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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1 is One
by Tasha Tudor
from Little Simon
for Nursery-Preschool
1957 Caldecott Honor Book
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
A is for Atom
by Greg Paprocki
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A BabyLit Camping Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Alice in Wonderland: A BabyLit Colors Primer
BabyLit
by Alison Oliver, Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
All Aboard! Pacific Northwest
All Aboard!
by Kevin Meyers, Haily Meyers
1st edition from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
All Aboard! Paris
All Aboard!
by Kevin Meyers, Haily Meyers
1st edition from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
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)
Anna Karenina: A BabyLit Fashion Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Belly Button Book!
by Sandra Boynton
from Simon and Schuster
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
by Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
from Henry Holt and Company
Word Books/Animal Stories for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
C is for Castle
by Greg Paprocki
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Carrot Seed
by Ruth Krauss & Crockett Johnson
from HarperFestival
Humorous Book on Botany for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
by Bill Martin Jr., John Archambault
from Little Simon
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Child's Good Night Book
by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Jean Charlot
from HarperCollins
1944 Caldecott Honor Book
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Christmas Carol: A BabyLit Colors Primer
BabyLit
by Alison Oliver, Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
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)
Don Quixote: A BabyLit Spanish Primer
by Jennifer Adams
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Dr. Seuss's ABC Board Book
by Dr. Seuss
from Random House Books for Young Readers
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Dracula: A BabyLit Counting Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Each Peach Pear Plum
by Allan & Janet Ahlberg
from Puffin Books
Rhyming Story for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
Emma - A BabyLit Emotions Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Fifteen Animals!
by Sandra Boynton
from Workman Publishing
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Fire Truck Board Book
by Peter Sis
from Greenwillow Books
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$6.99
First Bible Basics
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Foot Book
Bright & Early Books
by Dr. Seuss
from Random House
for Nursery-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Found: Psalm 23
by Sally Lloyd-Jones, illustrated by Jago
from Zonderkidz
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
Frankenstein: A BabyLit® Anatomy Primer
by Jennifer Adams
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Freight Train
by Donald Crews
from Greenwillow Books
for Nursery-Kindergarten
1979 Caldecott Honor Book
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
From Eden to Bethlehem
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Gallop!
by Rufus Butler Seder
from Workman Publishing
for Nursey-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$16.95
God Speaks
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Gone Wild
by David McLimans
from Bloomsbury Publishing
for Nursery-Preschool
2007 Caldecott Honor Book
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Good Night, Gorilla
by Peggy Rathmann
from Penguin Putnam
Picture Only Books for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
Goodnight Moon
by Margaret Wise Brown
from HarperFestival
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$10.99
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
Hello Ninja Coloring Book
from Canon Press
in Literary & Fantasy Coloring Books (Location: COL-LIT)
Holy Week
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
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)
I Went Walking
by Sue Williams
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$6.95
Icky Bug Alphabet Board Book
by Jerry Pallotta
from Charlesbridge
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
J is for Jazz
by Greg Paprocki
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Jabberwocky: A BabyLit Nonsense Primer
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Jamberry
by Bruce Degen
from HarperCollins
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Jane Eyre: A BabyLit Counting Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Jesse Bear, What Will You Wear?
by Nancy White Carlstrom
from Little Simon
for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
Jesus Heals
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Jesus Rose for Me
Beginner's Gospel Story Book
by Jared Kennedy, Illustrated by Trish Mahoney
from New Growth Press
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Jungle Book: A BabyLit Animals Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Kingdom of Heaven
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
La Oruga Muy Hambrienta
Brdbk from Philomel Books
for Nursery
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Les Miserables - A BabyLit French Primer
by Jennifer Adams
1st edition from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Let There Be Light
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$12.99
Let There Be Light
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
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 Fur Family
by Margaret Wise Brown
from HarperCollins
Animal Fantasy/Rhyming Stories for Preschool-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
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
Little Women: A BabyLit Playtime Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
M is for Monocle
by Greg Paprocki
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Marie
Little People, BIG DREAMS
from Quarto Knows
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Midsummer Night's Dream - A BabyLit Fairies Primer
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
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
Moby Dick: A BabyLit Ocean Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Montessori: Letter Work
from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
for Nursery-Kindergarten
$10.99 $6.50 (1 in stock)
Montessori: Map Work
Brdbk from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
for Nursery-1st grade
Montessori: Number Work
Brdbk from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
for Nursery-Kindergarten
$10.99
Montessori: Shape Work
Ina Brdbk from Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
for Nursery-Preschool
$10.99 $6.50 (1 in stock)
Newtonian Physics for Babies
Baby University
by Chris Ferrie
from Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Night, Night on the Farm Read-Along Bedtime Stories
by Anna Shuttlewood, illustrator
from Kane Miller
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Odyssey: A BabyLit Monster Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
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)
Olivia's ABC
by Ian Falconer
from Simon and Schuster
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Olivia's Opposites
by Ian Falconer
from Atheneum
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Our God
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Pajama Time!
by Sandra Boynton
from Workman Publishing
for Nursery-Kindergarten
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Pete's a Pizza
by William Steig
from HarperFestival
Word Books for Preschool-2nd grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Pride & Prejudice: A BabyLit Counting Primer
BabyLit
by Alison Oliver, Jennifer Adams
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Psalm 23
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
Psalms of Praise
Baby Believer
by Danielle Hitchen, Illustrated by Jessica Blanchard
from Harvest House
for Nursery-Preschool
$12.99
R is for Railway
by Greg Paprocki
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Kindergarten
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 Reptiles & Amphibians (Location: SCI-REPT)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Romeo & Juliet: A BabyLit Counting Primer
by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Romeo & Juliet: A BabyLit Counting Primer
by Jennifer Adams & Alison Oliver
from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$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
Secret Garden: BabyLit Flowers Primer
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Sense and Sensibility: A BabyLit Opposites Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$11.99
Shades of Black
by Sandra L. Pinkney & Myles C. Pinkney
BRDBK from Scholastic Reference
for Preschool-1st grade
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
Sherlock Holmes in the Hound of the Baskervilles: A BabyLit Sounds Primer
BabyLit
by Jennifer Adams
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery-Preschool
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
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
Treasure Island - A BabyLit Shapes Primer
Brdbk from Gibbs M. Smith
for Nursery
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$9.99
Twenty Big Trucks in the Middle of the Street
from Candlewick Press
in Board Books (Location: PIC-BOARD)
$8.99
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