Shwatsit!
Written by Christin Ditchfield
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $15.99
A fresh, offbeat story celebrating what comes “from the mouths of babes”!
“Our baby has a favorite word—the silliest word you’ve ever heard . . .”
As Baby points at everything in sight, she has just one thing to say: “Shwatsit!” But what on earth does it mean? Finally, her older brother solves...
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Shwatsit!
Written by Christin Ditchfield
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $18.99
A fresh, offbeat story celebrating what comes “from the mouths of babes”!
“Our baby has a favorite word—the silliest word you’ve ever heard . . .”
As Baby points at everything in sight, she has just one thing to say: “Shwatsit!” But what on earth does it mean? Finally, her older brother solves...
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The Goblin Baby
Written by Berlie Doherty
Illustrated by Lesley Harker
Format: Trade Paperback, 128 pages
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $4.99
The fairies have stolen Tam’s baby sister—and he has to get her back!
Tam wakes up in the middle of the night to the sound of laughing . . . and howling. He runs to his baby sister Blue’s room, but she’s gone and there’s a goblin baby in her place! Blue...
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The Goblin Baby
Written by Berlie Doherty
Illustrated by Lesley Harker
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 128 pages
On Sale: May 26, 2009
Price: $11.99
The fairies have stolen Tam’s baby sister—and he has to get her back!
Tam wakes up in the middle of the night to the sound of laughing . . . and howling. He runs to his baby sister Blue’s room, but she’s gone and there’s a goblin baby in her place! Blue...
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Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Baby?
Written by Barney Saltzberg
Illustrated by Barney Saltzberg
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $15.99
There’s a new baby in the house. Is Cornelius P. Mud ready? Not really! The baby may be getting all the attention, but he isn’t very much fun. He can’t talk. He can’t eat. He can’t play. Can they send him back? Does Mom love the baby best? Of course, fans...
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I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother
Written by Selina Alko
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $16.99
In this delightfully engaging picture book, our narrator, big brother, uses his boundless imagination to wonder what his new sibling will look like.
Baby brother or sister, will you look like me? I blend from semisweet dark
Daddy chocolate bar and strawberry cream Mama’s milk.
My hair is soft crunchy billows of cotton candy.
I’m...
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I'm Your Peanut Butter Big Brother
Written by Selina Alko
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: March 10, 2009
Price: $19.99
In this delightfully engaging picture book, our narrator, big brother, uses his boundless imagination to wonder what his new sibling will look like.
Baby brother or sister, will you look like me? I blend from semisweet dark
Daddy chocolate bar and strawberry cream Mama’s milk.
My hair is soft crunchy billows of cotton candy.
I’m...
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What a Good Big Brother!
Written by Diane Wright Landolf
Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $16.99
“Why is Sadie crying?” Cameron asks, and asks, and asks. While Cameron loves his new baby sister, he does
not love her crying. Mom and Dad can quiet Sadie by changing her diaper, feeding her, and singing lullabies, but when all else fails, Cameron takes over. A Good Big Brother can...
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What a Good Big Brother!
Written by Diane Wright Landolf
Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 27, 2009
Price: $19.99
“Why is Sadie crying?” Cameron asks, and asks, and asks. While Cameron loves his new baby sister, he does
not love her crying. Mom and Dad can quiet Sadie by changing her diaper, feeding her, and singing lullabies, but when all else fails, Cameron takes over. A Good Big Brother can...
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Baby Elf's Christmas
Written by Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Illustrated by Jane Cowen-Fletcher
Format: Board, 18 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $5.99
From the creator of BABY ANGELS comes an endearing holiday tale of a tiny elf in a board book — just the right size to tuck in a stocking.For Baby Elf, holiday time is full of excitement — clutching a jingle bell as big as himself, watching (real) fairies light up...
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All About Me!
A Baby's Guide to Babies
Written by David Salariya
Format: Board, 16 pages
On Sale: August 26, 2008
Price: $7.99
I AM A CLEVER BABY
I can touch my nose
I can touch my toes
I can even touch my nose with my toes
Clever babies and clever parents will love reading the interactive text and looking at the adorable photographs of real babies of all nationalities in this oversize board book. As they grow...
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My Baby and Me
Written by Lynn Reiser
Illustrated by Penny Gentieu
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: May 13, 2008
Price: $16.99
A NATURAL FOLLOW-UP to parent-baby bonding seen in
You and Me, Baby!, Lynn Reiser and Penny Gentieu’s new concept book focuses on sibling bonding of the two-to-four year old with the new baby in the family. Told in the voice of the “big” brother or sister, close-up photos show the two...
