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Cultivate a love of Earth's biodiversity and counterbalance modern life's reduced exposure to animals.

Bedtime, Lovey Dovey

In a cozy bedtime chat with her mom, a young girl wonders how animal families might say good night. Would Wolf and his pup "kiss and then HOWL"? Would Bear and her cub "kiss and then GROWL"? But what about Sloth and her baby? They move soooo slooowwwww . . . they're sure to be kissing from early evening until long after everyone else is fast asleep! With whimsical art and playful rhyming verse, this picture book is now in board book format for the first time, perfect for bedtime snuggles.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 71403 votes, reviews

Ann Whitford Paul

David Walker

Vocabulary

The amazing boxset contains a set of 10 well-researched board books to introduce wide range of learning topics and everyday objects to the little scholars. Vibrant pictures and accurate word labels encourages the child to build a robust vocabulary in a very short time. The attractive and sturdy gift box sets are the perfect gifts for toddlers. The topics included in the set are - ABC, Numbers, Shapes, Colours, Wild Animals, Farm Animals & Pets, Birds, Fruits, Vegetables, Transport.
average rating is 4.6 out of 5, based on 66860 votes, reviews

Wonder House Books

Classics, Rhythmic

A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck--all parade across the pages of this delightful book. Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle's flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with Bill Martin's singsong text, they create unforgettable images of these endearing animals.
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 49174 votes, reviews

Bill Martin Jr.

Eric Carle

Animals, Permanence, Classics

Dear Zoo is thrity years old -- and still as popular as ever! And with an updated look, this classic children's storybook about a youngster loooking for a perfect pet is sure to delight a new generation of readers!
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 27297 votes, reviews

Rod Campbell

Rod Campbell

Dinosaurs

The third title in National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book series, this book is for kids 4- to 8-years-old who LOVE dinos! The prehistoric world comes alive with dinosaurs small, big, giant, and gigantic, with stunning illustrations by Franco Tempesta—who illustrated National Geographic Kids The Ultimate Dinopedia. Bursting with fun facts and age appropriate information, each spread features a different dinosaur, along with simple text in big type that is perfect for little kids. Young dino fans will love the interactivity included in every chapter, and parents will appreciate tips to help carry readers’ experience beyond the page.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 14570 votes, reviews

Catherine D. Hughes

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Animals, Newborn Touch

An interactive touch and feel book for babies with furry friends and read-aloud text! Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning. Baby Touch and Feel: Animals is an interactive and fun way to help your child learn not only words but shapes and textures too. Bold, bright pictures and colorful animal-inspired illustrations will be more than enough to keep your baby’s attention. This adorable picture book is a perfect first book for toddlers and makes for an ideal baby gift. Read all about an exciting selection of animals, from cute puppies to the mighty elephant! Not too big and not too small, this sturdy, padded sensory book is just the right size for little hands to hold. No need for Mom and Dad to turn the pages! Babies and toddlers can turn the tough board book pages themselves, which helps to develop their fine motor skills while building an early language foundation. This charming board book for babies includes: - An amazing range of different textures to explore. - Cleary labeled pictures and a simple, easy to follow design. - Easy-to-read text to encourage early vocabulary building. - A texture or eye-catching area on every page. - Rounded edges and chunky pages, protecting babies and their growing teeth. Learning to read should always be this fun. Kids will get hours of play from this sturdy board book for babies and toddlers, from making the noises and reading the names to feeling the different textures, like the kitten’s wool ball to the soft fur of the rabbit. This touchy-feely book, with its strong, baby-safe jacket, makes for an ideal baby gift. Packed full of shiny objects and some bumps and grooves, this educational book will engage small children and stimulate early childhood development in different ways.
average rating is 4.7 out of 5, based on 11114 votes, reviews

