What's Inside? NEIGHBORHOOD
Around the neighborhood with DwellStudio:
DwellStudio’s newest lift-the-flap board book takes a stylish tour of five different neighborhood locations: firehouse, grocery store, library, pizzeria, and hardware store. Young readers will lift the flaps and discover what’s inside each building: from a fire truck and hose in the firehouse to books and chairs in the library to pizza pies and napkins at the pizzeria.
Good Morning, Toucan
DwellStudio's newest additions to its line of modern books for modern babies are perfect for putting little ones to sleep and welcoming a brand new day. In Good Morning, Toucan, flaps reveal rainforest creatures rising with the sun. Good Morning, Toucan is a charming companion to Goodnight, Owl.
Puppy in Circles
DwellStudio adds an inventive new finger puppet format to its line of best-selling books. Created from Dwell's distinctive and playful designs, Puppy in Circles will delight and engage babies and toddlers with hours of fun.
Kitty in Squares
DwellStudio adds an inventive new finger puppet format to its line of best-selling books. Created from Dwell's distinctive and playful designs, Kitty in Squares will delight and engage babies and toddlers with hours of fun.
Eat
Appetizing apples, bananas, and oranges fill the sturdy pages of Eat, whetting the appetite of young readers everywhere.
Furry Friends (Flip-a-Face)
Here's a Flip-a-Face book with a new twist! This time there's an expanded page, so each animal is shown in full and set within an environment. The reader is asked: "How is the cat's face different from the dog's face? What is missing from this face?" Full of interactive fun, this book is a wonderful way to engage toddlers in conversation about faces.
Animals featured: dog, cat, lion, lamb, cow, horse, tiger, fox.
Mommies and Babies
Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, Simms Taback's bright colors and bold illustrations bring a fresh look to this beginning concept board book. In Mommies and Babies, young readers meet baby chick, piglet, kitten, and more.
Count: 4, 5, 6
Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, Simms Taback's bright colors and bold illustrations bring a fresh look to this beginning concept board book. In Count: 4, 5, 6, young readers follow along counting cookies and shoes, hats and cats.
Zoom
Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, Simms Taback's bright colors and bold illustrations bring a fresh look to this beginning concept board book. In Zoom, colorful vehicles roll along on two wheels, four wheels, and more.
Animals
Beloved illustrator Simms Taback's bright colors and bold illustrations bring a fresh look to beginning concept board books in Animals.
1-2-3
Beloved illustrator Simms Taback's bright colors and bold illustrations bring a fresh look to beginning concept board books in 1-2-3.
Can You Moo?
In Can You Moo?, a pig finger puppet asks animal after animal if each can moo. Along the way, she finds out what sound each animal can make. Simple text, filled with questions and animal sounds, will encourage interaction between parent and child. Bright, lively illustrations from Tanya Roitman will add energy and fun to reading time. Children are sure to be delighted as they learn about animals, sounds, and facial expressions in this interactive puppet book.
Noisy Barn!
A boisterous parade of farm animals on their way to the barn certainly can cause quite a stir. With the cow mooing, the piglet oinking, the duck quacking, the chickens pecking and the cat meowing, it's a wonder they arrive at all. When they all get to the barn, children will clamor to make their own animal noises.
Woof-Woof (Baby Flip-a-Face)
Designed for the newest of newborns, this unique interactive book features black-and-white illustrations that, with a flip of a page, change from one face to another. Babies will associate the “sound” words with the faces they see. Meow – cat; Woof! Woof! – dog.
Yellow Red Blue (Baby Flip-a-Face)
A blue hat becomes a yellow hat, yellow hair becomes red hair, and a red costume becomes yellow. Babies are introduced to the concept of changing colors in this newest addition to the Flip-a-Face family. Researchers tell us that babies focus first on faces, making this book of large, smiling faces the perfect visual stimulation for babies. Playful die cuts and soft foam-filled pages make this award-winning format a baby-friendly book that's sure to engage even the youngest of readers.
