Hello, friends! Our book today is Sleep, My Baby, written by Dr. Lena Allen-Shore and Jacques J. M. Shore, and illustrated by Jessica Courtney-Tickle, an enormously sweet lullaby from parent to child in board book form. This bedtime serenade, based on a lullaby written by the author’s mother, opens on a mother carrying her baby … Continue reading Sleep, My Baby (Dr. Lena Allen-Shore & Jacques J. M. Shore)
Hello, friends! Our book today is I'm Feeling School Bus Yellow!, written by Tina Gallo and illustrated by Clair Rossiter, a Crayola-themed board book of back-to-school colors. How do you feel when you go back to school? Do you feel “school bus yellow” while you’re waiting for the bus, bright and excited? Do you feel … Continue reading I’m Feeling School Bus Yellow! (Tina Gallo)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Peep! by Kevin Luthardt, a sweet board book about friendship and growing up. As a little boy wanders through a park, he happens upon a hatching egg (“CRAAAACK!”), out of which emerges a tiny yellow duckling, who immediately lets loose an eager, “Peep!”. Though the boy commands the newborn … Continue reading Peep! (Kevin Luthardt)
Hello, friends! Our book today is Busy Bots by Priddy Books, a sweet seek-and-find board book for young engineers. Meet the Busy Bots! These eighteen animal-inspired creatures - with names like Dogbot, Octobot, Spiderbot, etc. - are ingeniously constructed of (photographs of) household supplies, and are introduced in turn to the reader with simple yet … Continue reading Busy Bots (Priddy Books)
Hello, friends! Our book today is You're My Little Baby by Eric Carle, a touch-and-feel board book featuring the timelessly charming artwork of the beloved children’s author and illustrator. With parent as narrator, this simple title compares the reader’s little baby to the adorable offspring of other creatures; they are playful and shy like a … Continue reading You’re My Little Baby (Eric Carle)
