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Books with author Akio%20Kashiwara

  • Baby Sees Colors: A totally mesmerizing high-contrast book for babies

    Akio Kashiwara

    Board book (Gakken, Sept. 11, 2018)
    Newborn babies as young as six weeks old will be mesmerized by the bold shapes and colors in BABY SEES COLORS! This book makes a perfect gift for a new baby—parents, grandparents, and other caretakers will love the bonding experience of reading this lovely board book aloud to infants or one-year-olds. **2019 National Parenting Product Awards Winner** (NAPPAawards.com) Based on decades of research and refinement, the art in this high-contrast board book will help babies focus and begin to discern shapes and colors. Written by popular children’s book author Akio Kashiwara, BABY SEES COLORS has simple, uplifting images and rhymes. Babies soak in everything they hear, and eventually learn to associate particular sounds with familiar people and things. Hundreds of thousands of parents in Japan have already discovered the power of this little book, and now American parents can too! This adorable, sturdy book will still look new after being loved for years, and will find a place on the shelf next to classic board books like Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Chica Chica Boom Boom, and Sandra Boynton’s classics. What parents are saying: “My baby started being very interested in this as soon as she could focus, around one and a half months. This is a great first book!” “GREAT first book for baby. My two month old twins LOVE when I read and show them this book.” “Attention Grabber! Super cute book! Really grabs my 2 month old’s attention!"
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  • Baby Sees First Colors: Black, White & Red: A totally mesmerizing high-contrast book for babies

    Akio Kashiwara

    Board book (Gakken, Oct. 8, 2019)
    Every new parent purchases at least one high-contrast board book, and this one, with its bold, more abstract art, stands out from the crowd. Featuring graphic images that are perfect for infants, parents and babies will love exploring this book together. Infants can distinguish the colors black and white because of their high contrast. But what is the next color infants see? Red! The images in this book have been created based on decades of research and refinement and are accompanied by bouncy, rhyming text.
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  • Baby Sees Shapes: Circles: A totally mesmerizing high-contrast book for babies

    Akio Kashiwara

    Board book (Gakken, March 3, 2020)
    Boing … Zoom … Whoosh … Whee! Baby Sees Shapes Circles is the newest fun-filled addition to the best-selling Baby Sees series— a joy-filled introduction to colors, shapes, and language. Filled with bold, captivating illustrations and whimsical text, Baby Sees Shapes Circles is a read-aloud book that parents and their babies will enjoy experiencing together time and again. Simple shapes can be full of surprises! Peek-a-boo! What’s that I see? It’s a red circle and it’s smiling at me! What else can a circle be? Find out with Baby Sees Shapes Circles, where a new discovery is waiting on every page.
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  • Baby Sees Colors: Touch & Feel: A mesmerizing high-contrast tactile book for babies

    Akio Kashiwara

    Board book (Gakken, Aug. 25, 2020)
    The best-selling Baby Sees Colors! is now a touch-and-feel book, providing a full sensory experience for the youngest learners. In Baby Sees Colors Touch & Feel, Akio Kashiwara’s bright and bold illustrations get a new feel—with a variety of textures for little fingers to touch and explore. This introduction to colors, shapes, and textures will fascinate babies—all while developing fine-motor skills and building a foundation for early learning.Swirling grooves, bumpy frogs, shiny fish, and fuzzy bears are just some of the sweet creatures to be found in the pages of Baby Sees Colors Touch & Feel! The variety of raised textures and die-cut shapes are specially created to delight a toddler’s senses and promote tactile learning. And the whimsical text and high-contrast art on these playful pages invite readers to share special moments with their little ones.
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  • Baby Sees Colors: Yellow: A High-contrast Board Book for babies

    Akio Kashiwara

    Board book (Gakken, May 4, 2021)
    Newborn babies as young as six weeks old will be mesmerized by the bold shapes and images as they learn about colors! Baby Sees Colors: Yellow, the newest addition to the best-selling Baby Sees series, explores color with high-contrast illustrations. Yellow! This joyful color tickles the senses—yellow is the color of baby ducklings as they walk in a line behind their mama, and beautiful flowers dancing in the breeze, and, of course, the sun as it smiles down on little babies everywhere. Within these playful pages, babies will learn to identify colors in the most natural way—one at a time. Based on decades of research and refinement, the art in this high-contrast board book will help babies focus and begin to discern shapes and colors. Baby Sees! books are the best books for babies and newborns! This book is perfect for baby shower gifts or baby gifts—babies will love to read these small, chunky books with their parents, grandparents, teachers, and babysitters! Vivid, high-contrast art is designed to help babies focus and begin to discern shapes and colors, and is based on decades of research and refinement. Hundreds of thousands of parents in Japan have already discovered the power of this little book, and now American parents can too! This adorable, sturdy book will still look new after being loved for years and will find a place on the shelf next to classic board books like Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Chica Chica Boom Boom, and Sandra Boynton’s classics. Gakken Publishing is the largest publisher of children's educational books in Japan. For the first time, these sophisticated and exciting books are now available to parents, teachers, and caregivers in the United States.
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  • Baby Sees Colors: Orange: A High-Contrast Board Book for Babies

    Akio Kashiwara

    Board book (Gakken, May 4, 2021)
    Newborn babies as young as six weeks old will be mesmerized by the bold shapes and images as they learn to focus on colors! Baby Sees Colors: Orange, the newest addition to the best-selling Baby Sees series, explores colors with high-contrast illustrations. Orange! The color of sunsets, fruit, and furry cats. Orange is a joyful color and Baby Sees Colors: Orange will bring joy to your whole family during storytime. This bright, exciting board book is filled with bold, captivating illustrations and whimsical text. Baby Sees Shapes: Orange features energetic, cheerful pages that naturally teach the littlest readers colors. Baby Sees! books are the best books for babies and newborns! This book is perfect for baby shower gifts or baby gifts—babies will love to read these small, chunky books with their parents, grandparents, teachers, and babysitters! Vivid, high-contrast art is designed to help babies focus and begin to discern shapes and colors, and is based on decades of research and refinement. Hundreds of thousands of parents in Japan have already discovered the power of this little book, and now American parents can too! This adorable, sturdy book will still look new after being loved for years and will find a place on the shelf next to classic board books like Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?; Chica Chica Boom Boom, and Sandra Boynton’s classics. Gakken Publishing is the largest publisher of children's educational books in Japan. For the first time, these sophisticated and exciting books are now available to parents, teachers, and caregivers in the United States.
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