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Welcome To Out Current Book Collection

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Newborn

Vroom Vroom, Maisy
This book has 1 review
Lucy Cousins
Candlewick Press (978-0-763639-10-5)
This small chunky board book features Maisy the mouse and her animal friends riding different vehicles across brightly colored pages.
Baby Bear's Books
This book has 1 review
Jane Yolen
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2006; 0-152052-90-9)
What's the best time of day for reading? Well, for Baby Bear, it's all day long. From the first wild wake-up book to the last gentle sleepy-time book—and all the adventures in between—each…
What Does Baby See?
This book has 1 review
Tess (EDT) Riesmeyer
Sterling Publishing (2008; 978-1-934618-85-1)
Invites young readers to identify pictures of animals.In this wordless book, the bold outlines of animals are placed on black, white, or red pages to capture a baby’s attention.

2 months

Look at That !
This book has 1 review
Guido Van Genechten
Independent Publishers Group (978-1-605370-10-1)
Even though your baby does not understand your words at this age, she loves the sound of your voice. Every time your baby hears your voice and hears new words, her brain is growing. So in addition t…

4 months

I Love Colors
This book has 1 review
Margaret Miller
Simon & Schuster (978-1-416978-88-6)
Photographs emphasize the faces of babies wearing or holding a rainbow of their favorite things, from purple sunglasses to a bright orange flower.

6 months

All About Me !
This book has 1 review
DK Publishing
Penguin USA (978756634384)
Rhyming words name different parts of a baby's body and allow readers to open flaps that reveal additional baby photos.

9 months

Peek-a-BOO  What?
This book has 1 review
Begin Smart
Sterling Publishing (978-1-934618-50-9)
In this rhyming peek-a-boo book, flaps are lifted to reveal bold, fun illustrations. This is a delightful, interactive read-aloud for young ones.

12 months

Look at You!  A Baby Body Book
This book has 1 review
Kathy Henderson
Candlewick Press (978-0-763639-19-8)
Presents babies' early actions, sensations, and emotions as they express happiness at their newfound abilities and explore the world around them.

15 months

Knees and Toes
This book has 1 review
Rookie Toddler
Scholastic Inc. (978-0-531245-46-0)
A group of teddy bears play the beloved toddler game Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes in a board book that allows readers to move with the rhythm of the song while identifying parts of the body.

18 months

Meeow and the Little Chairs
This book has 1 review
Sebastien Braun
Sterling Publishing (978-1-907152-89-4)
Meeow, a black cat, gets together with his friends, as they all bring over chairs in different colors and play imaginary games.

24 months

Pouch!
This book has 1 review
David Ezra Stein
Penguin USA (978-0-399250-51-4)
Joey the kangaroo leaves the pouch and begins to hop about the land, where he makes new discoveries and friends. It is one very eventful day, and he continues to return "home" to his Mama who waits n…

3 years

The Seals on The Bus
This book has no reviews
Lenny Hort
Macmillan (2003; 978-0-805059-52-6)
Different animals—including seals, tigers, geese, rabbits, monkeys, and more—make their own sounds as they ride all around the town on a bus.

4 years

Kiss the Cow
This book has 1 review
Phyllis Root
Candlewick Press (978-0-763654-77-1)
Annalisa, the most curious and stubborn of Mama May's children, disobeys her mother and upsets the family cow by refusing to kiss her in return for the milk she gives.

5 years

Raising Readers: A Treasury of Tales from Maine
This book has no reviews
Candlewick Press (978-0-763652-20-3)
An anthology of five picture books by authors and illustrators who create books in Maine. 'Dance with Me' by Charles R. Smith Jr. and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones; 'One Frog Sang' by Shirley Parentea…
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