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Animals, Lift the Flap

Meet all the friendly animals in the forest in this lively, interactive Peek-a-Flap sturdy board book! Little ones will love navigating through every animal-themed page filled with fun facts, new vocabulary words, and surprises found under sturdy lift-a-flaps while learning all about adorable fuzzy forest animals and their habitats! Join foxes, raccoons, deer, bears, squirrels, skunks, and more as they gather food, play, and show you around their forest homes! Durable pages and chunky flaps are perfect for little exploring hands, which also help strengthen hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. A lively, educational forest animal introduction designed to entertain and engage curious little readers. A must for little animal lovers! -Sturdy, thick board pages and durable flaps designed to withstand traditional wear and tear for curious little infants and toddlers. -Lifting the interactive flaps encourages sensory exploration and helps support the development of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination in developing children. -Introduces toddlers and preschoolers to colors and peek-a-boo surprises! -Bright, cheerful illustrations and interesting facts in these sensory lift-a-flap books for babies and preschoolers keep them entertained and engaged.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 3642 votes, reviews

Jaye Garnett

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Ariel Silverstein

Newborn Touch, Animals

Roger Priddy’s Bright Baby Touch and Feel At the Zoo is an interactive board book you can use to help your baby engage their senses through looking, touching, and listening. Cute pictures of animals, rhyming text to read aloud, and touch and feel textures make this book perfect for you and your bright baby.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 2780 votes, reviews

Roger Priddy

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A Little Fox follows a day in the life of...a little fox! Little ones will learn all about the baby fox. What do they do when they are born? How and what do they eat? When they start to grow they learn more than twenty call sounds to their friends! When the sun sets they nuzzle together, wrap their busy tails around each other and drift off to sleep. Mixing sweet illustrations with interesting facts for grown-ups and toddlers alike makes this a great early learning book. Come explore today! • Follow a day in the life of a little fox! • Shaped board book with thick pages perfectly sized for little hands and fingers to turn the pages and read along. • Nostalgic, retro artwork and beautiful pages • A perfect little gift to complete any birthday gift, Easter basket or holiday present • Collect all the fun shaped board books in this series from Cottage Door Press and strengthen a love for books & reading at the earliest ages
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 2760 votes, reviews

Rosalee Wren

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Carine Hinder

Animals

Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter has a brand-new puppy in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether he’s teaching the new pup tricks, giving him a bath, or curling up with him at bedtime, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story. A perfect way to teach children about the responsibility of caring for a pet!
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 1892 votes, reviews

Mercer Mayer

Animals, Newborn Touch

Young readers will love to feel the different textures and hear the farm animal sounds in this interactive, sturdy board book designed for children ages 3 and up. Includes an on/off switch on the back cover to extend battery life. Touch, feel, and hear the farm animals in this sturdy board book. Engaging photographs and appealing textures encourage young readers to explore the exciting world of farm animals. Press the touch-and-feels to hear five realistic farm animal sounds, with a button on the last page to play all five sounds again!
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 1779 votes, reviews

Tiger Tales

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Animals, Alphabet, Vocabulary

With over 3 million copies sold around the world, Graeme Base’s amazing alliterative alphabet book Animalia is one of the most beloved children’s picture books of all time, treasured by children and parents alike as a special reading experience. “So extraordinary, so extravagantly illustrated, so astonishingly alliterative, so thoroughly delightful that any child who does not soon possess it may rightly feel his education has been shamefully neglected.” —San Francisco Chronicle Animalia’s incredible imaginary world intrigues readers of all ages, with hidden objects and ideas on every page. A is for an Armored Armadillo Avoiding an Angry Alligator B is for Beautiful Blue Butterflies Basking by a Babbling Brook C is for Crafty Crimson Cats Carefully Catching Crusty Crayfish And the rest of the alphabet is just as much fun! Graeme Base’s work offers a color-packed palette and imagination-filled menagerie that has changed the way that children’s books are illustrated. Animalia, like many of Base’s books, is a vast puzzle, built with color and filled with creatures. This astonishingly original treatment of the ABCs changed the way parents and teachers imagined the books that they read to children. Base offers a single- or double-page kaleidoscopic illustration for each letter of the alphabet and challenges the reader to find as many words beginning with that letter as possible within. Each illustration is a visual feast, and a fun way to challenge and expand your child’s vocabulary. No parent or child will ever be disappointed in getting Graeme Base’s Animalia as a gift. Its colors and humor are timeless. You will smile, giggle, and laugh when reading about “Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards on Heavily Harnessed Horse.”
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 1772 votes, reviews

