Tag Archives: Baby-2

The Night After Christmas

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: James Stevenson
Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Product Description
Tossed in garbage cans after they are replaced by new toys at Christmas, a teddy bear and a doll are befriended by a stray dog.

Little Critter’s the Night Before Christmas

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Mercer Mayer
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
In a sprightly retelling of the holiday classic, Little Critter dreams of
dancing sugarplums while patiently waiting for Santa and his reindeer to arrive.

Blue Bug’s Christmas (Blue Bug Book)

Author: Virginia Poulet
Publisher: Children’s Press(CT)

Product Description
Blue Bug and his friends choose and decorate a tree for Christmas.

Witch’s Christmas

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Norman Bridwell
Publisher: Scholastic

Product Description
A good witch helps Santa deliver his Christmas goodies after he is entangled with a spaceship.

A Thingumajig Christmas

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Irene Keller
Publisher: Childrens Pr

Christmas Cookies (Wee Pudgy Board Book)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Wendy Cheyette Lewison
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Product Description
The mice are up to their whiskers in flour, sugar, and sprinkles as they prepare their cookies for Christmas, in a rhyming holiday board book. For children under three.

A Newbery Christmas

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Martin H. Greenberg
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Product Description
This Christmas collection, designed to add to the pleasures of the holiday season, contains 22 stories, vignettes, and poems ranging from heart-warming to humorous, by 16 Newbery Award-winning authors. Among the featured authors are: Rachel Field, E.L. Konigsberg, Madeleine L’Engle, and Katherine Paterson.

Beezus and Ramona

Rating: (48 reviews)
Author: Beverly Cleary
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books

Product Description
Ramona Quimby is the youngest of all the famous characters in Mrs. Cleary’s wonderful Henry Huggins stories. She is also far and away the most deadly. Readers of the earlier books will remember that Ramona has always been a menace to Beezus, her older sister, to Henry, [...]

The Night Before Christmas Pop-up (Classic Collectible Pop-Up)

Rating: (66 reviews)
Author: Clement Clarke Moore
Publisher: Little Simon

Product Description
Award winner Robert Sabuda brings Clement Clarke Moore’s classic tale of The Night Before Christmas to life in this festive pop-up edition, sure to become a perennial family favorite. Amazon.com Review
The ingenious Robert Sabuda returns for yet another inspired pop-up book, a follow-up to The 12 [...]

Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Rating: (41 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Child’s Play International

Product Description
A board book for babies or toddlers and their parents, featurig a well-known nursery rhyme and interactive text.

The First Christmas (Festive Pop-Up Book)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

Product Description
Simple text and pop-up illustrations retell the story of the birth of Jesus, from the Annunciation to the visit of the shepherds and the three kings.

A Christmas Gift for Mama

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Lauren Thompson
Publisher: Scholastic Press

Product Description
On the first Christmas since her father died, Grace and her mother try to create a happy celebration through the special gifts they give each other.

What Lives in a Shell? (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: Collins

Product Description
What makes a shell like a house?
A house is a home for you, a nest is a home for a bird, and a cave is a home for a bear. But for some animals a shell is a home. Snails and turtles and crabs and clams all [...]

Big Book of Dinosaurs

Rating: (32 reviews)
Author: DK Publishing
Publisher: DK CHILDREN

Product Description
Dinosaurs fascinate young children. “The Big Book of Dinosaurs” is a colourful catalogue of these mysterious creatures from the past that will keep even toddlers entertained for hours. Children will love spotting all the different dinosaurs – from the fierce meat-eating Tyrannosaurus and the long-necked plant-eating Diplodocus [...]

The Christmas Gang (A May Gray Mystery)

Author: James Duffy
Publisher: Scribner Book Company

Product Description
While celebrating Christmas together, May Gray’s family persuade her to tell them again about her first assignment as a police officer when she solved the mystery of the Christmas Gang.

Madeline’s Christmas (Picture Puffins)

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Ludwig Bemelmans
Publisher: Viking Juvenile

Product Description
It’s the night before Christmas and everyone is sick in bed. All except brave Madeline, who is up and about and feeling just fine. Taking care of eleven little girls and Miss Clavel is hard work, but Madeline finds help from a magical merchant peddling flying carpets [...]

Rotten Ralph’s Rotten Christmas

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Jack Gantos
Publisher: Sandpiper

Product Description
Rotten Ralph is not at all nice to the Christmas visitor.

