Board Books

Board books are one of the greatest inventions of literate culture. Not only do they enable babies and toddlers to enjoy books, they allow those books to be enjoyed and not simultaneously destroyed. Naturally, the pictures and text (if there is any) are pretty basic, but it's enough to keep homunculi busy while laying the foundation for a lifetime of book-loving.

We don't currently carry a ton of board books, but we're working on that. If we expect to raise children dedicated to reading, we need to get books in their hands as soon as they're tactilely proficient, if not before. Most of these aren't even stories; instead, they teach kids important words, animal facts, or basic manners. Fortunately, their intended audience is largely too young to understand the difference.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he is a husband and father, teaches adult Sunday school in his Presbyterian congregation, and likes weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.
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Animals Around the World
My Big Wimmelbook
by Stefan Lohr
from The Experiment
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Look and Find Books (Location: PIC-LOOK)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Belly Button Book!
by Sandra Boynton
from Simon and Schuster
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Classic Tale of Peter Rabbit (abridged)
by Beatrix Potter, illustrated by Charles Santore
from Applesauce Press
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Peter Rabbit & Friends (Location: FIC-PETER)
Foot Book
Bright & Early Books
by Dr. Seuss
from Random House
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Found: Psalm 23
by Sally Lloyd-Jones, illustrated by Jago
from Zonderkidz
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
Gallop!
by Rufus Butler Seder
from Workman Publishing
for Nursey-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$16.95
Guess How Much I Love You
by Sam McBratney, illustrations by Anita Jeram
from Candlewick Press
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Guess How Much I Love You
by Sam McBratney, illustrations by Anita Jeram
from Candlewick Press
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
House in the Night
by Susan Marie Swanson
from HMH Books for Young Readers
for Nursery-1st
2009 Caldecott Medal winner
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Icky Bug Alphabet Board Book
by Jerry Pallotta
from Charlesbridge
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Jamberry
by Bruce Degen
from HarperCollins
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Let's Play!
by Gyo Fujikawa
from Sunny Books
for Nursery-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Little Bitty Baby Learns Greek
by Johannah Bluedorn
from Trivium Pursuit
for 1st-3rd grade
in Greek Resources (Location: FL-GRE)
$12.00
Little Bitty Baby Learns Hebrew
by Johannah Bluedorn
from Trivium Pursuit
for 1st-3rd grade
in Hebrew (Location: FL-HEB)
Little Blue Truck Leads the Way
by Alice Schertle, illustrated by Jill McElmurry
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Little Naturalists: John James Audobon Painted Birds
by Kate Coombs
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Little Naturalists: The Adventures of John Muir
by Kate Coombs
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Mitten
by Jan Brett
from Penguin Putnam
Animal Fantasy for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Montessori: Map Work
Brdbk from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
for Nursery-1st grade
Old Hat New Hat
by Stan & Jan Berenstain
from Random House
for Preschool-1st Grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$5.99
Olivia - Board Book
by Ian Falconer
from Atheneum
Animal Fantasy for Preschool-1st grade
2001 Caldecott Honor Book
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Olivia Saves the Circus
by Ian Falconer
from Simon and Schuster
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Pete's a Pizza
by William Steig
from HarperFestival
Word Books for Preschool-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Reptiles at Your Fingertips
by Judy Nayer, illustrated by Grace Goldberg
from McClanahan Book Company
for Preschool-1st grade
in Oversized Science Books (Location: SCI-OVER)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Runaway Bunny
by Margaret Brown & Clement Hurd
from HarperFestival
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$10.99
Shades of Black
by Sandra L. Pinkney & Myles C. Pinkney
BRDBK from Scholastic Reference
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Star Wars: A Scanimation Book
by Rufus Butler Seder
from Workman Publishing
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Swing!
by Rufus Butler Seder
from Workman Publishing
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Ten Little Rabbits
by Virginia Grossman
from Chronicle Books
for Nursery-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
The Umbrella
by Jan Brett
from Penguin Putnam
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
Velveteen Rabbit (adapted)
by Margery Williams, adapted by Kristine Lombardi and illustrated by Lisa McCue
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Very Hungry Caterpillar
by Eric Carle
from Philomel Books
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$10.99
Waddle!
by Rufus Butler Seder
Brdbk from Workman Publishing
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$16.95
Wizard of Oz Scanimation Book
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)