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Hello Twins
Written by Charlotte Voake
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: April 8, 2008
Price: $6.99
"Voake’s sibling homage reminds us that family harmony can happen even when the children sing separate songs." — THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWCharlotte and Simon are twins, but they couldn’t be more different. Charlotte likes to build things, and Simon likes to knock things down. Simon likes to draw shapes...
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Baby Brains and RoboMom
Written by Simon James
Illustrated by Simon James
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $15.99
Kids will giggle and parents will smile (a bit sheepishly) as the world’s smartest tyke invents a robot that does the chores, and then some.Everyone knows that Baby Brains is the smartest baby in the universe. He’s certainly clever enough to see how tired Mom and Dad seem to get keeping...
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The Birthday Tree
Written by Paul Fleischman
Illustrated by Barry Root
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: March 25, 2008
Price: $16.99
Planting a birthday tree has enduring effects in this poignant tale of a roving boy’s link to nature — and the roots of his family’s love.When baby Jack arrives, his father and mother plant an apple seedling to honor his birth. As Jack grows taller, so does the tree. When Jack...
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Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here! A Word from your Baby-in-Waiting
Written by Barbara Park
Illustrated by Viviana Garofoli
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2008
Price: $15.99
“Ma! there’s nothing to do here!” complains the precocious protagonist of this rhyming tale set entirely in utero. It’s not exactly a scintillating experience spending nine months in your mother’s womb. You’re just stuck there at the end of that dumb bungee cord (a.k.a. the umbilical cord), with nothing whatsoever to...
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Ma! There's Nothing to Do Here! A Word from your Baby-in-Waiting
Written by Barbara Park
Illustrated by Viviana Garofoli
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: January 22, 2008
Price: $18.99
“Ma! there’s nothing to do here!” complains the precocious protagonist of this rhyming tale set entirely in utero. It’s not exactly a scintillating experience spending nine months in your mother’s womb. You’re just stuck there at the end of that dumb bungee cord (a.k.a. the umbilical cord), with nothing whatsoever to...
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When I'm Big: A Guess How Much I Love You Storybook
Written by Sam McBratney
Illustrated by Anita Jeram
Format: Board, 24 pages
On Sale: December 11, 2007
Price: $7.99
For the first time in twelve years, the Nutbrown Hares hop back for a brand-new GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU story. Happy spring!Out in the fresh spring air, the two Nutbrown Hares see a tiny acorn growing. "Someday it will be a tree," says Big Nutbrown Hare. Then they spy...
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Baby Brains
The Smartest Baby in the Whole World.
Written by Simon James
Illustrated by Simon James
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 25, 2007
Price: $6.99
"Boastful parents who can laugh at themselves, as well as their cherished offspring, will find abundant chuckles in these pages." — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)It’s never too early to start bringing up the smartest baby in the whole world. So thinks the expectant Mrs. Brains, who reads to the baby
inside her...
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Big Book of The Berenstain Bears
Written by Stan Berenstain and Jan Berenstain
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $10.99
THE BERENSTAIN BEARS' First Time Books are all about new experiences children encounter in their early years. With good-natured wisdom, love, and gentle humor, these books ease the way for kids - and their parents - through these first times. Collected in this treasury are:
The Berenstain Bears Go to the...
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Hello Twins
Written by Charlotte Voake
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: May 9, 2006
Price: $15.99
From acclaimed author-illustrator Charlotte Voake comes a sprightly tale about twins that doubles as an ode to individuality — and a celebration of sibling bonds.Hello, Charlotte! Hello, Simon! Charlotte and Simon are twins, but they couldn't be more different. Charlotte likes to build things, and Simon likes to knock things down...
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Baby Talk
A Book of First Words and Phrases
Written by Judy Hindley
Illustrated by Brita Granström
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: March 28, 2006
Price: $15.99
Celebrate the simple joys of a day in a toddler's life with the help of Judy Hindley's bouncy verse and Brita Granström's lively illustrations.Dressing, hiding, sliding,
playing through the day.
Dinner, bath time, bedtime . . .
What does Baby say?
It's such a busy day for Baby! There's hair to...
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Baby Days
A Quilt of Rhymes and Pictures
Written by Belinda Downes
Illustrated by Belinda Downes
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $14.99
Lovingly embroidered pictures and traditional songs and rhymes make this a perfect gift book for welcoming newborn babies into the world.Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.
What could be more wished for than a...
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