Graeme Base

Animals, Lift the Flap

You'll meet all sorts of animals when you peek and explore around wild habitats! Each scene features a pair of lift-a-flaps with peekaboo surprises. Inside the flaps, you'll find fun facts about the animals in the artwork.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 1730 votes, reviews

Jaye Garnett

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Kasia Nowowiejska

Animals, Lift the Flap

Rod Campbell, the creator of the preschool lift-the-flap classic Dear Zoo, has been a trusted name in early learning for over thirty years. Children will love lifting the flaps to discover their favourite farm animals and their babies in Noisy Farm. Meet Sam the farm dog, visit the animals and don't forget to join in by calling out their noises! With bright, bold artwork, a simple, engaging text and a whole host of favourite farm animals, Noisy Farm is a perfect first farm animal story book - and the large paperback format and sturdy card flaps make it great for small hands.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 1630 votes, reviews

Rod Campbell

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Kids and adults alike will love this hysterical, tongue-twisting read-aloud about a goat who farts A LOT! Whether he is making silly faces or farting during goat yoga, Gomer the Gassy Goat will have you laughing out loud before you can say,”Trendy-bendy, nosy, noisy, smiley, smelly, classy, silly, sassy, gassy goat!” Fun goat facts included.
average rating is 4.7 out of 5, based on 1558 votes, reviews

Hayley Rose

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Jungle Bright Studios

Animals, Bedtime

It’s time for Big Bear to hibernate, so Old Man Winter keeps telling him: “Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep.” But Big Bear doesn’t hear very well. He thinks Old Man Winter has told him to drive a jeep, to sweep, and to leap. Big Bear just can’t seem to hear what Old Man Winter is saying. Finally, Old Man Winter finds a noisy way to get Big Bear’s attention. Cozy illustrations rendered in pencil and mixed media by Will Hillenbrand bring this bedtime story to a fitting conclusion.
average rating is 4.7 out of 5, based on 1551 votes, reviews

Maureen Wright

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Will Hillenbrand

Animals, Real Photos, Newborn Touch

Little ones will love to explore the textures of their favorite animals on the farm with this perfect book for their first library. With more than half a million copies sold, this family favorite keeps young readers engaged with pages that encourage exploration and help develop fine motor skills while building an early language foundation. Spend a day at the farm with kittens, horses, chicks, and more in Touch and Feel: Farm. This classic DK board book is filled with clear photography, simple text, and fun textures. Practice animal recognition and sounds, and help your baby learn what an animal may feel when like when it's touched. Pet a dog's soft fur, stroke a baby chick, and tickle a soft kitten on sturdy and tactile board pages that are perfect for small hands.
average rating is 4.7 out of 5, based on 1467 votes, reviews

DK

Camping, Animals

The moose plays the cello. The deer, violin. And it’s ONE-two-three, ONE-two-three, time to begin! Destined to be a read-aloud favorite, Woodland Dance is a mystical, waltzing story from beloved author and illustrator Sandra Boynton, and a magical book to share with a magical child. Woodland animals heed the call of the fox’s bugle to join the woodland dance in a moonlit glade, dancing all night to the music of the Woodland Dance Trio. As the animals wander off to bed, the Trio plays one last piece to welcome the sun. A lovely, lyrical way to end, or start, the day.
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 1446 votes, reviews

Sandra Boynton

Animals

In this instant winter classic, Jan Brett's Hedgie tries to stay awake so he doesn't miss out on all the snowy fun his friends are having. A chill is in the air, and as Hedgie trundles around the farm all his friends tell him of the winter-time fun he will miss as he hibernates: Icicles decorating the chicken coop! Lisa making snowmen! The pond turned to slippery ice!
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 1232 votes, reviews

