Books with author Balloon Books

Learning to count to 30 is fun and easy with these dot-to-dots! Kids can count on fun—all the way up to 30—with this book in the popular Dot to Dot series. As always, the collection features the cutest pictures and a number line across the top of each spread to keep little ones on track. Children will grab a pencil to begin connecting the dots and creating a cowboy on his horse, a plane, a hot-air balloon with a girl in the basket, an undersea scene, a circus dog, a fire-breathing dragon, and much more.

It’s as simple as one, two, three! These easy, fun connect-the-dots for the youngest set help children master numbers and improve manual dexterity. Every picture features a favorite animal: a penguin, an elephant using his trunk to spray water, and a cute kitten help fill out the delightful menagerie. Plus, every spread has a “number line” on top to keep youngsters on track when they have trouble figuring out which dot comes next.

Kids can follow the dots to counting success—and fun! As with the other books in the Dot to Dot Count series, this collection features adorable pictures children will love and a number line across the top of each spread to keep little ones on track. What will youngsters see when they’re reached the big 25 and finished connecting? A rhino, a ladybug on a leaf, a two-tusked elephant, a lion basking in the sunshine, and nearly 60 more cool creatures.

With a quack and an oink and a neigh and a bray, the animals are welcoming you to the farm! Meet them all and see what they do. Here’s the cow, grazing andgetting ready for her milking. Look at the sheep’s thick coat: just before summer, she’ll be sheared and her fleece turned into wool. Cluck-cluck, the chickens lay their eggs; maybe one will hatch into a soft, downy chick. Don’t forget the pigs in the mud, the donkeysin the field, and the geese and ducks near the water.Of course, there’s also a dog to herd and a cat to catch mice. Lots of fabulous facts teach kids the male and female names for the animals, what the babies are called, what they eat, and more. And, these colorful, close-up photos are the next best thing to reallybeing there!

Dot to dots make learning to count fun, plus they improve children’s concentration and manual dexterity. And these go all the way up to 75, so kids will feel really proud when they’ve finished connecting all the numbers. Plus, they’ll love the fact that every completed picture features a vehicle: there are dump trucks, cement mixers, cars, motorcycles, scooters, helicopters, planes, and even rockets. (Both men and women are pictured at the wheel.) A number line, divided by tens, runs across the top of each page, giving a little extra guidance to youngsters.

Where do gorillas sleep? How far can a kangaroo jump? Why do lions roar? What do elephants use their trunks for? Are foxes very clever? Children who love animals (and is there any youngster who doesn’t?) will delight in finding the answers to these and other fun questions—as well as in looking at photos of their favorite creatures. They’ll see a killer whale floating across calm waters and a dolphin leaping high, brown grizzlies and snowy white polar bears, a wild cat that resembles a pet kitty, fierce leopards, tall giraffes, a horned rhinoceros, soaring eagles, and other appealing, intriguing wildlife favorites.

Look out the window--what do you see? Max Mouse is going to try to name itall, with mommy's help. And once he knows the words for moon, sun, tree, cloud, and flower, he's ready to look in every room and learn even more. There's a dollhouse; toys; pots and pans; clothes in the closet; fruits and vegetables on the shelves; his pets; and more. Together, Max Mouse and captivated toddlers will improve their vocabularie

Features full-color photos of Benjamin Bear enjoying the things toddlerslike to do: drawing a picture, playing in the sand or with building blocks, eating a snack, reading a book. "The hero of (this) board book is a teddy bear named Benjamin....The art is in the form of crisp photographs that even little eyes will see clearly....one page presents an object (backpack), and the facing page shows Benjamin using it....Unlike many board books, these are right on target for the audience."--Booklist.

Take a walk on the wild side! A full menagerie of fantastically untamed creatures—all of whom children will love—amble through these colorful pages. Each beast of the jungle, plains, and sea appears in a color photograph, close-up so kids can really learn to recognize them all. Dolphins swim the ocean blue, chimpanzee rests in the tall grass, and mama kangaroo carries her baby in her pocket. There’s the regal lion, posed proudly on a cliff, surveying his kingdom; cuddly panda rolling on the ground, and the lone wolf standing in the snow. Plus: zebra, elephant, bears, birds, crocodiles, and many more!