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Board Books for the Younger Crowd: Board books are strong, colourful and designed to stand up to the rigours of being explored by toddlers and read by parents. ...

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I Love You, Sun
I Love You, Moon

Karen Pandell and Tomie dePaola

Love the world around you with this wonderful heart-shaped board book. Simple text and Tomie dePaola’s classic illustrations honour the little things in life, like the wind, the trees, the birds, and the stars. This favourite board book is being reissued in a heart shape, with slightly bigger trim and shiny pink foil. It’s perfect for Valentine’s Day, Earth Day, and every day.



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My Very First Signs
Heather J. Rosas

Spend a day with twins Josie and Josh as they wake up, eat breakfast, visit their grandparents, take a bath, and go to sleep, lifting the flaps to learn sign language along the way. Studies have shown that babies can communicate using sign language long before they can speak. The new Little Signs series teaches basic American Sign Language (ASL) signs in a fun, lift-the-flap format.



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Chicka Chicka ABC
Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault

Chicka Chicka Boom Boom, the beloved classic picture book, is now available in an abridged board book perfect for parent and child to share. This rhythmic, rhyming storybook will have little ones clapping, stamping their feet, and singing their way from A to Z and back again. This alphabet treat is sure to bring the beat and a smile to even the youngest child.



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Oh My Oh My Oh My Dinosaurs!
Sandra Boynton

Sunbathing dinosaurs and artistic dinosaurs, dancing dinosaurs and volleyball-playing dinosaurs make learning opposites fun! From Boynton on Board, the bestselling series of extra-big, extra-fat, extra-appealing board books, Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs! is a book of opposites featuring the inimitable Sandra Boynton’s colorful, humorous drawings and lively text. Main selection of the Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club. Main selection of the Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club. Suitable for ages 1-4.



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Little Bunny’s Bedtime!
Jane Johnson

Little Bunny doesn’t want to go to sleep. Mrs. Rabbit tries everything she knows, from lullabies, lots of snuggles and even a warm bubble bath, but Little Bunny is not ready to sleep and he is beginning to enjoy this “alone time” with Mommy! Finally, Little Bunny wears himself out and “flop” he is fast asleep! Mrs. Rabbit thinks she can get some rest. But just as she begins to drift off ... Readers can touch the bunnies! Special flocking on every spread makes the bunnies’ fur irresistibly soft.



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Big Bear Little Bear
David Bedford

Little Bear longs to be as big and as fast as his mother. In the cold Arctic snow, Mother Bear shows the little polar bear cub what it’s like to be grown up. At the end of the day Little Bear decides he isn’t quite ready to be a big bear yet.



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Baby Danced the Polka
Karen Beaumont

It’s nap time on the farm, but one un-sleepy baby has a different plan .... Will Baby do the cha-cha? Will Mama flip her wig? Will Baby dance the polka with a polka-dotted pig? Perfect fun for young children who like lively stories, this happy tale invites all to join in and dance along. Read, sing, lift the flaps, do a little jig-and-twirl! It's a toe-tappin’, no-nappin’ good time when baby starts to boogie.



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