Jan Brett

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Emotions, Being Yourself, Animals

A joyful celebration of self-awareness and acceptance known and loved by millions of children around the world, now with art remastered by the illustrator. In this classic children’s book by celebrated author-illustrator team Don and Audrey Wood, a young boy describes himself as "loud as a lion," "quiet as a clam," "tough as a rhino," and "gentle as a lamb." Readers will delight in the variety of animal expressions as they discover many different emotions, and learn to accept that all feelings are valid.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 1060 votes, reviews

Audrey Wood

Don Wood

Nature Lovers, Animals

Hello, Hello! Beginning with two cats, one black and one white, a chain of animals appears before the reader, linked together by at least one common trait. From simple colors and shapes to more complex and abstract associations, each unexpected encounter celebrates the magnificent diversity of our world—and ultimately paints a story of connection. Brendan Wenzel's joyous, rhythmic text and exuberant art encourage readers to delight in nature's infinite differences and to look for—and marvel at—its gorgeous similarities. It all starts with a simple "Hello."
average rating is 4.7 out of 5, based on 1004 votes, reviews

Brendan Wenzel

Brendan Wenzel

Nature Lovers, Animals

A beautifully illustrated, informative book for children introducing them to a fascinating cast of beasts. In The Big Book of Beasts, Yuval Zommer’s wonderful illustrations bring to whimsical life some of the grizzliest, hairiest, bravest, wiliest, and most fearsome beasts in the animal kingdom. Brimming with interesting facts from beast consultant Barbara Taylor, this charming picture book is a beautiful way for parents to introduce young children to the animal world―and for older children to learn by themselves. In the first pages, children learn that beasts are wild animals that can’t be tamed and that they all defend themselves in different ways. As the book continues young readers meet specific beasts, including armadillos, bears, tigers, and the Tasmanian devil. The Big Book of Beasts also approaches the world of beasts thematically, looking at mythical beasts, Ice Age beasts, beasts on your street, and how to save beasts in danger of extinction. The funny and conversational text, amazing facts, and glorious and quirky pictures will draw in young children over and over again. Illustrated in color throughout
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 883 votes, reviews

Yuval Zommer

Animals

Discover the thousands of animals that call Earth home in this new edition of National Geographic's best-selling Animal Encyclopedia. Updated and reviewed by experts in the field for the most accurate, up-to-date information, this comprehensive reference book features 2,500 species, 1,000 stunning photos, and more than a dozen engaging maps. Jam-packed with fun facts--such as the world's tallest animal, the longest living animal on Earth, and even the smelliest--it also contains new, exclusive "From the Field" reports highlighting National Geographic explorers working around the world to study and protect every kind of animal, from giraffes to penguins and sharks to snails. Kids will love diving into topics like animal homes and habitats, migration, life cycles and babies, conservation and more! This must-have encyclopedia for all animal lovers also includes an extensive listing of animal species with basic facts and figures, and a comprehensive glossary and index. Perfect for reading for fun or researching for school, or for use in the classroom, this second edition provides an excellent overview of the diversity of animals that live on this planet and why each one is so unique in its own way. Complete your National Geographic Kids encyclopedia collection with these popular titles:• National Geographic Kids Space Encyclopedia• National Geographic Kids Science Encyclopedia• National Geographic Kids Encyclopedia of American Indian History and Culture
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 857 votes, reviews

National Geographic

Counting, Boynton Bests

Meet one animal-loving boy’s fifteen pets in this counting board book featuring the lively language and distinctive illustrations from the one and only Sandra Boynton. Who else but Sandra Boynton could imagine fifteen Bobs in one book? Actually, that’s fourteen Bobs, and one Simon James Alexander Ragsdale the Third (he’s a turtle), which gives Fifteen Animals! the added dimension of being a unique counting book—count the Bobs, count the pets, count the bunnies, count the fish. And, for the first time, a person character, an earnest little boy who loves animals and happily sings: I really like animals, I like them a lot. Fifteen animals is what I’ve got. I’ve got fifteen animals. They’re friendly and tame, and I’ve given each one a special name. Make that Bob.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 848 votes, reviews

