Released: March 4, 2014
"This joyful lift-the-flap adventure will inspire little ones to head outdoors to see if spring has sprung in their neck of the woods. (Board book. 1-3)"
Broach rounds out her celebration of the seasons (
Seashore Baby, 2010;
Snowflake Baby, 2011;
Barnyard Baby, 2013) with this cheerful ode to the wonders of spring.
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Released: Aug. 6, 2013
"This well-executed, toddler-friendly board book is a great introduction to fall and a perfect choice for one-on-one or small group sharing. (Board book. 1-3)"
Broach's eager toddler is back (
Seashore Baby, 2010;
Snowflake Baby, 2011) to explore another season—this time, fall on the farm.
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Released: Jan. 19, 2012
"Never have expectations been more thoroughly set up, and then gleefully confounded. (Picture book. 4-6)"
Ever a guilty pleasure anyway, the popular but violent preschool hand rhyme takes a gothic turn in this startling iteration.
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Released: Nov. 1, 2011
"Here's hoping this darling tyke will return with the change of the seasons. (Board book. 1-3)"
COLORS
Released: Jan. 4, 2011
"To open up a girl's sense of possibility, get Not All Princesses Dress in Pink, by Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple and illustrated by Sophie Lanquetin (2010). (Picture book. 3-6)"
FAMILY AND GROWING UP
Released: July 1, 2008
Celeb-cum-mom-cum-children's author Shields offers up to shelves glutted with new-sibling celebrations a relentlessly cheery big sister's promises of happy times together.
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IPAD BOOK APPS
"Leah's adventure with the owl is a lovely dream, and so is this whimsical app, which makes the magic feel effortless. (iPad storybook app. 2-6)"
Pulling a full range of toddler emotions out of a simple fantasy with very little text and fewer than 20 pages, this adorable app is the coziest of bedtime stories.
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