Touch & Feel Farm
Famous for its innovative, inspired, and distinctive home-decor designs, DwellStudio adds a tactile element to its best-selling line of children's books with Touch and Feel Farm. Babies will delight in the varied textures of a barn wall, a tractor wheel, and a woolly sheep.
Where is My Friend?
Everybody needs a friend. Who is an elephant's friend? A zebra's? A hippo's? A kangaroo's? Where is My Friend? brings animal buddies together. And when they meet, their faces light up with happiness.
Where Is My Baby?
This deceptively simple, excitingly illustrated board book is based on a telling theme — that baby animals are known by names quite different from their parents (cow and calf, goat and kid). The text is perfectly targeted to the youngest children, who will thoroughly enjoy lifting the flaps and matching the baby animals to their mothers. The sumptuously colorful illustrations are sure to catch the rapt attention of the smallest child.
Where is My House?
Where does a bird live? A dog? A mouse? A bunny? Where is My House? shows animals in their homes. With each lift of a flap, the animal changes expression — a feature very interesting to babies and toddlers.
Simms Taback’s Farm Animals
Turn the page for your first clue: “I have curly hair.” Open the flap and you’ll see another clue: “I say ‘Baa.’” Open one more and you’ll see the answer to the riddle: “I’m a lamb.” This is a fun, interactive book featuring five barnyard favorites (rooster, goat, cow, sheep, and donkey) in Taback’s signature bold and bright style.
Touch & Feel Town
With Touch & Feel Town, babies take a trip through town, touching a taxi, a traffic light, a sidewalk, a tree, and a building.
Can You Smile?
In Can You Smile?, Simms Taback's animals explore the many ways that humans express happiness. Parents and children bring the puppet bear to life as they laugh, sing, throw kisses, shout, and . . . smile! Children are sure to be delighted as they learn about animals, sounds, and facial expressions in this interactive puppet book.
Colors
Beloved illustrator Simms Taback's bright colors and bold illustrations bring a fresh look to beginning concept board books in Colors.
Are You Eating Something Red?
Meet Greenie, a new mealtime mascot for young readers and eaters! A juicy red apple? A sweet yellow banana? A crisp green pepper? How about some orange carrots? Greenie helps kids choose from a rainbow of different fruits and vegetables, each healthy and nutritious. This sturdy board book is easy for kids and parents to take along for healthy mealtime fun.
Noisy Forest!
Children love to imitate animals, and this rhyming text invites them to join right in and squeal, hiss, and hoot along with all the noisy forest animals.
Zoo Parade!
How many different ways of walking can you name? Join a parade of animals on their way to the zoo to find out! Can you prance like a lion? Dance like a gazelle? Can you saunter like a giraffe? Kangaroo jump? March like a camel with a bumpity hump? Simms Taback's big, bright, and bold illustrations make following these wild and wonderful creatures more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
Beach Party!
The reader is asked: What kind of walking can you do today? This starts a promenade of sea creatures that scoot, slither, dash, or slide across the pages. A lobster dances, a penguin flaps, and an octopus twists. Once all 11 animals are introduced, readers are invited to join them as they head for a swim. The words that describe the varied movements are then repeated as a horizontal list of action verbs. The rhyming text ends abruptly with a splash. This board book could entertain energetic toddlers or emerging readers. The cartoon illustrations are bright and simple. The smiling animals and their friendly demeanor will attract children.
Who Said Moo?
This deceptively simple, excitingly illustrated board book is based on a telling theme — that every animal has its own distinct sound. The text is perfectly targeted to the youngest children, who will thoroughly enjoy lifting the flaps and imitating the animals' sounds. The sumptuously colorful illustrations are sure to catch the rapt attention of the smallest child.
It's Hannukkah!
In a palette that radiates the warmth and glow of the menorah's candlelight, Santiago Cohen walks young readers through the pleasures and traditions of this most cherished holiday. The text, based on a Hebrew children's song, serves as a counting book as well as a celebration of ritual and family. The traditions of Hanukkah unfold, one night at a time, until the eighth and last night, when all the candles are illuminated.