Sandra Boynton

Animals

Learn from home and explore the world with these fun and easy board books! This bright and exciting Hello, World! board book teaches toddlers all about the amazing world of a rainforest—with easy-to-understand facts about the incredible animals who make their home there. Hello, World! is a series designed to introduce first nonfiction concepts to babies and toddlers. Told in clear and easy terms ("Croak! What's that sound? It's the red-eyed tree frog.") and featuring bright, cheerful illustrations, Hello, World! makes learning fun for young children. And each page offers helpful prompts for engaging with your child. It's a perfect way to bring science and nature into the busy world of a toddler, where learning never stops.
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 840 votes, reviews

Jill McDonald

Animals, Lift-the-Flap

Learn about the adorably cute and sleepy tree dwelling mammal–the sloth! Babies and toddlers will love exploring every vibrant page filled with playful tropical rainforest animal friends and fun sloth facts found under sturdy, easy-to-lift flaps perfect for little hands. A sweet and silly addition to your littles library collection! Surprise and delight with bright artwork and fun sloth facts found under every flap Sturdy board book pages with thick flaps perfectly sized for little hands and fingers to turn the pages and read along Lifting flaps strengthens hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills Bright and cheerful addition to your littles library collection! Perfect for your little sloth fan! Collect all the books in the series: What Is a Llama, What Is a Narwhal, and What Is a Flamingo
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 833 votes, reviews

Ginger Swift

Animals, Food, Alphabet

Pandas Love Pickles is a whimsical ABC book that explores animals, food, different cuisines, and alphabet letters in a way that will inspire your young eater to try new things at mealtime. Through gorgeous illustrations of animals paired with silly foods to try, your little one will be excited to discover new things to eat. Try it, you might love it! Now available in the Pandas Love series, Pandas Love Pizza! Featuring all new animals, and all new foods for your little one to try.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 814 votes, reviews

Liz Lynch

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Animals, Gratitude

Have you ever considered running away to Antarctica? Of course you have! Because it's a land free of worries and responsibilities! All of your problems will surely be blown away by the icy winds of that lawless paradise! . . . Won't they? Think again, my friend. This penguin has come to tell you that his life down there is no more a picnic than yours is here. For starters, it is FREEZING. Also, penguins have a ton of natural predators. Plus, can you imagine trying to find your mom in a big ol' crowd of identical penguins? No, thank you. Yes, it seems there is no escaping the drudgery of your daily grind, whatever it might be. Or perhaps we've just learned that grumps are everywhere. . . . Jory John and Lane Smith let us decide. This book is sure to tickle kids' funny bones and will elicit appreciative sighs from the adults reading it aloud.
average rating is 4.7 out of 5, based on 723 votes, reviews

Jory John

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Lane Smith

Animals

Explore a day on the farm with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! It's a sunny day on the farm with The Very Hungry Caterpillar! Who will he meet? From horses near the big red barn to little ducklings in a pond, discover new farmyard friends in this tabbed board book with easy-to-flip tabs, easy-to-read text, and easy-to-love Eric Carle art.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 627 votes, reviews

Eric Carle

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Join this rhyming safari and meet everyone from the elphing elephant to the gangly giraffe, and maybe even the terrible tiger!
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 613 votes, reviews

Giles Andreae

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David Wojtowycz

Counting, Animals

The Water Hole is a fusion of counting book, puzzle book, storybook and art book. Graeme Base takes the reader on a journey of discovery, from the plains of Africa and the jungles of the Amazon to the woodlands of North America and the deserts of the Australian outback.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 536 votes, reviews

