Ages 0-2
Colors & Shapes
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Colors Book
by Alexandra Claire
A little red crab, fluffy yellow ducklings, a vibrant purple seahorse, and soft pink piglets join together to welcome toddlers to the wide world of color. Filled with eye-catching photos of animals in their natural surroundings and paired with playful rhymes, these books will instill a love of nature while introducing children to all of the colors in a rainbow of adorable baby animals.
Eat Together
by Miguel Ordóñez
Combining geometric shapes and food, young readers see how shapes help build different kinds of foods.
Meadow
by Sarah Dellow
These books use high contrast patterns and clever die-cut holes to reveal the illustrations! A great way to introduce toddlers to shapes, patterns and silhouettes.
My First Shapes.
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Follow the path and find the shapes with this first shape adventure--Publisher's description.
Shape Up, Construction Trucks!
by Victoria Allenby
Full-color photographs feature construction vehicles. Geometric shapes discernable on the vehicles are digitally highlighted for easy identification, and rhyming text names both the shape and the truck. A final spread directed at caregivers shares age-appropriate enrichment activities for toddlers learning to identify shapes.
Shapes Book
by Alexandra Claire
On board pages. A cute hedgehog curls into a circular ball, a diamond-shaped stingray glides across the ocean floor, and a young praying mantis watches the world through eyes that are wide in its triangular head. Filled with colorful, eye-catching photos of baby animals in their natural surroundings and paired with playful rhymes, Baby Animals First Shapes will instill a love of nature while teaching children all about shapes.
Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Lunch
by Eric Carle
The Very Hungry Caterpillar is very hungry . . . for lunch! With die-cut pages, a simple narrative, and beautiful artwork from Eric Carle, this interactive board book is the perfect way to introduce the midday meal. From mac and cheese and sandwiches to salads and tacos, there's something everyone will enjoy.
Yellow Like a Submarine, Purple Like the Rain : A Rocking Book of Colors
by John Coulter
The world of music is colorful! With simple text and playful imagery, Yellow like a Submarine, Purple like the Rain is a backstage pass to a rocking good time for both babies and adults alike. This board book celebrates classic songs and the many different hues to discover within their lyrics, whether you're humming along to Here Comes the Sun or By the Light of the Silvery Moon.
Updated 11/27/2022