Books with author Carles Ballesteros

With the turn of each page, young readers share the love Monkey feels for his friends! “I love you!” is the refrain on each spread of this joyful story. Readers will delight in seeing new faces appear and then change when the page is turned, thanks to the magical Venetian blind element built into the book. This sweet novelty board book is great fun to read aloud, and the perfect addition to our Changing Faces series.

When spring arrives, baby animals come out to play with the turn of a page! Spring is here, and it’s time for bunnies to run, chicks to sing, lambs to munch clover, and ducklings to swim. Readers will delight in seeing animals’ faces appear and then change when the page is turned, thanks to the magical venetian blind element. This sweet novelty book is great fun to read aloud and the perfect addition to our Changing Faces series.

Press the tabs to hear the vehicle sounds in Noisy Tabs!: To the Rescue Whether it’s an ambulance or a fire truck, rescue vehicles come to life in Noisy Tabs!: To the Rescue. Perfect for little fingers, youngsters can press the sound button that corresponds with the rescue vehicle on each spread. After learning about each rescue vehicle, children can match the vehicles and their sounds at the end of the book!

Turn the pages, press the tabs, and hear the noises!Whether it’s a rooster’s morning call or a horse’s playful neigh, Noisy Tabs!: Noisy Farm introduces youngsters to noisy animals on the farm. Each spread features an animal farmyard favorite along with simple text and a corresponding sound button tab. Perfect for little fingers, each tab can be pressed to reveal an animal noise. At the end of the book, children can use their skills to match the animal with the noise it makes.

Bring noisy prehistoric creatures to life in Noisy Tabs!: Dinosaurs From a T.rex to a Diplodocus, these noisy creatures come alive in Noisy Tabs!: Dinosaurs. Each spread features dinosaur favorites, and children can hear their unique noises by pressing the corresponding tabs. At the end of the book, children can use their recognition skills to match the dinosaur with their noise.

Press the tabs to hear the noisy construction site!Get to work on a noisy construction site in Noisy Tabs!: Construction! Each colorful spread features a different construction vehicle and simple text to describe each vehicle’s job. To start each vehicle’s engine, press the corresponding tab to listen to the noisy construction site. At the end of the book, kids can match the vehicles with the sounds they make.

Discover all there is to know about the machines used in space by building them with this interactive guide! Space Machines includes everything you need and full, step-by-step instructions to build nine different space machines with working parts. Fascinating facts about real space machines and our solar system and fun, detailed illustrations of them are accompanied by easy-to-follow directions for creating your own moving machines. With the included pegboard and 40 sturdy, colorful machine pieces, plus plastic nuts and bolts, build: Earth and Moon – Turn the Moon around the Earth and watch the Moon spin in its orbit.R-7 Rocket – Push the transporter forward to move the rocket into launch position.Rocket with swirling smoke – Launch the rocket by pushing it up.Satellite – Slide the satellite base up and down to open and close the solar panels.Moon Buggy – Spin the back wheel to turn the motor cog and the front wheel.Space Shuttle Orbiter – Swing the astronaut out under the Shuttle to launch the Hubble Telescope from the shuttle’s payload bay.International Space Station – Turn the astronaut to make the Soyuz Spacecraft dock and undock with the station module.Station Module – Slide the astronaut back and forth to watch the other astronaut and scientists work in zero gravity.Mars Rover – Turn the back wheel to make all the wheels spin. Use the handle to operate the scoop arm. This is the perfect, hands-on introduction to space machines for budding engineers and fans of outer space everywhere.

Sound the siren and grab your gear as you get ready to save the day in Busy Builders: Fire Station. Young firefighters can open up this three-dimensional interactive kit and go inside a busy fire station, where they will learn how rescue teams prepare to fight fires and save people from danger. The fact book introduces kids to the daily routines—and a variety of emergencies—of a firefighting crew using cute illustrations and simple text. Once children have read the book, they can spend hours with the foldout fire station, complete with model pieces for a fire truck, helicopter, and firefighters.Includes:32-page fact book3-D fire station46 model pieces