Wiggle Like an Octopus
Caldecott Medal winner Simms Taback's vibrant illustrations and Harriet Ziefert's rhythmic text will have young readers waddling, wiggling, swaying, and swooping with delight. The animals in Wiggle Like an Octopus are ready for a dip in the sea. This sturdy board book with lenticular artwork on the cover will get kids on their feet and keep them moving.
My Little Matryoshkas
For years, matryoshkas—Russian nesting dolls—have captured the imaginations of children all over the world. This interactive novelty book is illustrated with authentic Russian folk art and features the days of the week with push-out dolls. This unusual format encourages children to invent stories, play games, and put the dolls in sequential order before putting them back into the book. New words to a traditional children's song introduce readers to the unique food of eastern Europe.
Do You Wear Diapers
Who wears diapers? Does a tiger? Does a bear? Do you? Parents and children will enjoy using the frog finger puppet to ask animal after animal whether each one wears diapers. Tanya Roitman's lively illustrations make Do You Wear Diapers? a perfect interactive read-aloud book and an informative introduction to where a variety of animals poop.
Breakfast Time!
Follow the bunny family through everyday activities that babies will recognize immediately. Simple text and cuddly illustrations on thick boards with finger cut-outs will encourage babies to join in the reading process and turn the pages themselves! Baby bunny starts his day with a good breakfast: toast, cereal, and a bottle of milk. But before he can go play, Mommy has to help him wash up!
Buzzy & Friends: Colors
Buzzy paints with red paint, blue paint, and yellow paint . . . but what happens when the colors start to run together? Can Buzzy paint with green and orange and purple? Everyone's favorite little donkey returns with a new format that's just right for younger readers in this bright, beautiful introduction to colors.
Harry Bear & Friends: Opposites
Meet Harry Bear and all of his friends: Moe Worm, Yuki Mouse, Maya Bird, Joe Squirrel, and Emily Rabbit. As Harry Bear looks for each of his friends, he finds them in situations that teach him about opposites, whether it's big/little, near/far, up/down, back/front, or alone/together. Learning about opposites was never so much fun!
Harry Bear & Friends: Count Fish
When Harry goes to the lake, he sees all sorts of fish: short and long, big and strong, and striped and spotted. Readers can practice counting while they help Harry count all the fish in the water.
Flip-a-Face Cards: Same? Different?
The twenty mix-and-match cards in this set present faces drawn in SAMi's signature style. Games played with the cards will not only sharpen a baby's visual skills, but will also lead to imaginative play, talking together, and shared smiles. Tips for parents included.
Flip-a-Shape: Play!
What does a toddler love to do most? Play! In this newest addition to the award-winning Flip-a-Shape series, a robot turns into a jack-in-the-box with one flip of a page. Toddlers will love changing one thing into another as they learn to recognize circles, squares, ovals, triangles, and rectangles.
Flip-a-Shape: Go!
Turn the pagea tractor turns into a boat. Toddlers will love changing one thing into another as they learn to recognize circles, triangles, squares, ovals, rectangles, and crescents. This innovative and durable die-cut board book will provide hours of interactive play.
Turn a train into a truck just by flipping the pages. Toddlers will delight in the transformations whilethey effortlessly learn to identify shapes.
Big Little
This original and inventive book focuses on parts of animals' faces, transforming big owl eyes to little chick eyes, pointy tiger teeth to nibbly mouse teethall with a flip of a die-cut page. These clever and changeable faces will delight both babies and grown-ups alike.
Flip-a-Shape: Yum!
Turn the page, and a tractor turns into a boat. Toddlers will love changing one thing into another as they learn to recognize circles, triangles, squares, ovals, rectangles, and crescents. This innovative and durable die-cut board book will provide hours of interactive play.
Turn a train into a truck just by flipping the pages. Toddlers will delight in the transformations while they effortlessly learn to identify shapes.
