A list of favorite board books compiled by The ManaTeam. Perfect for baby shower gifts or to read at home with your little one.
Atinuke and Angela Brooksbank, creators of the award-winning Baby Goes to Market, pair up again for a bright and beautiful first book of words.
B is for Baby. B is for Brother. B is for going to see Baba!
This fun, inclusive board book celebrates the one thing that makes every family a family . . . and that's LOVE.
Elsa Mroziewicz has followed up one terrific lift-the-flap book, “Peek-a-Who?,” with another, PEEK-A-WHO TOO?. With simple but colorful and richly decorative illustrations a cut above the usual board-book art, both of these triangular-shaped books hide a different animal under large flaps….$7.95ISBN: 9781419723773Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Abrams Appleseed - April 4th, 2017$7.95ISBN: 9781419723834Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Abrams Appleseed - May 30th, 2017Look at the happy baby. Can you make a happy face? Find the happy baby!
This bold, beautiful board book introduces five essential expressions: happy, sad, angry, surprised, and silly. Each is introduced with a large image of a baby’s face.$12.99ISBN: 9781423645986Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Gibbs Smith - March 7th, 2017Make goodbyes fun with animal rhymes and colorful lift-the-flap illustrations
"So long " "See you later " There are so many ways to say goodbye Lift the flaps in this colorful book to discover favorite animals (and maybe a few new ones, too) and fun goodbyes. Children and grown-ups alike will be giggling before you can say, "Toodle-Loo, Kangaroo "
$5.95ISBN: 9780761193623Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Workman Publishing Company - April 4th, 2017Learn all about things that go in a book that’s indestructible.
Baby’s driving down the road. Look, a truck!
Baby’s flying in the air.$6.99ISBN: 9780803731936Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Dial Books - February 14th, 2008Long before they're able to talk, babies have a whole lot to say. With this adorable board book of essential signs, babies and toddlers can easily learn how to communicate their needs, wants, and feelings and even make basic observations with a simple gesture. Studies show that babies who use sign language feel less frustrated, throw fewer tantrums, and often learn to talk more easily.
$12.99ISBN: 9781452170978Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Chronicle Books - February 11th, 2020An interactive instant classic for inquisitive young minds and budding book lovers.
From the creator of the critically acclaimed Flip-Flap book, Hide and Sleep.
Who loves books? Is it Rabbit? Is it Bird? Is it Butterfly? Flap and flap the sturdy pages of this playful book to find out.$14.99ISBN: 9781641701488Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Familius - May 12th, 2020Sign language makes it easy to communicate with your child, and Nita makes it fun! The second book in the Little Hands Signing series (which introduced the bestselling Nita's First Signs), Nita's Day teaches ten new and essential ASL signs for every parent and child to know: wake up, change, clothes, eat, potty, go, play, bath, book, and bed.
$15.99ISBN: 9781536201154Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Candlewick Studio - March 26th, 2019With a wondrously simple die-cut book, the Caldecott Honor–winning creator of the Journey trilogy brings his talents further into the light.
This is the light that brings the day.Email or call for price.ISBN: 9781536205527Availability: BackorderedPublished: Candlewick - March 12th, 2019Join Baby and his doting mama at a bustling southwest Nigerian marketplace for a bright, bouncy read-aloud offering a gentle introduction to numbers.
Market is very crowded.
Mama is very busy.
Baby is very curious.$7.99ISBN: 9780399241659Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - September 15th, 2003A family favorite since it was first published in 1994, I Love You, Sun/ I Love You, Moon has taught basic concepts to a generation of young children. Now, it can be used to introduce these concepts to Spanish readers.
$6.99ISBN: 9780152010669Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: HMH Books for Young Readers - September 1st, 1997Darkness is falling everywhere and little ones are getting sleepy, feeling cozy, and being tucked in. It’s time for a wide yawn, a big hug, and a snuggle under the covers--sleep tight! “Working beautifully with the soothingly repetitive text, each painting conveys a warm feeling of safety and affection.”--School Library Journal$6.95ISBN: 9780761119753Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Workman Publishing Company - April 1st, 2000Pajama Time! is a good-night book with the irrepressible language, the inimitable illustrations, the irresistible cast of characters only Sandra Boynton could create.
A jump-roping chicken and a pig on a swing. A Scottie in plaid pajamas and an elephant in a fuzzy one-piece with feet.$24.99ISBN: 9781452145037Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Chronicle Books - September 6th, 2016TouchThinkLearn - A Xavier Deneux ABC board book for babies and toddlers
$6.99ISBN: 9780618747931Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: HMH Books for Young Readers - February 12th, 2007Gossie and Gertie are best friends. They splash in the rain, play hide-and-seek, and they dive in the pond together. Everywhere Gossie goes, Gertie does too. Or does she?
With charming illustrations and gentle text, Olivier Dunrea has created two lovable, sweet characters that will appeal to the youngest listeners.$8.99ISBN: 9781419736797Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Abrams Appleseed - October 8th, 2019Follow Rudy as he searches for his favorite pink sweater in this interactive board book
Rudy is looking for his favorite pink sweater. It’s a little small—he’s growing out of it—yet he can’t help but treasure it! The nine jiving llamas haven’t seen it, and neither have the eight prima pigerinas.$17.99ISBN: 9781536208276Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Nosy Crow - October 8th, 2019There’s so much to discover in this ingenious book! Read the funny rhyming text, lift the flaps, and learn the letters of the alphabet. And when you’re finished, flip the book and have fun with the play scene on the reverse!
$6.99ISBN: 9780786836505Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 DaysPublished: Hyperion Books for Children - May 25th, 2005How does it feel to be a Pigeon? Well, the bus driver is trying to get him to act happy, but as we all know, this is one bird that is not going to be told what to do! Throughout this hilarious board book, Pigeon runs through his signature gamut of emotions while attempting to thwart his old nemesis.