If You’re Happy and You Know It

Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Child’s Play International

Product Description
The words to a familiar nursery song encourage babies and their parents to have fun together.

Christmas in Noisy Village (Picture Puffins)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Astrid Lindgren
Publisher: Puffin

Product Description
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY.

The Little Engine That Could and the Snowy, Blowy Christmas

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Watty Piper
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Product Description
Poor Santa! All eight of his reindeer are sneezing so hard they can’t fly. Who will help him deliver his last present? “I think I can,” says everyone’s favorite Little Blue Engine!

Mickey’s Christmas Carol Adventure (Walt Disney Choose Your Own Adventure)

Author: Jim Razzi
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers

Product Description
The reader’s decisions control the action in this retelling of the classic Christmas ghost story, in which Mickey Mouse and other Disney characters fill the principal roles.

The Potty Train

Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: David Hochman
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Product Description
The Potty Train is coming! All aboard!
Time to say good-bye to diapers and take the journey to Underpants Station.
Are you ready? Let’s chug away on the Potty Train!

The Christmas Cat

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Efner Tudor Holmes
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description
It is Christmas Eve. An abandoned gray cat shivers alone in the cold, snowy forest. Not far away in a warm and cozy farmhouse, Jason anxiously asks his brother Nate if Santa Claus will be able to come in such bad weather. But soon the bitter wind [...]

The Night Before Christmas or A Visit From St. Nicholas (An Antique Reproduction)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Clement Clarke Moore
Publisher: Philomel

Product Description
Available again by popular demand, this all-time classic edition of The Night Before Christmas is the definitive version of Moore’s original poem, illustrated with color stone lithographs. A faithful reproduction of the McLoughlin Bros. edition from 1870, the original antique book was saved from the 1871 Chicago [...]

Potty Book for Girls, The

Rating: (98 reviews)
Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series

Product Description
A toddler’s graduation from diapers to the potty is always a very important moment–and one to make parents and toddlers proud! In this book, Hannah needs to have her diaper changed so she can go out and play. Then Mom and Dad bring a big [...]

Potty Book for Boys, The

Rating: (73 reviews)
Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Publisher: Barron’s Educational Series

Product Description
A toddler’s graduation from diapers to the potty is always a very important moment–and one to make parents and toddlers proud! In this book, Henry needs to have his diaper changed so he can go out and play. Then Mom and Dad bring a big [...]

I Like You

Rating: (61 reviews)
Author: Sandol Stoddard
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

Product Description
A tiny book that expresses the true meaning of friendship. Amazon.com Review
“Here is the book that Romeo would have given Juliet; Charlie Brown would have given Snoopy; and you can give to some very special friend” proclaims the back cover of this small, whimsical [...]

The Little Engine That Could mini

Rating: (80 reviews)
Author: Watty Piper
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap

Product Description
“A good example of pioneer feminist lore, with girl engine as ‘hero’”.–Publishers Weekly. The classic story of optimistic thinking that has delighted generations of children. Full-color illustrations. Amazon.com Review
The unknowing progenitor of a whole generation of self-help books, Wally Piper’s The Little Engine That Could is [...]

Christmas Eve

Author: Sucie Stevenson
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

Product Description
Two rabbit sisters get ready for Christmas, but get the most enjoyment preparing a surprise for their parents.

Merry Christmas, A Hand Puppet Board Book

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Scholastic
Publisher: Cartwheel Books

Product Description
Parents can sing the classic Christmas song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” while they manipulate five adorable finger puppets: an elf, a reindeer, a fir tree, Santa Claus, and a snowman. Using the soft, colorful glove, parents and children can make the fingertip critters come to life. [...]

Everett Anderson’s Christmas Coming (An Owlet Book)

Author: Lucille Clifton
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Product Description
“A new edition of a book first published in 1971. New illustrations bring a vibrant color to the joyous yet sometimes poignant verses that encapsulate the small boy’s mounting anticipation and his ultimate satisfaction on the festive day.”–The Horn Book.

Holly, Reindeer, and Colored Lights: The Story of the Christmas Symbols

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Edna Barth
Publisher: Sandpiper

Product Description
Traces the origins of our favorite holiday customs and symbols, many of which antedate the first Christmas.
Each of our holidays has its own familiar traditions: Trick-or-treating on Halloween, eating turkey on Thanksgiving, waiting for Santa Claus on Christmas, exchanging cards on Valentine”s Day. But where do these customs [...]