Baby Animals (Flip-a-Face)
Toddlers love bold, graphic pictures almost as much as they love a book they can play with. Flip-a-Face books invite young readers to interact with the faces by flipping the pages. Presto-change-o—a brand-new face appears! Hours of interactive play are in store!
An innovative and durable board-book format in which every other page is die-cut. Babies and parents will delight in flipping from one face to another!
Baby Talk (Flip-a-Face)
Toddlers love bold, graphic pictures almost as much as they love a book they can play with. Flip-a-Face books invite young readers to interact with the faces by flipping the pages. Presto-change-o—a brand-new face appears! Hours of interactive play are in store!
Flip the pages and turn a sad baby into a happy baby, a cranky baby into a silly baby. Toddlers will recognize their own feelings in these bright, bold illustrations as they ponder and learn from the changing faces.
Colors (Flip-a-Face)
Purple glasses? Flip the page and the glasses are green. Flip again and the baby is wearing an orange hat.
What will happen when you flip again? Toddlers will love changing one thing into another as they learn to recognize black, brown, purple, green, orange, blue, white, red, pink, and yellow. Hours of play and learning are in store with this bright, bold interactive introduction to colors.
Big Brave Daddy
According to Charlie, his dad can do anything! How brave is Charlie's dad? He can ski down a mountain. And Charlie is brave in his own, kid-sized way—he can sled down a hill! Both Charlie and his father are daring: Charlie's dad can climb a mountain, and Charlie can climb the slide.
Bear's Underwear Mystery: A Count-and-Find-It-Adventure
A mysterious message arrives for Bear, inviting him on a scavenger hunt for—what else?—underwear! Bear must find all 10 pairs in order to make his way to the Fun-to-Wear, a party about underwear. A rhyming text, cartoon-style illustrations, and side tabs add further fun for younger kids.
Countdown with Milo
Milo the cat and his friend Mouse are getting ready and counting down to their launch into space. Inside the rocket, Milo puts on his space helmet (10!), then mouse presses buttons and turns on the power (9!), Milo buckles his seat belt (8!), and on until 1!, when with a zoom and a roar they BLAST OFF! The following spread details their 10-part trip itinerary, which ends with a moon landing.
Buzzy & Friends: Lots And Lots
Buzzy and his friends are learning what it means to have one, some, many, or lots and lots. Buzzy has some oranges—but after he eats them, there are none. Buzzy has some flowers, and his friend has many flowers, but when they go to a field they find lots and lots of flowers! Emily Bolam's sweet and bright illustrations make this the perfect introduction to words used for groups of objects—an important first math experience.
Where is Milo's Ball?
When Milo the cat loses his favorite ball of yarn, Mouse offers to help him find it. But Mouse does not seem to understand that a ball is round like a circle—or maybe he is just not letting on? On the right side of the page, a pull-tab shows a fellow mouse busily pulling one end of the ball's yarn into his mouse hole, and gradually wrapping it up into a ball/circle. But in between then, Mouse proudly proclaims his discovery of a series of non-circle shaped items that he wraps with the other end of the yarn—a triangular slice of pizza, a square piece of cheese, a rectangular candy bar, an oval egg, etc. Just as Milo fears that his ball/circle is forever lost, the sneaky mouse rolls it out for him to discover.
What Colors?
DwellStudio — famous for its innovative, inspired, and distinctive home décor designs — makes a stunning Blue Apple Books debut with this accordion board book for baby. Using images from their best-selling children’s lines, Dwell invites babies to gaze at a giraffe, a rabbit, or a kangaroo. Babies will coo, and moms will delightfully display these one-of-a-kind books. Bringing up baby... with style!
Swing Like a Monkey
Caldecott Medal winner Simms Taback's vibrant illustrations and Harriet Ziefert's rhythmic text will have young readers prancing and dancing with delight. Swing Like a Monkey features animals on a jaunty walk to the zoo. This sturdy board book with lenticular artwork on the cover will get kids on their feet and keep them moving.
Goodnight, Owl
DwellStudio's newest additions to its line of modern books for modern babies are perfect for putting little ones to sleep and welcoming a brand new day.