Graeme Base

Dinosaurs, Lovey Dovey

Celebrate your little hugasaurus with this pun-tastic dinosaur book for babies and toddlers, the perfect Valentine's Day gift! Rawr means "I love you" in dinosaur! Filled with cute dinosaur puns, beautiful illustrations, and heartwarming message, I Love You More, Babysaur is a dinomite board book and keepsake families will love to read together again and again. Perfect for sharing with someone you love at any occasion, this sweet story also includes full dinosaur names and pronunciations!
average rating is 4.7 out of 5, based on 512 votes, reviews

Rose Rossner

Junissa Bianda

Newborn Touch, Animals, Lift the Flap

Tails are irresistible to toddlers--though most are beyond the reach of small hands. But now there's reason for tail fans everywhere to rejoice: a colorful collection of tails created just for those eager toddlers to tug, pat, and even scratch and sniff! Matthew Van Fleet's lovable menagerie features furry tails, spiny tails, shiny tails, and tails that wag--all designed to inspire and withstand hours of interactive play. While pulling tabs and opening gatefolds, those tail tuggers can also learn to count from one to ten. Tails is so full of action and fun that even parents will revel in repeated readings.
average rating is 4.6 out of 5, based on 403 votes, reviews

Matthew Van Fleet

Animals, Newborn Touch

An interactive touch and feel book for babies with cute baby animals and read-aloud text! Tactile elements and delightful imagery will encourage the development of motor skills and early learning. Baby Touch and Feel: Baby Animals is an interactive and fun way to help your child learn not only words but shapes and textures too. Bold, bright pictures and colorful animal-inspired illustrations will be more than enough to keep your baby’s attention. This adorable picture book is a perfect first book for toddlers and makes for an ideal baby gift. Read all about cute and cuddly baby animals, including adorable puppies, furry seals, and small chicks! Not too big and not too small, this sturdy, padded sensory book is just the right size for little hands to hold. No need for Mom and Dad to turn the pages! Babies and toddlers can turn the tough board book pages themselves, which helps to develop their fine motor skills while building an early language foundation.
average rating is 4.7 out of 5, based on 320 votes, reviews

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Bedtime, Animals, Newborn Touch

Say good night to the animals on the farm as they settle down to sleep in this gentle bedtime read with rhyming text. Includes a variety of touch-and-feel textures throughout the book. Children can follow along with Owl as she wakes up and flies around the farm to see the other animals getting ready for bed. The pigs wiggle in their sty, looking for the most comfortable spot; the horses snuffle and snort, whispering good night; and even the scarecrow can rest now, as his work is done for the day. Includes a touch-and-feel element on the cover and a variety of touch-and-feel elements throughout the book.
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 252 votes, reviews

Patricia Hegarty

Thomas Elliott

Animals, Lift the Flap

Ingela P. Arrhenius’s unmistakable, enchanting artwork, combined with an ingenious slider mechanism on every page, make this a totally irresistible board book for toddlers who love farm animals. Young children will be captivated by the peekaboo concept and—with something to push, pull, or turn on every spread—won’t be able to put it down!
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 214 votes, reviews

Camilla Reid

Ingela P Arrhenius

Animals, Humor

A hilariously informative book of facts, farts, and fun! Dogs fart. Cats fart. Horses fart (a lot). But what about snakes? Spiders? Octopuses? What about chimpanzees? Cheetahs? Or dinosaurs? In this gaseous guide to kids' favorite animals (and some they've probably never heard of), young readers will discover not only which animals pass gas, but also which have the stinkiest farts, which fart the most, and where all this smelly stuff comes from. They'll even learn which species has its own secret fart code! Perfect for reluctant readers, and with full-color illustrations throughout, Does It Fart? is the funniest book you never knew you needed. Based on the New York Times bestseller Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence.
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 182 votes, reviews

Nick Caruso

Alex G. Griffiths

Animals

From Oliver Jeffers, world-renowned picture book creator of the #1 New York Times bestseller Here We Are, comes a charming board book companion all about the animals we share our planet with, from A to Z! We share our planet with animals. They come in many shapes, sizes and colors. Inspired by the bestselling picture book, Here We Are, comes this irresistible alphabet book to welcome babies and toddlers to our planet.
average rating is 4.7 out of 5, based on 144 votes, reviews

