new babies!
Elmer I Kolory / Elmer’s Colours
Elmer the patchwork elephant introduces children to colors in this delightful, popular board book. The text is provided in two languages: English and Polish.
Mouse Paint
Un d穩a tres ratones blancos descubren tres frascos con pintura roja, azul y amarilla. Tanto padres como hijos podr獺n apreciar esta presentaci籀n ligera de una lecci籀n en color. One day three white mice discover three jars of paint--red, blue, and yellow. Both parents and children alike will appreciate this lighthearted presentation of a lesson in color. "Walsh's cut-paper collage illustrations have bold colors and just the right simplicity for the storyline. A real charmer that's great fun as well as informative."--School Library Journal
Aisha Goes in Search of Colour
An amazing tale about caring, sharing and inner beauty from a far away place called Nectarland.Bubblesville, the capital of Nectarland, is home to the world's most special and unusual insects. Aisha is 2 1/2 days old--that's 10 1/2 in butterfly years--she is three inches tall, has four wings, two antenna, and she is the most extraordinary butterfly Nectarland has ever seen. In a land full of the brightest colors, Aisha is born plain gray! How does Aisha learn to live with being different, and how do Nectarland's insects react to her? Find out for yourself in this humorous, classic tale set in a fun world of insects.
Shape by Shape
What am I?I lived a long, long time ago. I had round eyes... lots of sharp teeth... This new concept book from Caldecott Honor illustrator Suse MacDonald is sure to entertain children. As readers turn the brightly colored, die cut pages, shapes on each page come together to reveal a creature from long ago. Page by page, MacDonald's bright, cut-paper, collage-style artwork transforms circles into eyes and triangles into scales until a familiar creature is revealed, with the aid of a large fold-out page, on the final spread. This 9 X 9 jacketed hardcover has die-cut cardstock pages.
Baby Faces
This book catches some of the classic expressions that moms and dads are always trying to elicit when Grandma and Grandpa are visiting: smiles, pouts, wrinkly noses, and more. This new mini edition of the original best-selling board book is perfect for little hands!
Siesta
What do you get when you combine an empty blue backpack, a sleepy brother and sister, and a houseful of treasures? Open this book and find out!Come join the fun--in English and Spanish--and make an ordinary afternoon extraordinary.Qu矇 conseguir獺s si mezclas una mochila azul vac穩a, un hermano y una hermana so簽olientos y una casa llena de tesoros? Abre este libro y te enterar獺s! Toma parte en la diversi籀n biling羹e y convierte una tarde ordinaria en una extraordinaria.
Shape Land
Samuel Square is Shape Land's rudest shape! He always sticks his tongue out at the other shapes and says "Pthhhhhhh!" He buys some roller blades and whizzes around Shape Land causing mischief, ending up stuck in a dustbin. Will his shaped friends be able to pull him out? Or will Samuel Square finally have to learn some manners?
Freight train/ Tren de Carga
This Caldecott Honor-winning bilingual children's book, Spanish/English, is a fun way to introduce simple words and phrases in both languages and is sure to be a welcome resource at home and in schools and libraries.Choo choo! A train is passing by! Can you count the cars? Can you name the colors? Where is the train going? There's only one way to find out--all aboard the freight train!A bilingual edition of the classic Caldecott Honor Book for the youngest child.癒Chu-chu! 癒Pasa el tren! 聶Puedes contar los vagones? 聶Puedes nombrar los colores? 聶A d籀nde va este tren? 癒S籀lo hay una manera de saber todo sobre el tren de carga!Edici籀n biling羹e de este cl獺sico Libro de Honor Caldecott para los ni簽os m獺s peque簽os.
Colors Everywhere
Down by the river on a bright summer's day, Big and Little Nutbrown Hare are lazily looking at all the colors around them. Down by the river on a bright summer's day, Big and Little Nutbrown Hare are lazily looking at all the colors around them. It's so hard to decide which ones they like best! Big Nutbrown Hare's favorite blue is the blue of the sky, while Little Nutbrown Hare's favorite green is the green of the leaves. But which of the many lovely shades of brown will the Nutbrown Hares decide is the best of all?