In Goodnight, Owl, kids lift the flaps to see Owl saying goodnight to his woodland friends. Goodnight, Owl is a charming companion to Good Morning, Toucan.
Baby Animals (flip-a-face)
Award-winning illustrator SAMi offers a new edition of this best-selling board book, a Child and a Parenting Best Book of the Year. The youngest readers will be captivated by the bold, bright, baby-pleasing renditions of animal faces. Die-cuts allow babies to transform one face into another simply by turning each sturdy page.
Colors (flip-a-face)
SAMi's work is graphically bold--and very mysterious! He collects Japanese toys, and his artwork reflects their influence.
Do You Wear Diapers?
Do You Wear Diapers? invites kids to explore where different animals "go potty" in an engaging, questions-and-answer format. Young readers' potty-training efforts will be reinforced by the repeated questions, "Do you wear diapers?" Kids who wear diapers may be positively encouraged to model themselves after those who don't in this fun, interactive board book.
Do You Have a Tail?
This interactive concept board book is genius-made-simple, inviting kids to identify similarities and differences between animals and themselves. The engaging, question-and-answer format is a proven hit with the youngest readers. Preschool skills are enforced as kids explore which body parts they have in common with the featured animals (eyes, nose, and mouth, for instance) and which parts they don't share with the animals (whiskers, a tail).
Where is My Baby?
The appeal of this Blue Apple best seller is both primal and totally charming: mothers need to have their babies within their sight, and babies bloom as i the sun came out when their mothers appear. Here's how it works: a page showing an anxious mama is transformed when a gatefold is turned over to reveal a smiling mother and her animal offspring. The great Simms Taback crafts seven satisfying reunions.
Bear, Do You Wear Underwear?
It's purple boxers for Turtle; Cougar likes his with stripes; and for Hedgie only pink will do. There's only one underwear-eschewing holdout—and he's all wet!
Bear's back with more underwear-inspired silliness in an engaging board book that's a perfect fit for younger kids. And what's a perfect fit for Bear? His dy-no-mite-y tight-whiteies!
Do You Wear... encourages kids transitioning from diapers and pull-ups to big-kid underpants to join Bear and his goofy gang of underwear enthusiasts. Kids will answer "yes!" to this nutty charmer.
Who is Sleeping? Who is Awake? (Flip-a-Face)
A vivid variety of daytime and nighttime furry friends ask: Who's awake at night and sleeping during the day? And who's asleep at night and awake during the day? Turn the page and find the answers! Each animal is shown in full and placed within a bold and colorful environment. Full of interactive fun, this book is a wonderful complement to SAMi's acclaimed Furry Friends.
Animals featured: elephant, hippo, fox, opossum, turtle, skunk, owl.
Count
Dwell Studio adds a beautiful new board book about counting to its distinctive line of books for baby. Using images from their best-selling children’s lines, babies and toddlers will count colorful birds from one to five. The perfect choice for any toddler’s library, this sturdy board book is just the right size – and style – for little hands.
Flip-A-Shape: Go!
Award-winning illustrator SAMi returns with newly upgraded editions of his best-selling board book series. Babies and toddlers will be captivated by the bold, bright, baby-pleasing renderings of a circular bicycle wheel, which with a flip of the page, becomes a hot air balloon, or a square caboose that -flip! - becomes a truck. GO! highlights shapes, colors, vehicles, and other modes of transportation.
Quack Like A Duck!
What kid wouldn't like being encouraged to Swing Like a Monkey, Wiggle Like an Octopus, and now Quack Like a Duck? This lively little series encourages younger kids to recognize, say, and act out sounds and movements. Amid all the fun, little minds will be picking up pre-reading and language skills. MEOW like a cat! QUACK like a duck! Squawk like a chicken - CLUCK-CLUCK-CLUCK! There's a whole barnyard-ful of raucous critters to enjoy!
Peek-A-Boo Who ?