Oliver Jeffers

Animals, Diverse Leads

Nia loves Alfie, her pet turtle. But he’s not very soft, he doesn’t do tricks, and he’s pretty quiet. Sometimes she forgets he’s even there! That is until the night before Nia’s seventh birthday, when nAlfie disappears! Then, in an innovative switch in point of view, we hear Alfie’s side of the story. He didn’t leave Nia—he’s actually searching for the perfect birthday present for his dear friend. Can he find a gift and make it back in time for the big birthday party? From the author-illustrator of Fraidyzoo and The Bear Report comes a warm and funny ode to friendship—even when the friends see the relationship, and the world, very differently.
average rating is 4.9 out of 5, based on 140 votes, reviews

Thyra Heder

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This hilarious new version of the beloved children's song "The Wheels on the Bus" will have young readers errping and roaring and honking along. "The seals on the bus go "errp, errp, errp" All through the town." Two children and their parents board a city bus on their way to a party. At the next stop, who should get on but a group of seals, who holler "errp, errp, errp" at the top of their lungs. Each time the bus stops a new kind of animal joins the passengers and adds to the din, to the children's delight and the parents' annoyance. But when several hissing skunks want to come aboard, even the children cry "help! help! help!"
average rating is 4.7 out of 5, based on 121 votes, reviews

Lenny Hort

G. Brian Karas

Alphabet, Animals

New York Times bestselling author Todd Parr offers a hilarious way to learn your ABCs with animals—in underwear!—for every letter of the alphabet. With his colorful illustrations, playful humor, and inclusive storytelling, beloved author Todd Parr has long been a favorite among young readers and caregivers. His books promote an essential message of love and acceptance that is inspiring, empowering, and accessible. From alligator to zebra—with goldfish, iguana, yak, and even a unicorn in between—there's no better way to learn the alphabet than this playful early concept book for very young readers. Todd Parr's signature bold colors and kid-friendly illustrations showcase an array of animals in all kinds of silly underwear styles, making ABCs tons of fun for toddlers and their caregivers.
average rating is 4.4 out of 5, based on 83 votes, reviews

Todd Parr

Indigenous Leads, Bedtime, Animals

Night-time themed artistic view of animals, fish and insects of the Northwest Coast
average rating is 4.8 out of 5, based on 40 votes, reviews

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Roger Priddy's Sliding Pictures: Mom is my Home is a wonderful way to introduce young children to the adorable mommy and baby animals that live together in the forest. Peek through the die-cut holes to guess where each mommy animal will find her cute babies, then turn the page and watch the pictures transform into the answer. Bright, engaging artwork featuring adorable baby animals and their families make this an exciting addition to the new Sliding Pictures series. With text that encourages readers to guess where each animal lives on the next page, this book is perfect for children to read and learn about animal families and homes.
average rating is 4.6 out of 5, based on 9 votes, reviews

Roger Priddy

Nature Lovers

Have you ever thought about what life in nature is like long after you've gone to sleep? Now you can find out! This whimsical children's book takes young readers on a unique adventure into the forest at night to see what the amazing animals within it are up to. Although night has fallen, the mood in the forest is anything but sleepy! Take a stroll in the woods at night and you'll hear crickets chirping, owls hooting, and frogs croaking. As you do, you will discover how animals find their way in the dark, why being up after sunset suits them, whether wolves really howl at the moon, a badger's sharpest sense, how deer communicate over distance, and much more. Featuring stunning illustrations, educational captions, vocabulary words, cut-out accents, and hidden chambers to explore, each turn of the page reveals another new stunning secret of nature that will keep toddlers engaged and delighted.
average rating is 5 out of 5, based on 2 votes, reviews

Lenka Chytilova

Martin Sojdr

Animals

meaningful additions

Children learn and hear more than we think.  Books provide context for new and potentially confusing topics, and give caregivers a way to approach complex topics.

Balanced Rocks
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