Monthly Archives: April 2018

First Books: Babies for Babies

It is no great secret that babies are fascinated by each other. In person they are drawn to other small people, babbling and giggling away. Books are no different. Most babies go through a phase where they want nothing more … Continue reading

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First Books: Go Big or Go Home

The only thing better than a board book is a BIG board book. Roughly the size of a trade picture book, these books offer all the durability of a board book in a much larger (and therefore illustration enhancing package). … Continue reading

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First Books: Tactile Delights

Long after they stop mouthing books, kids will want to touch them, grab them, feel them, sniff them. Let them! Indulge them! Get them books that give them these exploratory opportunities. I chose more than one book from this category, … Continue reading

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First Books: Black & White

I thought I knew a lot about children by the time I had one. I mean, after all, I had a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education and I had actually taken Child Development and paid attention and I’d been teaching … Continue reading

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First Books: Chewable Editions

As I new parent, I dreamt of reading to my little one. Holding my small baby on my lap, gazing at lovely illustrations together, while my child was hypnotized by the combination of my comforting voice and the restful sweet … Continue reading

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April Project: The Ultimate Baby Shower Book Basket!

Someone you know is having a baby, so of course, you are buying books. You ARE buying books right? I mean someone else has certainly got the bottles or the bath tub managed? But if you’re buying the books, you … Continue reading

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