Peek-a-boo, I see . . . a parrot! A rabbit! A frog! This captivating peek-under-the flap book by Caldecott medalist Simms Taback is an evergreen favorite. Taback's bright, oh-so-charming animals and clever, guess-what's-next text make this interactive board book just right for babies and toddlers. Have a peek - or two! See who's peeking back at you!
Peek-A-Boo Who?
Caldecott medalist Simms Taback's bright, bold animals and simple, repetitive text make this the perfect board book for every young child who loves to play peek-a-boo.
What Color is Bear's Underwear?
The ever-popular Bear of Bear in Underwear returns in a fun new board-book format for the younger Bear fan. What’s Bear to do? There are seven days in a week, and Bear has seven different pair of underwear! Should he wear the red ones, the green, or the blue? How about the polka-dotted pair? Whatever pair Bear chooses, red, or blue or white, one thing is certain: wearing underwear is DYN-O-MITE!
Bear is the perfect pal for encouraging boys and girls to ditch their diapers and wear underwear. And with Bear’s help, they also learn to name colors and the days of the week.
Get the Award-Winning App!
CJ Educations has teamed up with Blue Apple Books for the What Color is Bear's Underwear? app, which received the Parent's Choice Fun Award. Parent's Choice said the following:
"What Color is Bear's Underwear? is perfect for any child who happens to be learning his colors and days of the week while finishing potty training. Children search for bear's underwear in a handful of brightly illustrated, simple scenes. They choose the right color, which varies by day, and put the underwear on bear. Usually Bear wears them where they belong, though there are mishaps; Tuesday's blue pair lands on his head.
For young ones just becoming adjusted to 'big kid' underwear, Bear's search for the right pair of underwear makes for a giggle-worthy story time choice. An activity and coloring page reinforce the color-learning lesson."
Hello, Dinosaur
This third title in Dwell's series of books with environment-linked animals features dinosaurs. High style meets the practicality of heavy, quality cardstock pages not easily worn, or torn, by enthusiastic pre-readers. This lift-the-flap series - including Goodnight, Owl and Good morning, Toucan - offers learning connections and hands-on fun for "moddlers" (modern toddlers!). Parents can take this well-made book anywhere. A hit with parents with an eye for modern-design-with-kids-in-mind!
Flip-A-Shape: Yum!
Turn the page and a triangular carrot becomes -flip! - and ice cream cone. Flip the die-cut circle pages and watch an apple become a pizza pie. Watch babies light up as they transform one food-based shape into another simply by turning each sturdy page.
Bear in Underwear
Best-selling pop artist Todd Goldman makes his Blue Apple Books debut with this zany story about a bear, a backpack filled with underwear, and a group of furry friends who cheer him on. Readers of all ages will love Goldman's bold, comic illustrations, and the printed fabric "tighty-whities" on the book's cover will have young readers squealing with delight.
You and Me: We're Opposites
In this lighthearted opposites book, the toucan wants to let the anteater know which one of them is up and which is down. The flamingo thinks that she's nice . . . and that the gorilla is grouchy. And the giraffe is peering over the fence to let the penguins know he's tall and they're short.
Get the Award-Winning App!
Be sure to check out the award-winning app of the book, developed by CJ Educations.
Parent's Choice says of the app:
"CJ Education's adaptation of Harriet Ziefert's text and Ethan Long's illustration is a cheerful playful lesson about opposites. Colorful zoo animals display fourteen pairs of opposites (clean/dirty, big small, fast/slow) as preschoolers swipe and tap their way from screen to screen. Opposite pairings are fun, and have personality traits that word lovers of all ages will appreciate.
Options offered are auto play and read to me. Bonuses include a song and a game that tasks children to match the opposite pairs."
Touch & Feel Zoo
Touch & Feel Zoo, DwellStudio's chic companion to the best-selling Touch & Feel Farm and Touch & Feel Town, is the newest addition to the DwellStudio line of modern books for modern babies.
Kids will talk to the animals as they take a trip to the zoo, touching and feeling a bear, lizard, elephant, zebra, seal, and penguin.