Knock Knock Who’s There: My First Book Of Knock Knock Jokes

Rating: (30 reviews)
Author: Tad Hills
Publisher: Little Simon

Product Description
Pull back the flaps and find out each hilarious punch line in this classic collection of knock-knock jokes!

I Spy Little Book

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Jean Marzollo
Publisher: Scholastic

Product Description
The original I Spy book has been adapted for younger children. Rhyming riddles with picture clues in a sturdy board book format make this perfect for preschoolers. Full color. Amazon.com Review
There’s certainly not much imagination in the I Spy books, but every parent knows that they are ideal [...]

Counterfeit Christmas (Nancy Drew Files #102)

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Product Description
Counterfeit twenties are circulating and Nancy’s prime suspect is a gorgeous guy who is attracted to her, but another suspect is found dead and Nancy is drawn into a world where greed rules and life is worthless.

Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale

Rating: (32 reviews)
Author: Martin Waddell
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry

Product Description
On Christmas Eve
all are welcome
at the stable.
On Christmas Eve
all are welcome
because there’s always
room for a little one.
That cold winter’s night,
beneath the star’s light…
…a Little One came for the world.

Edwardian Christmas

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: John S. Goodall
Publisher: Atheneum

Product Description
Illustrations without text depict the celebration of Christmas in an English country home at the turn of the century.

The Missing Snowman (Storytime Christmas Books)

Author: Jo Albee
Publisher: Learning Horizons

Greek Myths for Young Children (Stories for Young Children)

Rating: (20 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Usborne Books

Product Description
The Greek myths are a fascinating part of our cultural heritage, and young children will find these stories of gods, mortals and monsters irresistible. This collection of the best-known stories are retold in a magical and sensitive way.’

Morris Goes to School (I Can Read Book 1)

Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: B. Wiseman
Publisher: HarperCollins

Product Description
Morris the moose has an exciting day in school learning the alphabet, counting, singing, spelling, and doing other things that make him a unique moose.

A Crime for Christmas (Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys Super Mysteries #2)

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Simon Pulse

Product Description
Nancy Drew teams up with the Hardy boys in New York to find a pair of big-time cat burglars who are expected to hit a museum next.

The Christmas Day Kitten

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: James Herriot
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin

Product Description
“Christmas can never go by without my remembering a certain little cat.”
So begins The Christmas Day Kitten, another true story from James Herriot’s rich experience as a country vet. As always, the tale includes a vivid group of characters on two legs and four: Mrs. Pickering [...]

Christmas Is Love

Author: Joan Walsh Anglund
Publisher: Gulliver Books

Product Description
Candy canes and gingerbread, tinsel and toys, wreaths and ribbon and tins full of treats, brightly wrapped packages and carefully trimmed trees are all symbols of what is behind this special celebration. Full-color illustrations.

All About My Christmas

Author: Joan Walsh Anglund
Publisher: Scholastic Trade

Mickey’s Christmas (Giant Lift the Flaps)

Author: Catherine McCafferty
Publisher: Mouse Works

Product Description
Mickey only has a few days to prepare for Christmas. Kids can help Mickey look for decorations, buy gifts for his friends, and bake to make this the best Christmas ever. Over 60 flaps. Full color. 5 spreads.

Miss Flora McFlimsey’s Christmas Eve

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Mariana
Publisher: Lothrop Lee & Shepard

Product Description
Having been abandoned in the attic for years, Flora McFlimsey is given new life on Christmas Eve.

The Wee Christmas Cabin

Author: Margaret (RTL) Hodges
Publisher: Holiday House

Product Description
A tinker’s child who grows up helping everyone in her Irish village is rewarded in her old age with a cabin built by fairies on Christmas Eve.

The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree: An Appalachian Story

Rating: (23 reviews)
Author: Gloria Houston
Publisher: Puffin

Product Description
Acclaimed author Gloria Houston has written a tale that is as joyful and timeless as Christmas itself. Jewel-like paintings by two-time Caldecott Medal winner Barbara Cooney capture all of the season’s warmth and mountain flavor. “A heartwarming holiday story, simply told and graced with true sentiment rather than [...]

Fluffy Saves Christmas (level 3) (Scholastic Reader)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Kate Mcmullan
Publisher: Cartwheel

Product Description
It’s Christmas Eve, and Fluffy and his team of guinea pigs are delivering the presents. Why? Because Santa needs help from the cleverest rodent around!

Season for Singing American Christmas Songs and Caro

Author: John M. Langstaff
Publisher: Doubleday